Pizhichil

An Ayurvedic treatment best for paralysis

Pizhichil is a process of sudation used as a Purvakarma treatment. Kerala’s contribution to Ayurvedic treatment, Pizhichil is highly effective for hemiplegia, paralysis, muscle spasms and other degenerative diseases that affect the muscles. In this treatment warm medicated oil is squeezed over the patient’s body from a piece of cloth that is dipped in a Kuzhambu (unction).