Patients frequently ask how long Panchakarma actually requires. Answers range from 7-day programmes advertised by some resorts to the 21–28 days others insist is the classical minimum, leaving prospective patients confused about what to budget for.
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This comes up frequently, and it is worth separating the classical position from how I actually apply it in practice. Panchakarma is not a single treatment but a structured sequence: preparatory therapies (poorvakarma) to loosen deep-seated toxins, the main procedures (pradhanakarma) themselves, and a supervised…
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