Abhyanga is a cornerstone of Ayurvedic daily practice and Panchakarma preparation. Many patients ask how it differs from conventional massage and what specific effects to expect.
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A fair question, and one where a lot of misinformation circulates online. Panchakarma is not a single treatment but a structured sequence: preparatory therapies (poorvakarma) to loosen deep-seated toxins, the main procedures (pradhanakarma) themselves, and a supervised recovery phase (paschatkarma) that is just as…
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