Ayurveda emphasizes preventative and healing therapies along with various methods of purification and rejuvenation. Ayurveda is more than a mere healing system, it is a science and art of appropriate living which helps to achieve longevity.
Panchakarma is cleansing of the body according to Ayurveda. Panchakarma is claimed to from the body. These is a set of five (panch = five in sanskrit) procedures.