Ayurveda, the ancient traditional method of treatment involving combinations of herbal medicines, physical massages and various other forms of therapy, offers excellent remedies for many illnesses.
Rajah Healthy Acres uses these methods of Ayurveda to treat ailments like Anxiety, Arthralgia, Asthma, Back pain, Diabetes, Disc Prolapse, Diseases of the eye, Dislocation, Dystonia, Hemiplegia, Hypertension, Impotence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Motor Neurone Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Obesity, Peptic Ulcer, Peripheral Neuritis, Psoriasis and other skin diseases, Rheumatic Joint pains, Rheumatoid Arthritis etc.
Apart from treatment for these diseases Rajah Healthy Acres also offers therapy that rejuvenate the body and mind from the ills arising out of the frictions of everyday life.
The general types of Ayurvedic treatments offered are :
1. Uzhichil: This is a type of massage with different kinds of herbal oils, practiced specially in Kerala.
2. Pizhichil: The oils are poured on the body continuously followed by gentle massage done by four masseurs.
3. Sirodhara: Continuous stream of oil/ decoction/ milk is made to drop on the forehead of the patient using special devices.
4. Elakizhi: In this treatment the body is massaged with cloth bags filled with fried medicinal leaves.
5. Navarakizhi: This is a massage with linen bags filled with cooked navara rice, soaking the bags frequently in a mixture of milk and decoction.
6. Thalapothichil: In this, the head of the patient is packed with specially prepared Amla pulp.
7. Sirovasthi: The prescribed oils are kept at a bearable temperature on the head inside a feather cap.
8. Snehapanam: This is a method of internal administration of medicated ghee in increasing doses for a particular period.
9. Treatment for eye diseases: Almost all the diseases affecting the eye can be treated successfully using Ayurvedic methods like Anjanam, Tharpanam, Nethradhara etc.
Apart from these treatments certain special treatments are also offered at the center.
The tranquil surroundings of Rajah Healthy Acres, with its vast expanse of land and thick greenery, tucked away in a pleasant country side, is most becoming for these revitalizing treatments to take affect.