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Shodhanam : Various therapeutic procedures
are followed to facilitate elimination of harmful factors:Vamanam
(emesis therapy), Virechanam (purgation therapy), Nasyam (nasal
medication), Vaste (enema therapy), Raktamoksham (blood-letting
therapy).
Pre-treatments for panchakarma : The panchakarma
pre-treatment includes three different processes: Thalam, Snehanam,
swedanam.
Thalam : Before any external treatment thalam has to be
performed. In this treatment, a special mixture of herbal powder and
medicated oil is applied on the upper portion of the head and
allowed to remain for 20 to 45 minutes.This treatment helps in
conditions associated with ENT, insomnia and migraine.
Snehanam : This is a process of oleation . The medicated oil
may be applied externally on the body or given orally.
Swedanam : Swedanam, or the sweating treatment is carried out
through various procedures.
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