Abstract

CONCEPT OF VISRAMA CHIKITSA (RELAXATION TECHNIQUE) ACCORDING TO NATUROPATHY

*Dr. Jain Rekha, Dr. Diwakar Abhinav, Choudhary Deepak and Dr. Rokde Varsha

ABSTRACT

Naturopathy is nothing it is a science, which deals with Nature cure of living thing. It treat ailment without medicine. Nature consist five basic elements namely Prathvi, Aap, Tej, Vayu and Aakash. The living bodies also made up of these five elements. Imbalance in these elements in the body leads to diseases. Another main cause of diseases is enervation means fatigue of nervous system. Nervous system consist brain, spinal cord, sensory and motor nerve. Fatigue in them, also called Nervous breakdown or nervous debility. Cause of enervation is lack of proper rest or sleep after exertion either physical or mental. Relaxing therapy is good for enervation. Human body has a tremendous disease healing power. It provides is a chance to heal itself. Nature cure allow the body to use this power to cure the disease. Visrama chikitsa is based on concept of healing with PanchaMhabhut. Like use hot and cold water (jalamahabhut) in Foot and hip bath, and hot and cold water pack. Mud (prathvi mahabhut) use on face, head, abdomen and sole of foot. Use of sun light (tej mahabhut) in Sunbath. Fasting helps to relaxing digestive system. Fasting alow to increase vayu and Akash mahabhut in the body and help destroy toxin by stimulate digestive fire. Massage with oil application is also one of relaxing technique, which pacify vayu at skin level, and stress come down.

Keywords: Visrama chikitsa, Panchmahabhut, Prathvi, Aap, Tej, Vayu and Aakash.