According to Ayurveda, just before doing Panchakarma – Patient should be undergone some of the Purvaroopa’s that is preparatory procedures. Under this we can include 4 such preparatory procedures:-
- Deepana
- Pachana
- Snehana
- Swedana
These procedures makes the patient ready to undergo the 5 Therapeutic procedures collectively called as Panchakarma
Now for the question that how these preparatory treatment acts and helps the body ready to eliminate Dosha’s during panchakarama, the answer is that:-
Deepana causes Kindling of Aama, Paachana causes Digestion of Aama, Snehana causes the dosha, utkleshana(Gives an Excitation action for Dosha), Swedana liquefies the dosha and allow it to move to Koshta(Git) from all the Shakha’s(Extrimities of body)
Now after preparatory procedures, during panchakarma it is easy to eliminate the dosha’s present in the Koshta through the nearby orifices.
For instances it can be through the upper Orifice in Vamana and through the lower Orifice in Virechana.
Now Sneha Parishekha is one such procedure that come under Snehana(Oleation).
Procedure
In Sneha Parishekha, Warm oil is poured to the body part from a particular height
Actions:- It relieves Vata Dosha, Relieves tiredness, helps in healing fractures, helps in healing wounds, Provides Bala(Strength), Varna(Complexion), Ojas(Immunity), Gives stability to tissues, Gives stability to sense Organs, Gives longevity, Vrishatha.