It involves a series of therapeutic procedures that aim to eliminate toxins from the body and restore the balance in the state of doshas. It is method of cleansing the body of all the unwanted waste after lubricating. Panchakarma treatment is unique in the sense that it includes preventive, curative, and protective actions from various diseases. Panchakarma are 5 in number. They are 1. Vamanam, 2. Virechanam, 3. Nasyam, 4. Anuvasanambasthi, 5. Asthapanambasthi.
Vamanam ( Vomiting therapy) helps to evacuate kapha dosha from the body. Virechanam (Purgative therapy) helps to eliminate pitta dosha from the body. Nasyam is to eliminate the doshas from above the clavicle. Anuvasana basthi and Asthapana basthi (Enema therapy) is to eliminate the vata doshas from the body.