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Kati Vasti Treatment

VASTHI

Vasthi is one of the most effective ayurvedic panchakarma treatments which helps to detox the body with a medically administered decoction through the rectum, more commonly known as an enema induced through herbal oils or decoctions. This procedure involves the passage of warm medicated oils through the anus or vaginal canal and is highly beneficial to the body. The Vasthi treatment enables the expelling of body toxins and vitiated doshas to detoxify the body naturally.

It effectively treats vata disorders like arthritis, rheumatism, and a number of other health conditions like constipation, back and neck pains, paralysis, parkinson's disease, sciatica, lumbar spondylosis.

Benefits:

  • Prevents constipation and flatulence

  • Restores  balance of vata doshas in the body

  • Decreases lower backache and pain caused by gout and rheumatism

  • Recommended for neurological ailments like paralysis

  • Treats amenorrhea and other menstrual disorders

Duration: 10 to 15 minutes, 5 - 8 enemas can be given

LOCAL VASTHI TREATMENTS
KATI VASTHI

Kati vasthi is a traditional ayurvedic therapy that helps in the treatment of lower back ache, and other health conditions affecting the lumbosacral region.  It involves a nourishing external (snehana) therapy in ayurveda, carried out by preparing a well-like structure on the lumbar region, using green gram and wheat flour, in which warm herbal or medicinal oils are poured in a steady, continuous stream and retained for a prescribed amount of time, Kati Vasthi treatment strengthens the spine and helps to increase blood flow to the back region. This therapy is also beneficial as a preventive treatment for back pain. 

Benefits:

  • Enriches and nourishes spinal nerves and back muscles

  • Enhances muscle strength

  • Helps treat chronic spinal and back issues

  • Provides relief from spondylosis, slip disc

  • Reduces stiffness of joints and muscles

  • Helps bring vata dosha levels to optimum

Duration: 30 to 35 minutes

SHIRO VASTHI

Shiro vasthi is an intense and unique ayurveda therapy that involves pouring and retaining therapeutic oils on the head for a set amount of time while wearing a lengthy cap or bandage. A long strap of cloth, smeared with the paste of blackgram flour is tied round the head, lower end reaching upto ears. The medicated oil congenial to specific diseased condition is selected, slightly warmed and poured into the vasthi cap. Shiro Vasthi is an excellent therapy which helps nourish the brain, hair roots, while bringing a balance to vitiated vata and kapha doshas in the head. This treatment is highly recommended in relieving neurological disorders and building strong mental and physical immunity. 

Benefits:

  • Replenishes life span of brain cells and nourishes the brain

  • Relieves severe headaches, migraines and sinusitis

  • Helps boost immunity

  • Improves strength of hair roots and reduces hair fall

  • Improves memory and vision

  • Enhances quality of sleep

  • Relieves stress and anxiety

  • Enhances skin complexion and texture

Duration: 30 to 45 minutes

GREEVA VASTHI

Greeva vasthi is an ayurvedic treatment that primarily involves pouring and retention of warm herbal oils  over the back of the neck for a long period, in a hollow container prepared by the dough of blackgram flour, which is fixed in the shape of a loop over the backside of the neck. This form of ayurvedic oil-pooling therapy is beneficial in treating a range of neck and spine-related ailments. People who are more likely to be exposed to employment that necessitate a fixed sitting position benefit from the use of greeva vasthi to treat neck and spine problems. It eases stiffness and soreness while increasing flexibility.

Benefits:

  • Improves neck mobility

  • Increases blood circulation the neck and shoulder region

  • Nourishes the joints of the neck 

  • Pacifies the doshas that cause discomfort

  • Relieves stress and frequency of headaches 

  • Eases stiffness and improves flexibility

  • Relaxes and rejuvenates nerves and muscles

Duration: 30 minutes

JANU VASTHI

Janu vasthi is a unique ayurvedic therapy which involves the retention of warm medicated oils in compartments made around the knee or other precise locations of pain or inflammation for a prescribed period of time. It is a targeted procedure that balances doshas and is successful in treating knee ailments. The skin, bones, and muscles of the knee are treated with this nourishing therapy, which has healing and calming effects.

Benefits:

  • Reduces stiffness of muscles and joints

  • Provides protection to cartilage of knees 

  • Improves blood circulation to knee area

  • Alleviates knee pain, sprains, ligament tear, inflammation

  • Nourishes bones, muscles and nerves

  • Relieves stress and calms the nervous system

Duration: 30 minutes

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