Podikizhi Ayurvedic Treatment

It is one of the popular ayurvedic treatment done with herbal powders. This is sweat inducing treatment in Ayurveda. Different combination of medicated herbal powders are used in it. Based on patient condition, suitable powder is prescribed. Different choornas like kolakulathadi chooornam, gruhadhoomadi choornam, jatamayadi choornam etc are used.

Procedure:

Medicinal powder is taken from the roots and barks of the medicinal plant, which are dried and crushed. This is tied in a cloth and made into a pottali (bolus). Patient is allowed to lie on the table. Pottali is subjected to heat. Warm pottali is applied on the body with a massage. It induces sweating and patient feel light.