SIDDHA EXTERNAL THERAPY - SEELAI

As already told there are 32 types of external therapy in Siddha medicine. Each is specialized in a unique way.
One such type of external therapy is "SEELAI". This method is a simple procedure and can be done in home itself. For this we need a clean and pure cotton white cloth,a plate, medicated oil as prescribed by a Siddha physician.
Take the plate and heat it in the gas stove, pour the medicated oil in it so that it gets heated. Now put the cloth in the oil and take it and spread it out over the area where the pain or odema is present.
This gives simple relief to patients who are suffering from pain. This procedure is carried out for a period of half an hour only. The heat must be only up to the tolerance level of the patient. Otherwise the patient will feel uncomfortable.

Siddha External Theraphy

One of the most promising type of treatment in the siddha field is it's external therapy. There are 32 types of external therapy in siddha. All are specialized in certain diseases. Here we are going to see the therapy called " OTHADAM ".
OTHADAM is a method in which medicated leaves or powders or rice grain disk or certain pulses or certain barks or one or two of the above things combined together, taken in a vessel and heated mildly. Then it is bundled in a fresh cloth and slightly pressed above the inflammated area.
This therapy helps in reducing the pain in the inflammation, trauma, etc.

Practical difficulty of siddha practice

Being a siddha doctor I come across a lot of questions from my patients. The awareness about the efficiency of siddha medicine is at the least core among the public. In case of an allopathic doctor it seems different. Why? Because allopathic system is well established and public is well aware of it. I think creating awareness and popularizing siddha among the public  is the most necessary thing. How are we going to achieve this? We all must work towards this goal to save siddha.