Accommodation
Deluxe
Room: It consists of a spacious double bedded room, patio for each
room, en-suite bathroom with bathtub, tiled floor, telephone, television facilities,
and communal garden.
Special Room:
This type of acommodation comprises a communal garden, a spacious double bedded
room, en-suite bathroom, with tiled floor, telephone as well as television.
Deluxe
Room A/C : It comprises a spacious double bedded room with terrace,
en-suite spacious bathroom with bathtub, tiled floor, telephone and television
facilities.
Panchakarma Hut: This kind
of accommodation consist of double-bedded room, rounded mud huts with coir carpet
floor and Herbal garden with a seating arrangement.
Facilities
A range of facilities are inclusive of:
* Laundry service
* Yoga
& Meditation Institute
* Telephone
* Ayurvedic treatment centre
* Complimentary Pickup from Trivandrum Airport
* Taxi service
* Internet
* Sight-seeing & package Tours
* Money changer
* Restaurant
*
Travel assistance
* Fax
* Cultural show
Internet Access
One
can access the internet with an internet adapter by plugging in one's personal
laptop. There are various locations for accessing the internet including Restaurant,
Library Hall, as well as the lower floor of the Meditation area. The Institute
also has the provision of providing laptops in a check-out basis. Plugged-in wireless
modems help in accessing the internet within the Institute. The Panchakarma IT
section can be contacted with for details.
Taxi Service
To help
in transportation services throughout the year, one can avail taxi services round
the clock. Most of them are A/C vehicles that help the journey to be a comfortable
one. The experienced English speaking drivers always guide the tourists by solving
their queries. Services such as greeting the customers and helping them by carrying
their baggages display the welcoming attitude of the drivers.
Ayurveda
Treatment at the Panchakarma Institute
The Panchakarma Institute offers
treatment for different problems such as muscular wasting, mental tensions, acidity
and associated aliments, stress, Tropical Eosinophilia, Psoriasis, arthritis and
associated ailments, infertility and sterility, insomnia, immune deficiency disorders,
diabetics.
There is a special treatment package for purification of body,
welness, slimmimg and rejuvenation.
The duration as well as the frequency
of the treatment procedure are decided by expert physicians after a detailed consultation.
Patients can also avail the e-mail facility by sending their medical history.
Patients
undergoing treatment, need to eat proper food as prescribed by the treatment centre.
An Ayurvedic vegetarian plan of diet should be followed by patients according
to the detailed chart prepared by the Doctors. The high-quality medicines used
for treatment, are manufactured at Dr.V.Franklin’s pharmacy itself. Drinking
alcohol or smoking is strictly prohibited within the complex. | There
is the facility of taking medical advices through fax, email or telephone whether
pre or post treatments.
Ayurvedic Methods
Dhara Thyla, Thakra,
Ksheera: With these some medicated butter milk, herbal oils with medicated milk
are poured on the forehead and is kept for about 45 minutes. It is helpful for
Vatha predominated diseases, Insomnia, skin diseases, mental tension and the like.
# Pizhichil: Two to four trained experts pour the lukewarm herbal oils
all over the body in a special rhythmic way. It is helpful for Nervous disorders,
Hemiplegia, joint stiffness, paralysis and rheumatic complaints.
# Uthara
Vasthi: Certain herbal oils herbal extracts etc are applied through the Uro-genital
tract. It is helpful for Uro-genital diseases and Infertility.
# Gnavarakizhi:
It is a process by which the whole body or any specific part there of is made
to perspire by the application of certain medicinal puddings externally in the
form of boluses tied up in a muslin bag. Duration 25-75 minutes. It is helpful
for Joint pains, loss of appetite, rheumatism and sluggishness.
# Sirovasthi:
Special herbal oils are poured in a cap fitted on the head for 15-60 minutes per
day. It is helpful for Vatha originated diseases, facial paralysis and headaches.
#
Vasthi (Bhramana, Mathra, Sneha, Kashaya): Certain herbal oils, herbal extracts
etc. are applied through the rectum. It is helpful for Rheumatism, arthritis,
gastric complaints and paralysis.
# Abhyagam: In this treatment gentle
oil massage is given according to the disease for 45-minutes. It is helpful for
Lack of blood circulations and obesity.
# Snehapanam: Medicated ghee is
given internally in a proportionally increased quantity for period of 3-7 days
(Preparatory process for doing Panchakarma). It is helpful for Skin diseases,
arthritis and Osteoarthritis.
# Udvarthanam: This is a typical massage
with herbal powders for about 30 minutes. It is helpful for Rheumatic ailments,
paralysis and obesity.
# Greeva Bhandhanam: This is very special bandage
along with medicines for muscular and orthopaedic problems. It is helpful for
Post accidental problems, Cervical spondylosis and degeneration of bones.
#
Nasyam: This is one of the important treatment in Panchakarma in which herbal
juices, medical oils etc are applied through nose. It is helpful for Sinusitis,
headaches, skin diseases and mental disorders.
# Kizhiherbal leaves: Such
leaves along with herbs, herbal powders, flesh of animals etc., are applied to
the whole body in boluses. It is helpful for Muscular atrophy, arthritis, sports
injuries and spondylosis.
# Lepam (Anna, Sirajala, Siro): Special medical
herbs are made into paste and is applied on the body or part of body for 20 –
90 minutes. It is helpful for Vericosity, skin diseases, insomnia, brain diseases,
attrophy and muscular injury.
# Anjanam: Collyrium (Paste made of Ayurvedic
herbs) is applied in eyes after proper cleaning. It is helpful for eye diseases. |
Dr. Franklins Panchakarma Institute and Research Center Trivandrum 
