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After or along with lubrication, sweating is induced to prepare the body for Pancha karma. Ayurveda recommends thirteen different types of sweating procedures for different conditions, body types, dosha involved and body parts. Broadly the sweating can be divided into two; dry sweating and wet sweating.
When the dosha involved is VATA, wet sweating (snigdha sweda) is indicated. Here the method for inducing sweat involves steam and is therefore called wet sweating.
When the dosha involved is KAPHA, dry sweating (rooksha sweda) is recommended. Here the method for inducing sweat does not involve steam, but a hot object instead. The heat of the object induces sweat and is therefore called dry sweating.
When the patient is subjected to the appropriate sweating procedure, it helps to process the toxins (ama). Sweating helps to relax the body, boost metabolism and widen the channels and pores in the body so that toxins can flow towards gut/ skin. Once the toxins have reached gut, it is easy to eliminate them via Pancha karma
Apart from processing toxins, the process of lubrication and sweating help to relax the body and to carry out Pancha karma easily and effectively.
Sweating like steam is highly recommended along with different Ayurveda massage therapies for better cleansing of the body. Ayurveda massage therapies like Pizhichil and pouch massages involve the use of different forms of heat to induce sweating.
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