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🇮🇳 Kerala (India) · Traditional

Pizhichilピリチル（油の注ぎ療法）പിഴിച്ചിൽ

Kerala treatment in which warm medicated oil is squeezed from cloths over the body continuously while two therapists stroke; called 'the king of treatments'.

Traditional healing system

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Origin
🇮🇳 Kerala (India)
Era
Traditional
Classification
Traditional healing system
Techniques
Oil / Heat
Practitioner body parts
Palm / Thumb
Medium
Oil
Clothing
Skin contact, draped
Setting
Table
Typical duration
60–90 min
Also known as
Sarvanga dhara · Oil bath

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Related reference entry: Ayurvedic Massage (Abhyanga)

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