Upanaha Swedan - Panchakarma approach to ease painful joint disorders

Upanaha Swedan 

Hello, readers here I am with another therapeutic procedure which is used majorly in Ayurveda and called Upanaha Swedan.
You all might think now what is Upanaha and what is the purpose of this procedure, in which diseases it is used as treatment.
So before I start with Upanaha Swedan, firstly try to understand what is Swedan.
In easy terms, Swedan is a type of procedure or an Upakarma (Purva Karma ) in which induction of sweating is done for therapeutic procedures by different means and Upanaha swedan is one of its main types.
In Upanaha Swedan a warm paste of herbs is applied over the affected part which induces perspiration.
A paste of herbs which is used in Upanaha Swedan depends on the particular disease and patient's Prakriti (its body constituent ) for example Dhatura Patra Upanaha is used to relieve pain in arthritis, Dashanga Lepa is also used in relieving joint pain, etc.
This is a very brief description of Upanaha Swedan but now let's start with how this Upanaha  Swedan is done.

PROCEDURE OF UPANAHA SWEDAN.

Firstly, the patient should be placed comfortably in one position either lying down or sitting then warm paste should be smeared to the affected part. It should be covered with Eranda Patra ( Ricinus communis leaves ) after this with the cotton cloth bandaging should be done.

One point should be remembered that if Upanaha when done in the morning it should be removed in the evening and if it is done in the evening it should be removed the next morning.

Now a question arises in which type of disease this procedure is helpful, how you all knew that this is the condition you should consult an Ayurvedic physician.

If any of you or your family members suffering from joint disorders like there is a pain in the knees, pain in the shoulder joint, pain in the wrist joint or swelling in any joint, stiffness in any joint this procedure helps you in easing the pain, swelling, and stiffness. 

So the reader's there is no need to take excessive pain killers or any steroids when we have a simple procedure in our Ayurveda which can help you in treating your problem. At least give this a try and you felt too relieved, I know this procedure might take time in easing your problem, your pain but it is not harmful to our body like excessive pain killers or steroids. This is all about Upanaha Swedan.

Thank you all for reading this blog hope you all find this useful.