Tuesday, 28 May 2013

VARIOUS PROCEDURES OF ABHYANGA



VARIOUS PROCEDURES:

1. Shirobhyanga                                                   
2. Padaabhynga
3. Karnapoorana
4. Sharirabhyanga


1. SHIROABHYANGA:

Anointing the head with medicated oil. It also comes under murdha taila.
                                  
Procedure: Take Luke warm oil. Pour oil on the top of the head. Oil should be spread all over the head using fingers. Apply forward, backward and circular movements and gentle pressure all over the head. Wait for 10 – 15 mints. Wash the head with Luke warm water.

Precaution: Soon after the shiroabhyaanga exposure to cold or hot should be prevented.

Note: Oil selection depends upon the constitution season, diseases or purpose.

Benefits: Prevents shira shools, khalitya, paalithya, hair fall, strengthens shira and kapala hair becomes black, long deep-rooted, sense organs functions properly, skin becomes brightened produces sound sleep and happiness.
                                           

2. PADABHAYANGA:

Application of medicated oil on the feet.
                                     
Procedure: Take luke warm oil. Start applying oil on the feet simultaneously. Circular movements done in ankle joints.
Rub the heals and massage the soles thoroughly7. Massage and pull the toes wait for 10 – 15 minutes and wash. Protect legs from stones hard substances etc.
 
Benefits: Makes feet strong, promotes sleep and vision loss of sensation, tiredness, stiffness, contractures and cracking of feet, kharatwa, stadada, roukshiya, shrama are cured. Prevention from gridrasi, cracking of foot, constriction of vessels and ligaments of feet are improved.


3. KARNAPOORANA:

Instilling medicated oil into ears.

Procedure: Take luke warm oil. Patient is made to lie in left lateral position. 2 or 3 drops of oil are instilled into right ear. Wait for 1 to 2 mints. Close the ear with cotton. Repeat the same procedure for right ear. Wait for 5 to 10 mints.

Benefits: Relives karnashoola, shira shoola, neck pain, ear diseases due to vitiated vata, manyasthamba, hanugraha, hardness of hearing and bhadirya are prevented.
                                                                                                                                


4. SHARIRABHYANGA:

Application of medicated oil to whole body.

General Procedure:

POORVAKARMA:

 Abhyanga should be adopted with taila or ghrita by considering prakruti, rutu, satmya, dosha, desha and roga.

The person who massage should be calm, clean, fresh, free from diseases. Person to be massaged should have desire food and drinks should be selected.


PRADHANAKARMA

It should be performed in the following order.

Shiroabhyanga. Padhaabhyanga.  Abhyanga for Arm and neck. Abhyanga for abdomen and chest. Abhyanga for back.  Head of patient should be facing east direction. Pressure should be varied according to doshas and bala of patient.
In vata prakruti and vataja disorders light gentle abhyanga is done moderately in pittaja and prakruti, in case of kapha deep muscle massage is done.
Slow and gentle around waist, little more pressure over face and neck, more pressure around head, feet and limbs are performed.

 Abhyanga is done in anulomagata (in direction of hair) over limbs and circular movements over joints. It is performed by following order

Sitting (Shiroabhyanga). Supine (Padhabhyanga), Left lateral, Prone, Right lateral, Supine, Sitting.

Duration: 35 to 45 mints.                                                            
                                           

PASCHATKARMA:

 Person is asked to wait for 15 to 20 mints. Prevention of exposing to clod and hot.
                                                                                                                         
Benefits: Jarahara, sramahara, vathahara, drustiprasadakara, pushtikara, ayushyakara, swapnakara, twakdardhyakara, klesha sahatwa, abigata sahatwa, kaphavata nirodhana, varnabalaprada.

Duration:
Dalhana explained the absorption of sneha as,


MATRAKALA/ SECONDS
REACHES
300/65
End of hair follicles
400/132
Skin
500/160
Rakta
600/190
Mamsa
700/228
Medhas
800/240
Asthi
900/285
Majja

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