Pinda Sweda or Navarakkizhi | Types of Swedana | The Panchakarma Procedure

Navarakkizhi or Pinda Sweda

Pinda Sweda is one of the most important sudation therapies used in Panchakarma. During the treatment, various parts of the patient's body are uniformly massaged with a linen bundle called kizhi dipped in a special kuzhambu, or medicated oil. The kizhi is usually a fist-sized cloth-wrapped bolus, containing Shastika or Navara rice cooked in milk and a herbal mixture.

Ideally, four practitioners massage simultaneously, two on either side of the patient. The patient is made to lie in seven or more different positions to ensure that every part of the body is covered. An attendant regularly replaces the used kizhis with ones adequately soaked in warm kuzhambu. The oil remaining on the body after the procedure is usually removed with palm leaves, and the patient given a bath using herbal shampoos.

This treatment is prescribed for a variety of ailments, especially for disorders related to Vata deficiencies.

Navarakkizhi or Pinda Sweda

Navarakkizhi or Pinda Sweda

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