Asavam and Arishtam
Either decoction/ aqueous extract or fresh juice is made from the crude herb to which nutrients/ sweetners such as sugars like jaggery, honey or sugar, singly or wholly are added. To the resulting solution certain fermenting aids like Dhataki pusha etc and prakshepa choorna are mixed and kept it in a fermentation vat for 30- 60 days. In this condition alcohol is self generated and alcoholic extracts from prakshepa choorna is obtained. It is then filtered and kept for settling. Such preparations are called Arishtam.
In the case of Asavas, the intial step of the preparation of the aqueous extract from the medicines are taking place as from the second step of preparation of Arishtam.
The asava- arishta has therapeutically higher potency, clear liquid with pleasant odour. As these preparations mature over a period of time the efficacy also increase.
Normal dosage is 15 ml to 25 ml preferably after food.
Medicated oil/ thailam/ coconut oil/ kuzhambu
Medicated thailam/ Coconut oil:
The base of these preparations is either sesame oil or coconut oil. The process consists of addition of water extracts( kashayam), swarasa ( juice), kalka ( paste) subjectiing the mixture prepared in a regulated temperature. The oils are prepared under the basis of references texts. So the medicated oils having the property and efficacy almost in the same manner since it contains the potent ingredients. It is used generally for inunctions and massage.
Kuzhambu is a speciality preparation of Kerala. In this preparation the base is a special combination of sesame oil, castor oil and ghee in a uniquely blended manner. This is proven more effective than the same medicated thailam. The continuous use of Kuzhambu is more effective in the diseases which affect the bones.
Leham/ Rasyan
The new herbs are collected, identified properly, then cleaned and dried. Each of the ingredients for powdering is pulverised separately and homogenously mided together as per formula. Prepare the kashayam( decoction) or swarasam ( juice) or with warm water, mix it with jaggery/ sugar or sugar candy and concentrate to required consistency. The powdered raw herb is added as prakshepa choornam, well mixed and laced with ghee, honey as pe text.
Normal dosage is 10gms to 30 gms.
Kashayam ( Kwath/ Qwath)
As per the formula the herbs are collected, identified properly, then cleaned and the raw herbs for drying are to be dried. Weighed quantity of ingredients as per formula is made in to coarse powder, mixed with sufficent quantity of water well boiled and reduced to attain the proper specifications. This is properly preserved, tested and packed.

The dosage can be fixed according to the condition of the patint and disease. Normal dosgae is 15ml mixed with 2 times boiled and cooled water.
Choornam
The ingredients are collected, identified properly then cleaned and dried. Each of the ingredients is pulverised separately and homogenously mixed together as per the formula. These powders are used directly or with additives or used for making decoction according to the condition of patients and diseases.
Gulika/ Vati/ Vattu/ Tablets
The medicines from palnt orgin, animal orgin and mineral orgin are collected, identified properly amd cleaned. The ingredients for making powders are to be dried and pulverized separately and then homogenously mixed together and ground into the base as per the formula up to the proper consistency for making gulika. The medicines which require purification, are identified and purified as per the textual references and the purity analytically checked to ensure the medicine is devoid of side effects.
Ghritam/ Medicated ghee
The process consists of addition of water extracts, Juice, Paste subjecting the mixture prepared in a regulated temperature. The medicated ghees are prepared according to refernce texts, so medicated ghee has the property of the active and potent ingredients. It is also generally used for inunctions, tarpanam and massage.

The ingredients are collected, identified properly then cleaned and dried. Each of the ingredients is pulverised separately and homogenously mixed together as per the formula. These powders are used directly or with additives or used for making decoction according to the condition of patients and diseases.

Obesity is the excess amount of body fat. According to Ayurveda, there are basic elements in the human body known as the seven dhatus. These are present in human body in particular proportions and any change in their equilibrium leads to diseases. In obese persons, meda (fat) is nourished excessively, while other dhatus get malnourished and vata, kapha and pitta (doshas) in the body are out of balance as kapha is accumulated.
The causes of obesity are:
- Not exerting physically or mentally.
- Sleeping in the afternoon.
- The diet and life styles, which cause an increase in the Kapha dosha.
- Consuming sweet foods.
Obese persons are also prone to following:
–  Diabetes
–  Kidney related problems
–  Hepatitis
–  Skin problems
Numerous tips to reduce obesity have been mentioned in Ayurveda, Some are:
· Exercise like brisk walking, jogging, Yoga - asanas as well as pranayama. Physical exertion like doing housework, etc.
· Mental exertion like being involved in finding solutions to problems restricts food consumption and reduce intake of calories.
· Having sex frequently is also good physical output.
· Consumption of honey is advisable for non-diabetic patients. Consuming two teaspoons of honey with a glass of herbal tea, which includes weight-reducing herbs, helps.
· Sleeping for fewer hours, avoiding sleeping in afternoons helps to increase the burning of calories.
· Avoiding food and beverages, which increase Kapha and medha, like sweets, sweetened drinks, large quantities of carbohydrates and oily food. Consuming wheat products more than rice products helps to reduce obesity.
· Using Green gram and horse gram helps in reduction of Kapha and Meda. Moong, Masoor and Amla powder in one’s diet are a good means to treat obesity. And always try and drink warm water.
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Ayurvedic medicine, a traditional way of Indian healing system   believes that all the activities are combination of both physic and physical factors and that any illness including memory disorders too involves both of these aspects. Hence it deals with both while treating the same.

Memory is the capacity to retain and then recollect the information about all the past and present situations. Ayurvedic treatment  includes regular yogic practice which helps to flush out the toxins that are blocked in channels. It also increases the circulation of blood to the brain thereby improving the concentration and memory power. It is a  discipline that includes asanas (postures), pranayama (breathing techniques) and dhyana (meditation).
 
Asanas – The gentle  stretches of body postures when done slowly and with a focused mind cleans the organs of the body and helps in eliminating the trapped toxins from the channels thereby increasing the memory power.  Inverted postures increases the blood supply to brain which aids in enhancing the intellectual powers and also treats the memory disorders. Vrikshasana or the tree pose and Natarajasana or the dancer’s pose helps to improve balance/concentration thereby toning up the memory power.

Pranayama – Breathing techniques helps the mind to focus on the inhale and exhale of our breath and the oxygen or prana (energy) flow is increased in the body and brain.  This leads to concentration and treats all kinds of memory disorders.

Dhyana – It strengthens one’s mind and helps one drastically reduces the unnecessary and irrelevant thoughts and thinking. It helps one to attain calm and a tension free mind. When one meditates on the third eye between the eye brows, the  brain activation and the memory power is increased.
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Memory disorder is a state when a person finds it very difficult to store and retrieve the memory of any events or informations. When any person is affected with diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, malnutrition, consumption of alcoholism or brain injury then he might be affected with this disorder.

It can be accepted that each one of us will tend to forget few things from time to time, but it is when it occurs so frequently that it affects the daily activities it can be said that we suffer from memory disorder.

There are different types of memory disorder depending upon its intensity  and it varies from a minor short term memory loss to severe Alzheimer’s disease and the  patient experience so much difficulty in communicating, learning, thinking that it will totally affect their life individually/socially. Anterograde amnesia persons cannot remember the things that had happened in distant past but can very well remember the things which happened an hour ago.

In Ayurveda these states of a patient is called as smruthi nasha, the  main reason is due to the depletion of the tissue elements and when the accumulated excess bio energies moves upward. Manovaha srotas channels is the carrier of impulses whose prime responsibility is memory. When the satva guna (pure and consciousness) is present then the channel is kindled in a positive way. On the other hand when tamaha (darkness of the person - passivity and ignorance) is present then it results in the malfunction of the mental activities including memory loss. Hence one should aim at increasing sattiv guna and get rid of tamasic guna which is the root cause of all mental disorders.
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Ayurveda, an age old system of Indian medicine, firmly states that every person who is exposed to the same environment is not affected by viral diseases, hence it is the  immune system that plays an important role in attracting the virus towards him. It suggests a modified diet, lifestyle and herbal formulations along with the panchakarma treatment.

Ayurveda aims at getting rid of the indigestible toxins that attract the virus towards him.
As we are all aware, the immune system is weakened due to accumulation of ama, the toxins in our body and panchakarma therapy which involves the entire body massaging steam saunas with herbs which helps to clear out the blockages and get rid of the foreign invaders like virus out of the body.

Pizhichil, one of the preparatory method for panchakarma is used to fight the chronic fatigue syndrome which a person feels when he has just recovered from the viral diseases. In this process, the medicated oil or milk is being continuously poured on the whole body and simultaneously four therapists give a gentle massage all over the body.. This leads to rejunevation.

