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''Panchakarma'' literally means five therapeutic procedures for body purification. These are indicated for expelling out the excessively aggravated ''dosha'' and maintain balance in body.
These are as follow:
1. ''Vamana'' ( therapeutic emesis)
2. ''Virechana'' (therapeutic purgation)
3. ''Basti'' (therapeutic enema) including ''Niruha'' (enema with medicinal decoction) and ''Anuvasana'' (enema with unctuous substance mainly oil)
4. ''Nasya'' ( nasal errhines/ drug delivery through nose)
5. ''Raktamokshana'' (blood letting modalities)
The description of ''Panchakarma'' procedures is elaborated in sections of [[Siddhi Sthana]] and [[Sutra Sthana]] chapters. The medicines used in these procedures are described in [[Kalpa Sthana]].