Panchakarma treatments are very integral to Ayurveda and form a part of the treatment protocol for most diseases. These procedures overarch all the sub-specialties in Ayurveda and are administered differentially based on many factors. They may be in the form of external physical treatments to the body – entire/ part/ local – or medications administered to the body via oral/ nasal/ anal routes. Panchakarma is believed to cleanse the system, thereby addressing the root cause of the illness and also helps in better absorption and assimilation of nutrients and medicaments.