The pre-procedures are called ‘Poorva Krama' and consists of digestion (Pachana), oleation (Senehan), fomentation (Swedan).Basic objective of "Panchakrama" (Five internal detoxification procedures) is to remove the excessive accumulated toxins, which causes the vitiation of ‘Dosha' (fault). If any ‘dosha' is imbalanced, either due to environment or dietary factors it is often difficult to be normalised with diet and drugs alone. Actual ‘Panchakrama' procedures are always preceded and succeeded with specialised procedures. If used as therapeutic measure they can be done at any time of the year, i.e., at the time the disease occurs.
