Category: Health Services

Tags: #Ayurveda

Abhyangam is an ancient Ayurvedic practice that involves massaging the body with herbal oils for overall health and well-being. Learn more about its benefits. In the Ayurvedic Abhyangam massage, an ample amount of warm oil is applied to the entire body combined with massage strokes that follow the direction of the movement of arterial blood. As mentioned by the Brhat Trayi and Laghutrayi Ayurvedic texts, the Abhyangam massage is a part of daily practices that one should follow to maintain well-being and good health. It also acts as a prelude to Panchakarma therapy, the five-step method of purgation and elimination that intensively detoxifies the body.