This treatment is similar in a way to the Pinda Sweda treatment except for the fact that herbal oils are made use of instead of milk. The treatment is usually done after a light oil massage or Abhyanga; and it offers relief from many conditions related to bones, muscles, and nerves.  It is used in the treatment of back pain, Sciatica, Sprains, Spondylosis, and in keeping the body youthful and flexible. The leaves of specific Ayurvedic herbs, are heated and fried along with other herbal ingredients and are tied into boluses and heated together with medicated oil which is then massaged all over the body.

In Ayurveda, