The goal of ayurveda is to restore the balance of the three doshas (vata, pitta, kapha) based on ones constitution.
According to the imbalance the the treatment is chosen. The general concept of ayurvedic treatment is to vitalise the "weak" doshas, to calm the excited and to leave the regular doshas unaltered. That means that any imbalance is either vitalised or calmed. However if a dosha is highly excited, in an advanced stage, it should be expelled from the body. The therapy comprises several focal points:

• Shodana (detoxification)
• Shamana (adjustment)
• Ashara (diet)
• Acara (habit)

Panchakarma is part of shodana and means detoxification, cleansing or expurgation.Therapies aim to purify all the toxins (ama) the organism has accumulated over time and to restore the balance.

What is "panchakarma"?

Panchakarma consists of two words: "panca" and "karma". Panca means five and karma means method or treatment. Therefore panchakarma is comprised of  vamana (emesis), virecana (cleansing), vasti (enema), nasya (medication through the nose and raktamokshana (bloodletting).
 
Panchakarma offers the follwing advantages for body and mind:

• strengthening of the immune system
• the ageing process is slowed down
• prevention against crinkles
• Improves the personal performance
• development of a more optimistic approach
• formation of a beautiful, soft and shiny skin
• development of a strong, healthy and attractive body
• the body is filing up with energy