Poorva Karma

The preparatory treatments – preparing a Patient for Panchakarma treatments are called Poorva Karma have an important role in Panchakarma. Snehana – oleation and Swedana – sudation is the two basic preparatory treatments. Snehana can be further divided into two types; internal and external. internal Snehana is administered through the oral route while external Snehana has many different ways. Swedana includes Kizhi, Pizhichil, Dhara, Steam bath, etc.