Panchakarma can be said to be a  scientific theory which helps in detoxifying and rejunevating the whole body. It includes Vaman (vomiting), Virechan (medicated purgation) Basti (cleaning the bowels with medicated enemas), Nasya (medication through nasal route), Rakta mokshan (blood-letting).One of these therapies may be used to treat according to the disease one has been diagonised with.

For example :

a) Vamana is a therapeutic vomiting which is administed on the  patients who has been affected with viral diseases like Herpeszoster, related to kapha imbalance. 

b)  Common cold which is too contributed by a virus,can be treated with  Basti karma, a powerful one out of five therapies of panchakarma. It  involves introducing the herbal concoctions in to the rectum is done, by which the vata dosha is being flushed out of rectum.
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Ayurveda, a holistic way of living and an Indian originated medicinal system,  believes that we are invaded by virus, if our immunity system is poor. Hence it basically works on improving the same by guiding us to have a  modified diet and a lifestyle. Few tips offered by it are :

a) Include more spices like black pepper, coriander, cumin, clove, garlic and green tea  etc in your diet.
b) Turmeric is known for killing the toxins and building immunity.
c) Take more sweet and bitter vegetables like leafy green vegetables, cabbage, cauliflower etc.,
d) Include more of sweet and ripe fruits like apples, coconut, oranges etc.,
e) Take a lot of grains like barley, oats, rice etc.,
f) During cold seasons avoid ice creams, yogurt, tomatoes, egg plants, bananas etc.
g) Avoid sticky, oily, fatty, hot, sour, spicy foods. Also avoid taking incompatible foods like milk and fruits together.
h) In the morning as soon as you get up drink two glasses of warm water.
i) Take care to eat your meals regularly and eat only if the previously taken food is digested.
j) Always eat freshly cooked warm food. Avoid alcohol and smoking, red meat etc.,
k) Avoid sleeping in afternoons, over physical and mental exertions and exposure to sunny climates.
l) Go to bed within 10 pm, as a restful sleep for atleast 7 to 8 hrs helps in building  up immunity.
m) Take care to do pranayama – breathing technique as it will helps to clear of blockages in the system.
n) Take a walk regularly, as fresh air being circulated in the body will help the body’s defense mechanism.
o) Always live in a clean atmosphere as fungi and mold might weaken the immune system.
p) Always take care to surround yourself with people whom you love and who love you. Dare to cut strings with people who are not in wave length with you and feel stressed out, as it indirectly  leads to a stronger immune system.
q) Last but not least , listen to body and mind needs, do a regular yogic practice as it helps people affected with viral disease to overcome physical stress and tiredness and help to fight the anxieties.
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According to Ayurveda, an age old Indian natural healing system of medicine, each individual body constitution is made up of tridoshas namely vata, pitta or kapha. Any imbalance in the doshas which is caused by improper lifestyle and diet / stress leads to attract virus towards it. 

Virus, a simple submicroscopic parasites of planst and animals,  cannot multiply on their own so they invade a host cell and make more virus particles.  For example sometimes even if one stands near a person who sneezes/coughs or shake hands with people who are infected with virus they get affected by virus. But one cannot avoid contacts with others totally and the best thing is that one can work one himself to boost his own immune system and be with a robust health.

Ayurvedic medicine  is against the common belief that bacteria and viruses are the only causes of diseases. Simple ayurvedic logical reason, why only some are affected, even when all of us are exposed to them is that their immunity system is low.

To guard oneself from attacked by virus one has to have proper diet and avoid wrong eating habits as they lead to a  great disturbances in the digestive system and thereby toxins are formed, which forms a breeding place for infections. This circulates throughout the system where the fight is taking place between the invading virus and the immunity of the body. If one’s immunity system is not so strong then the virus wins.

Ayurveda insists upon a correct way of living which is tailored to suit individual body constitution by clearing the toxins, strengthens the digestive system, normalizes imbalanced doshas thereby building immunity, for which it highly  recommends the natural medicinal herbs, modified life style and dietary changes along with the yogic practice to gain the natural
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Ayurveda, an ancient system of Indian medicine, eradicates  the cause of any ailments at its  root level and aims at preventng it from reoccurring in future. It operates on the following concept :

a) Individual constitution (prakriti) is made of unique combination of three doshas pitta, vata and kapha.
b) Vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates and fats that are taken by us, are being bio transformed by kaya (agni) to an energy, that is being used by our cells present in our body.
c) Consitution is also governed by kostha which is bowel function.
c) It believes that the physical body and a network of channels that circulate fluids around the body is made up of dhatus (seven tissues) and their malas (waste products).
d) Apart from all the above, the  three gunas viz - purity (sattva), activity (rajas) and solidity (tamas)  also plays an important role in mental and physical health of an individual.

