Treatment
Podikizhi
Herbal Powder Bolus Massage
About this treatment
Podikizhi is a powder-based bolus therapy especially suited to Kapha and Vata-Kapha disorders. Selected medicinal powders — Rasnadi churna, Kolakulathadi churna and others — are tied into cloth boluses, heated, and applied across the body in firm dabbing strokes.
The dry heat and herbal action work brilliantly for inflammatory swellings, obesity-related stiffness, joint pain with effusion, and conditions where oil therapy alone is insufficient.
Key benefits
- Reduces swelling and inflammation in joints
- Effective in obesity-related muscle stiffness
- Relieves osteoarthritis and rheumatic pain
- Improves circulation in stiff areas
- Reduces excess Kapha and ama
- Eases numbness and heaviness
What to expect
- 01Application of a thin coat of warm oil over the body
- 02Hot powder boluses dabbed firmly across the body
- 03Boluses continuously re-heated on a pan
- 04A short rest period at the end
- 05Warm wipe-down at the close of the session
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