24/06/2026
🌿In Ayurveda, treatment is often understood through two types of therapies and two approaches to care.
🌿Two types of treatment
1. Shodhana
Shodhana means purification or cleansing. It aims to remove accumulated ama (metabolic waste/toxins) and aggravated doshas from the body. It is generally chosen when deeper cleansing is needed and is always decided after proper assessment of the patient’s strength, digestion, age, and health condition.
2.Shamana
Shamana means pacification or balancing. Instead of eliminating doshas from the body, it helps calm and restore balance through medicines, diet, lifestyle regulation, and gentle therapies. It is commonly used when the body needs support, correction, and gradual healing.
🌿Two approaches of treatment
1. Preventive approach
The preventive approach focuses on protecting health before disease develops. It includes proper food habits, daily routine, seasonal routine, sleep, exercise, stress balance, and mindful self-care. The aim is to maintain equilibrium and reduce the chance of illness.
2. Curative approach
The curative approach is used when a health problem is already present. Here the physician studies the person’s body constitution, symptoms, digestion, lifestyle, and stage of disease, then plans individualized treatment to restore balance and improve wellbeing.
🌿At Enliven Veda Ayurveda Family Clinic, treatment is personalized rather than protocol-based. After careful consultation and assessment, the doctor decides whether the patient needs a preventive, curative, shamana, or shodhana approach—or a thoughtful combination of these. Daily consultation along with treatment helps guide care according to how the body responds.
For more details contact Dr Sruthi Thejus, 9764076340