As the name suggest, Panchkarma means Pancha Karma i.e. Five Methods or Five Operation in Ayurvedic Medicinal System. These are:

Anuvasan vasti is also known as Snehan vasti. It consists of oil ghee or vasa (animal fats) and medications. Anuvasan vasti is to be given after proper purva karma i.e. Snehan and swedan. Anuvasan vasti can be administered even as a purva roopa but it is generally given after as the sequence is maintained. After virechan karma is performed generally a gap of seven days is maintained so as to reignite the jatharagni or the digestive fire anuvasan vasti is administered. Even after performing anuvasan and nirooh vasti anuvasan vasti is being given

Anuvasan vasti is indicated in people who have voracious appetite (ati Agni), in person who are very ruksh or in those afflicted by pure vata i.e. unmixed with pitta or kapha.

Both anuvasan and nirooh vasti are to be administered in various diseases mentioned below. They are both mentioned by Maharishi charak and Maharishi sushurut

Certain disease in which anuvasan should not be administered are

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