Patra Potli Swedana
7 Oct 2022 HYN Himalayan Yoga Academy
In Ayurveda, we have several types of Swedana Therapies, among them, the most popular one is Patra Potli Swedana is a type of Ayurveda herbal steam treatment in which some special types of medicinal leaves are used for fomenting the body. The leaves are fresh and possess excellent medicinal and healing properties, which help in fighting health problems. The leaves are used in external treatment in a swedana. It has been found to be effective in reducing pain in the body. It makes the joints and muscles healthy and strong.
Patra Potli
The leaves in this ayurvedic treatment are collected from medicinal plants. The leaves are heated before they are used in the fomentation. It can also be fried in oil for the treatment. After that, the leaves are tied in Potli or boluses and applied to the body. The hot leaves make the body parts warm when applied to joints and muscles. It can heal problems like arthritis, spondylosis, and myalgia.
Most commonly used oils for the treatment are frying herbs such as :
- Vishgarbha Taila
- Kottamchukkadi Thailam
- Muvivenna
- Ksheerabala Thailam
- Mahanarayana Taila
- Balaswagandhadi Thailam
How Patra Potli is Made :
The Procedure includes the following steps :
- The leaves are collected, sliced from the medicinal plants.
- The bolus is initially placed in a pan and then heated and cooked. It may be dipped in herbal oils or heated at a constant temperature.
- Once the bolus is heated and cooked then collected the clean cloth to make a bolus pack.
- Bolus Pack prepared is rubbed gently over the joints.
- Bolus once cools down to maintain the temperature at the site being treated.
- The treated parts are wiped and dipped in warm saltwater.
- The duration of the procedure is about 30 to 60 minutes. For 1 to 2 weeks, therapy is retreated once.
Benefits Of Patra Potli Swedana (Bolus Fomentation)
- This treatment reduces pain in the body and the back
- This treatment helps heal sprains and sports injuries
- Patra Pinda Swedana helps especially in nerve and muscular problems like Muscular dystrophy, Cervical, and lumbar spondylitis, Paralysis, Bell’s palsy, Tennis elbow, Frozen shoulder, etc.
- Patra Pinda Swedana treatment helps reduces stiffness and heaviness in the body
- This treatment helps in reducing problems caused due to Vata and Kapha dosha
- This treatment is useful for treating lumbar and cervical spondylitis
- This treatment helps heal neuralgia