Udwarthanam
Udwarthanam
Udwarthanam or Powder massage is done with dry warm herbal powder from the limbs to upward strokes. This is meant for better lymphatic drainage and thereby reduces the fluid retention in the body. At first, suitable oils for the body and the head are applied and a gentle massage done on the body. Then the warm, dry coarse powder is massaged upwards which imparts friction on the skin and helps to reduce the fatty layer below.
Mode of action
This is mainly useful for reducing the amount of fat just beneath the skin layer. The warmth and the upward movements with rubbing helps to dissolve the fatty layer and also to exfoliate the skin. This gives good tone to the muscles and relieves the stiffness of the joints.
Indications:
- To reduce body weight.
- In certain skin problems.
- In early stages of nervous and muscular diseases
- In inflammatory joint diseases etc.