In this stress filled modern era, everybody leads an improper lifestyle and consumes an unwholesome diet, by which an imbalance in one or more of the above mentioned components occurs thereby creating body ailments.

**Naturally grown herbs are pure and has an innate power of nature in it and cures the chronic ailments by providing balance to the body. It believes that vegetables, animals, mineral origins, metals have some medicinal value. Ayurvedic medicaments are made from herbs or mixtures of herbs with alone or in mixture of above and they are purified before being used.
** Ayurvedic medicines which is prepared based on the natural ingredients like plants, animals, metals, minerals ensures a physical and mental health and has not side effect at all.
** It is non toxic and non invasive and can be used safely as an alternative alongside of the other conventional therapy.
** Rasayanas  improves the metabolic activites and provides one with an improved memory power, strong body, a glowing skin, youthfulness etc.,
** Basically it aims at preserving  and  promoting  health and  curing  diseases.  It treats all types of ailments like stress, metabolic related or chronic conditions.
** There are evidences where it has treated nervous disorders, skin problems, ulcers, acne, allergies, asthma, diabetes, hypertension etc.  It has also helped in fighting insomnia and depression.

World Health organization has accepted Ayurvedic medicines, known as herbal medicines,   as an alternative medicine, whose raw materials are taken from plant, minerals, animal sources.  It is now a statutory, and a recognised medical system of health care in many countries like India. Present generation  has accepted the Ayurvedic medicine as a way of life, they find it more transparent in its concept and results.

Ayurveda, a prehistoric healing system, to live a healthy life,  advises us to modify our activities which will be in rhythm with the nature. The body is subjected to the  purification process through panchakarma therapy by cleaning the body, improving  digestion and the metabolic processes hence the health is restored,

Poorva Karma (Pre care )  - prepares the body for main therapy of panchakarma
a) Paachan (Digestion) – A unique preparation of ghee is being administered, which helps in cleansing the  digestive process which makes the impurities softer and lubricates the body tissues.
b) Snehan ( oleation) – An oil massage is applied to the entire body, which opens the channels and moves the toxins towards the gastro intestinal tract and also makes the deep tissues softer.
c)  Swedan (Fomentation) – It involves heat to make the patient sweat. A herbal concoction may also be added to the steam which  dilutes the toxins and increases it movement to the GI tract.
After a week of above process, the doshas are expected to be ripened and now  the main panchakarma  treatment which suits the individual body constitution and the disorder is advised..

Panchakarma (Pradan Karma) :
a) Vamana Karma – induced vomiting -  Here the toxins due to the vitiated doshas are expelled out through the oral route. It purifies respiratory tract and upper part of the body.
b) Virechana Karma – induced purgation -  Here a proper bowel movement is brought about by flushing out the toxins which are flushed out through the anal passage. It usually expels pitta from stomach and  upper part of the small intestine.
c) Basti Karma – Medicated  Enema –  Involves the introduction of either medicatedwater or oils in the rectum  passage and expels the toxins.
d) Nasya – elimination of the toxins through the nose  - Oil or medicated milk is administered in to the nostrils thereby expelling toxins from the forehead and head thereby rejunevating the sense organs.
e) Rakta Mokshan (Artificial bloodletting)-  A  small amount of blood is extracted from a vein which  relieves the tension created by the pittagenic toxins found in the blood.

Paschat Karma (Post care)
f) After the main purification process the body functions are reestablished and slowly only has to start his normal diet from the special diet and also some rejuvenating therapies are to be done.

Kalari Massage :
 This type of massage combines the chavutti thirummu and synchronized massage, Here the therapist uses one feet to massage and for balancing himself he uses the string. Also synchronized, a whole body  massage is done by two therapist who are experts in the kalari, a martial art of Kerala. It relieves one out of the body pain and rejuvenates the whole body.

Kathakali Massage :
Kathakali is one of the traditional dance in Kerala. The teachers massages the students by themselves at the morning hours as the kathakali dancers need to keep the body supple and flexible. Here the oil is applied from the head to toe and massaged with feet.

Marma massage :
It is a full body hand massage with warm medicated oil and marma points on the body are massaged.  This generates the own energy and removes blockages found at these marma points  and improves the functions of the connecting organs.