Svedana or Swedana, the five Pancha-karma treatments or Ayurveda are well-known and proven for their good effects on health. Swedana, also known as body heating is one of them and used to remove toxins from your body. Sanskrit term swedana means sweating.
With the help of swedana, one can improve the rate of metabolism in the body. It is a well-known cleansing cum stress relieving therapy known from the ancient time. Swedana can be carried out after oil massage or directly as per the requirement of the patient’s body. When conjoined with oil massage, it results in relaxation from muscular tension and nourishment of body tissues.
Also, it is a reliable natural therapy to increase the mobility of body joints.
Swedana is processed in the form of steam bath simply by laying the person on the table. The recipient is allowed to sit in a chamber full of steam generated by heating herbal water. It induces sweating which results in releasing all the toxins out from the body. The procedure is followed by shower with lukewarm water mixed with herbs.
Like rest of the Panchkarma treatment of ayurveda, Swedana has its numerous benefits as an individual treatment therapy too. When carried out properly by an ayurvedic doctor, the procedure can provide you endless benefits.
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