Thokkanam is a combination of two words ‘Thokku’, meaning body and ‘anam’ meaning support or tone or heat. Thokkanam is one of the 32 external remedies in Siddha system. It is a structured massage technique mainly used in treatment of chronic rheumatic (vaatham) ailments. Thokkanam focuses on treating diseases caused by aggravation of vatham. According […]