Types of Ayurveda Treatments

Ayurveda - The Science of life, is not only the oldest way but is also the safest way to cure illness with no side effects. There are various types of Ayurveda treatments to suit every body and every illness. We, at Ayurveda Flexi Tours are here to enlighten you with different types of Ayurveda treatments.

Following are the different types of Ayurveda treatments:

  • Shamana Therapy (Palliative Treatment)
  • Shodhana Therapy (Purification Treatment)
  • Nidan Parivarjan (Avoidance of disease causing and aggravating factors)
  • Pathya Vyavastha (Prescription of diet and activity)
  • Satyavajava (Psychotherapy)
  • Rasayana Therapy (Use of immunomodulators and rejuvenation medicines)

    Shamana Therapy

    This therapy deals with the suppression of vitiated humours (doshas). Shamana is the process by which disturbed humour subsides or returns to normal without creating imbalance of other humours. Appetizers, digestives, exposure to sun, exercise and fresh air are highly effective in this treatment.

    Shodhana Therapy

    This treatment is helpful in removing the causative factors of somatic and psychosomatic diseases. Neurological disorders, certain vascular states, musculo skeletal diseases, metabolic and degenerative disorders and respiratory diseases can be treated with this treatment.

    Nidan Parivarjan

    This treatment is helpful in avoiding the known disease causing factors in lifestyle and diet of the patients. Encompassing the idea to refrain from precipitating or aggravating factors of the diseases, this treatment is also one of the most successful Ayurveda treatments.

    Pathya Vyavastha

    This treatment deals with the diet and comprises of indications and contradictions in respect to diet, habits, activity and emotional status. Aiming to stimulate the Agni and optimize digestion, emphasis on do's and don'ts of diets are laid in this treatment.

    Satyavajava

    This treatment deals with dealing with mental disturbances by retraining the mind from its desires for various objects. Satyavajava help cultivating courage, memory and concentration in mind. The study of psychiatry and psychology has also been developed to make the best use of this Ayurveda treatment.

    Rasayana Therapy

    This treatment deals with the promotion of strength and vitality. Some of the benefits that one can use from this treatment include promotion of memory, intelligence, immunity against the disease, integrity of body matrix, prevention of youth, luster and complexion and maintenance of optimum strength.

    Diet and Ayurvedic Treatment

    Regulation of diet is considered very important in Ayurveda. It is a popular belief that the mental, spiritual development of a human body is influenced by the quality of food it consumes. In human body, food is first transformed in to chyle or rasa, which later converts in to blood, muscle, fat, bone, bone marrow, reproductive elements and ojas. So, we see food is very important for all the metabolic transformations and life activities.