ELAKKIZHI

ELAKIZHI-PATRAPOTALA SWEDAM

Ingredients:

Shigru leaves (Moringa Olifera)-150g

Dhatura leaves(Dathura Alba)-150g

Nirgundi(vitex Nigundo)-150g

Arka(Calotropis Procera)-150g

Chincha(Tamarindus Indica)-150g

Karanja(pongamia Pinnata)-150g

Shachara(Strobilanthus Beynianus)-150g

Vathagnee(Justicia Gendarus)-150g

Lemon – 2

Garlic- 1

Coconut- 1 grated

Turmeric powder- 1tsp

Shatahva-(anethum graveolens)-30g

Saindhavam-Rock salt-1tsp

Methika-fenugreek-50g

Preparation:

Pour neem oil into pan and add the chopped leaves. When leaves are sauted properly add lemon, garlic and grated coconut. Stir till coconut is brown and then add the herbal powders. Stir again for a few minutes and switch off flame.

How to do elakkizhi?

Kizhi is used to treat rheumatic arthritis, joint pain, frozen shoulder, back pain, cervical spondylosis etc.

To start kizhi, first of all apply oil(choose a suitable one) all over the body and massage for 15 mts.

Kizhi is heated up in an iron pan. Use a small quantity of oil in the pan while heating up kizhi.

Now massage gently over affected area with kizhi. The positions for kizhi are the patient in sitting, supine, left lateral, prone, right lateral, supine and again sitting positions. But if the patient has any limitations in movement, the physician can make necessary changes with this. Kizhi is changed when temperature of kizhi reduces. It is heated up again in the pan. This is continued for 45 mts.