108: AYURVEDIC BODYWORK(PANCHAKARMA) Flashcards
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GOAL OF AYURVEDA
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to remove the root cause of disease+the imbalance of the doshas
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ROGA
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disease
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AROGA/SWASTHA
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health=balance of the doshas
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CHIKITSA
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TREATMENT
process of bringing the mind-body system into balance
-includes the restoration of balance of agni, dosha, dhatu and mind
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SHODHANA
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CLEANSING
removes completely
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SHAMANA
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PALLIATION
pacifies (incomplete) *can reccur
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SAMPRAPTI
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etiop-pathogenesis (disease has gone through all stages)
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PRADNYAPARADHA
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knowlingly doing wrong actions
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ASATMYA
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unsuitable
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INDRIYA
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sense organs
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SAMYOGA
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union
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PANCHAKARMA (5 ACTIONS)
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VAMANA (emesis; kapha)
VIRECHANA (purgation; pitta)
VASTI (enema; vata)
NASYA (nasal; conditions above clavicle)
RAKTAMOKSHANA (blood letting; pitta)
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RASAYANA
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rejuvination
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VAJEEKARANA
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aphrodisiacal
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DINACHARYA
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daily regimen
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RUTICHARYA
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seasonal regimen
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SWASTHA
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healthy
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NIDANA
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cause/etiology
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SROTAS
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channels
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SANCHAYA
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1st stage=increase from its own seat
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PRAKOPA
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2nd stage=vitiation
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DHATUS
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tissues
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STAGES OF SAMPRATI
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- SANCHAYA (increase)
- PRAKOPA (vitiation)
- PRASARA (spread)
- STHANA SAMSHRAYA (localization)
- VYAKTI (manifestation)
- BHEDA (differentiation)
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KOSHTA
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HOLLOW SPACE
digestive tract+hollow organs
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SHAKHA
BRANCHES OF BODY
rest of body (7 dhatus+solid structures)
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DOSHA-GATI
natural process where doshas flow in the koshta or shakha
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KOSHTA-SHAKHA GATI
process where doshas carry nutritive fluids to the dhatus
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SHAKHA-KOSHTA GATI
when the doshas flow back thorugh the koshta after collecting malas and then go out o fhte body
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PRASARA
3rd stage=spread
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STHANASAMSHRAYA
4th stage=localization (doshas lodge in weak spots of dhatus)
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DUSHYA
dhatus+malas
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SAMMURCHANA
4b stage=reaction step (after localization) betqween doshas+dhatus where they change their qualities and combine with AMA to lodge in the shortas causing disease to manifest
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VYAKTI
5th stage=manifestation
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BHEDA
6th stage=differentiation (stages of the disease)
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GATI
route
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PURVAKARMA
PREPARATION (DEEPANA-PANCHANA, SNEHANA, SWEDHANA)
-improves digestion
-opens channels
-should only be done after amapanchana (ama removal)
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PRADHANA KARMA
main procedures (panchakarmas)
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PASCHAT KARMA
post-procedure regimn
(RASAYANA, SHAMANA)
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PACHANA
cooking/burning ama
-should be done if ama is present BEFORE shodhana
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DEEPANA
enhancing digestive fire
-also done before shodhana if ama is present
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SNEHANA
oleation
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GRITHAM
ghee (vata+pitta)
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MAAJJA+VASA
(bone marrow fat+animal fat) **VATA
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TALIAM
oils from seeds (vata+kapha)
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ABHYANTARA
internal oleation
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BAHYA
external oleation
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DOSE PROGRESSION
DEEPANA
BRIMHANA
SNEHANA
SAMANA
SODHANA
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SAMYAGSNIGHDHATHA
"SATURATION POINT"
for vata: when there is no cracking or bloating
-soft, oily stools
**feel hungry
-"no more ghee please!!"
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SNIGDHA
unctuous
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KSHEERABALA OIL
for head massage
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SWEDANA
sudation,. sweating, heat therapies
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TYPES OF SWEDANA
AGNEYASWEDA (direct heat)
-tapa(dry+direct)
-ushma(steam)
-drava(liquids, warm, direct, wet)
ANAGNEYASWEDA (indirect heat)
-exersize, stress, snger, sun, ambient temp, environment, clothing
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NADI SWEDA
localized heat (10-15 mins)
steam from a tube
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BASHPA SWEDA
STEAM BATH/STEAM TENT/WET SAUNA
whole body heat (15-30 mins)
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SNIGDHA SWEDA
moist
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RUKSHA SWEDA
dry
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SARVANGA
full body
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EKANGA
locally on one part of body
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PINDA SWEDA
bolus sweda of rice+herbs
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UPANAHA SWEDA
bandaging the body with herbal paste+leaves
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SHIRODHARA
dripping oil on forehead
dhara=stream
-stress, headache, dandruff, hair loss, relaxation, insomnia
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UDVARTANA
dry herbal powder massage
-prathiloma (against hair follicle)
*good for kapha reducing
-reduces body fat, beautify skin+complexion; firmas muscles, lightens body
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UROVASTI/KATI VASTI/GREEVA VASTI
oil inside clay dams OR also can be applied with leaf covering the paste
PATRA PINDA SWEDHAM (leaf)
*this is the one used for me in panchakarma at OneWorld
CHOORNA PINDA SWEDHAM (powder bolus)
JAMBIRA PINDA SWEDHAM (Lemon bolus)
SASHTIKA SAALI SWEDHAM(rice bolus)
GREEVA: C-1 to c-7
PRUSHTA: T-1 to T-12
KATI: L-1 to L-5 (sciatica)
JANU: knee joints
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LEPAS
medicines in the form of pastes
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PRALEPA
cold lepas
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PRADEHA
lukewarm lepas
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ALEPA
moderate in thickness and action
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PICHU/SIROPICHU
oil on clothsor cotton balls applied to skin
SIROPICHU: head and face
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MARMAS
vital points where dhamani (nerves) come together
"where the body meets the mind"
-3-5 minutes
-clockwise (toning+strenghtening)
-anticlockwise (detoxing+reducing excess doshas)
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TYPE OF OILS USED BASED ON DOSHA
VATA (sesame)
PITTA (coconut, ghee, sandalwood)
KAPHA (mustard, safflower)
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TAPA SWEDA
application of DRY HEAT (kapha)
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VALUKA SWEDA
dry heat using sand
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BRIMHANA
replenishing treatment (after panchakarma)
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LANGHANA
REDUCING TREATMENT (e.g. shodhana or shamana)
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KASHAYA or KHASAYA
Herbal decoction used as in khasaya shirodara (herbal shirodara)
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KASHAYA/KHASAYA
Decoction
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Dhara
Continuous Pouring
