Ayurveda - Mother of all healings

THE SYSTEM OF AYURVEDA PROMOTES BETTER HEALTH THROUGH ROUTINE AND
SEASONAL THERAPIES.THIS IS THE ONLY TREATMENT SYSTEM THAT ENSURES A
HOLISTIC REMEDY TO ROOT OUT THE SOURCE OF ILLNESS.

AYURVEDA HAS ITS ROOTS IN ANCIENT VEDIC LITERATURE AND ENCOMPASSES
OUR ENTIRE LIFE,BODY,MIND AND SPIRIT.AYURVEDA IS A SANSKRIT WORD FROM
TWO ROOTS;AYUR MEANS LIFE AND VEDA, THE KNOWLEDGE. AYURVEDA IS
CONSIDERED TO BE THE OLDEST HEALING SCIENCE. AYURVEDA KNOWLEDGE
ORIGINATED IN INDIA MORE THAT 5000 YEARS AGO AND IS CONSIDERED AS THE
"MOTHER OF ALL HEALING"

Best Season for Body Massage is the Rainy Season.

Ashwini Ayurvedic Hospital- It is the one of its own kind of Traditional Kerala Ayurvedic Treatment Centre at Borivli (W), Mumbai. The Hospital guides you to healthy living through Panchakarma Therapy and helps you achieve an equilibrium between body and mind. The First and the only BMC registered Ayurvedic Hospital in Mumbai for Traditional Kerala Ayurvedic Treatment popularly known as Panchakarma.

The First Ayurvedic Hospital registered in the panel of Ayurvedic Authority of India.The only Ayurvedic Hospital in Mumbai whose documents are eligible for Medical Insurance Claims. It is the First Hospital of its kind started in Mumbai with in-patient facilities for providing Panchakarma Treatment.Ashwini Ayurvedic Hospital and Research Centre is the dream project of Dr Sheeba Raveendran who is committed to provide genuine medicine and the Traditional Kerala Panchakarma Treatment in the most authentic form to each of the patients consistently.

All Treatments are based on pure Ayurvedic Medicines derived from medicinal plants which does not cause any side effects. The Hospital is free from Pollution and noise of city. It also provides a well balanced diet to the in-patients as perscribed by the doctor.The Hospital has the necessary facilities and expertise to provide all Panchakarma treatments and the general therapies are described below.

Dr.Sheeba Raveendran describes the best season for body massage is the rainy season. .As the summer season is over ,a lot of changes take place in our internal body,which people are not aware of it. Dr Sheeba says, people are aware of their external body only. But people are not aware of how food becomes blood in their body? People totally ignore their internal system of body. When they are sick,they take a lot of precautions and are very careful.People are aware of make up,facial and beauty products But not aware of Heart, Pancreasas,Liver and Kidneys ,which play very important role in our body. So ,Why not go now for Panchakarma Treatments, which remove all toxins from your body.You will be fresh and free from all diseases forever.

The Panchakarma treatments of this Hospital are as follows-

Uzhichli- Simple oil massage.

Kizhi- Massage with herbal leaves and herbal powder.Special Kizhi is administered for spinal problems caused by accidents.

Pizhichil- Spreading warm medicated oil all over the body,synchronised with a complete body massage,which helps to control aging,skin complexion, and to remove wrinkles and scales. Pizhichil is recommended in the treatment of neurological problems and Arthritis.

Navara Kizhi- Patients are given with linen pouches filled with Navara rice (medicinal rice) cooked in mixture of cow milk and decoctions. Whole body massage with Navara is recommended as a post- treatment to Pizhichil. Navara Kizhi is considered as highly rejuvenating and tension and tension relieving. It helps to cure neurological,rheumatic disorder,lethary and muscular wasting.

Dhara- Dhara is the process of pouring steady stream of medicated oil or medicines to various sicknesses.

Shirodhara- A continuous stream of medicated oil is gently poured on the forehead of the patient to tone up brain and improve memory.Shirodhara is considered as the most important treatment for relaxing body and mind.

Thakra Dhara- Thakra Dhara uses buttermilk in places of oils This is a special treatment recommended for curing Psoriasis and different other types of skin diseases,depression,insomania etc etc

Kheera Dhara- Dhara with milk for treating depression and related illness.

Vasthy- Vasthy is another effective treatment followed in Ayurveda. This process involves retention of medicated oil or decoctions over the affected area of the body.

Sirovasthy- Sirovasthy is a unique method of retaining medicated oil over the scalp for a specific time with the help of a leather cap fixed around the head. Sirovasthy is beneficial for the treatment of Facial Paralysis,Spondilysis,memory loss and eye problems.

Kashayavasthy- Kashayavasthy is therapeutic enema administered to patients suffering from severe back pain and problems related to spine. Yhis involves injection of decoctions through rectum and retaining it in the stomach for specific duration.

Panchakarma offers traditional Ayurvedic methods followed in India for purification and rejuvenation through oil massage,herbal treatment,cleansing methods and sensible application of diet.Panchkarma is the purification therapy that comprises of five distinctive methods prevails in the Kerala Ayurvedic Systems.It aims to correct the imbalance of the three basic elements of human body-Vatha,Pitha and Kapha,in order to maintain the inherent equilibrium.

Vata- is the principle of motion, and is responsible for everything that moves in the body.Vata governs breathing,blinking,muscle and tissue movements, and pulsation of heart.Vata promotes creativity and flexibilty.

Pitta- is composed of the elements of fire and water expressed as body’s metabolic system.Pitta is responsible for digestion and assimilation in the human body.

Kapha- is the principle of grounded ness and stability,Kapha is composed of earth and water and it is the energy that forms ones body structure.

These three biological humours govern the biological and physio-pathological changes in the body.Vatha-Pita- Kapha is present in every cell,tissues and organs.

Panchakarma helps to remove the cause of disease from the body.These five methods of treatment are rated as more effective than oral medication,as it helps to eradicate diseases from the root.

According to Ayurvedic Principles,toxins are generated when the aggravated thridoshas(vata-Pita_kapha) affects digestion,metabolism and assimilation. Unassimilated food particle remain in the body as morbid substance. The morbid substances adhere to the tissues and clog the channels,which results in generation of toxins in the body.Toxins enter the blood and creates toxemia which become the root cause for diseases.Ayurveda says that one should remove these aggravated toxins (Doshas) through Panchakarma.

Panchakarma is a combination of five special treatment methods namely:

Vamanam-Emesis (Vomiting)
Verechanam- Purging Therapy.
Nasyam- Administration of medicines through (Kashaya Vasthy)
Asthapanam- Enema with decoction (kashaya Vasthy) and
Anuvasanam- Enema with Medicated oil (Sneha Vasthy)

There is a different school of thought, which consider the five methods as Nasyam,Vamanam,Virechanam,Vasthy and Raktamoksham.However ,all these treatments are invariably used according to the nature of disease and physical conditions of the patient

Dr Sheeba says, “ Ayurveda treats the source of diseases instead of its symptoms and prescribes medication for prevention and cure.It corrects the imbalance in Vata,Pitta,Kapha by careful use of medication and diet. All medicines in Ayurveda are derived from plants,herbs and other vegetable sources,which do not cause reactions or side effects. The system of Ayurveda promotes better health through routine and seasonal therapies.This is the only treatment system that ensures a holistic remedy to root out the source of illness”.

Lastly , Dr adds “Ayurveda is believed to be the invention of Lord Brahma and it’s principles are not liable to change at any time or at any place in the world. The devout sages of ancient India further developed this holistic and natural healing system. Ayurveda not only addresses problems of the body but the spirit and consciousness as well”.