What is Ruksha Pinda Sveda?

Today Karin seen a patient in India for an online consultation. 🇮🇳 
Karin’s patient suffers with rheumatoid arthritis. She was advised to have Ayurvedic body therapies alongside her dietary and Ayurvedic medicines. 

One of the recommended treatment for her to have done at her local Ayurvedic clinic in Kolkatta is called Podikizhi (churna💻 Pinda Sveda). We offer this treatment here in Australia 🇦🇺

You might wonder what is this???? 👇👇👇

Podikizhi also called churna Pinda Sveda.

🪷Churna/ podi = course or fine powders 
🪷Pinda = bolus 
🪷Sveda = Sudation 

This is a type of Ruksha (drying) pinda Sveda it can be done over the whole body or locally on a specific body part.

The herbs used are rough, light, dry, sharp, hot, hard to increase dryness in the body. Herbs such as Devadaru, Nirgundi, Rasna and Ginger are commonly used. 🌿🌿🌿

Podikizhi is a treatment which relieves pain, stiffness and swelling associated with arthritis. 
It is suitable treatment for Vata, Kapha, Ama and Medas. 😀

It helps to remove stagnancy it clear the srotas (channel). This will help to remove water retention in the tissue and swelling in the joints. 

Indications for Podikizhi
1. Amavata - rheumatoid arthritis
2. Urustambha - stiffness in the thigh
3. Medo roga - obesity
4. Granthi - cystic swelling 
5. Kapha Medavritavata - Kapha and meda obstruction of Vata

The churna (herbal powders) are heated and tied in the Potali (cloth bundle). It is then applied directly on the affected areas. 

The treatment is best done over 3,5 or 7 days. 

For more information email: info@lakshmiayurveda.com.au.
If you are suffering from any complaints associated with sore joints, bones, muscles and soft tissue we would love to welcome you at the Lakshmi clinic. ♥️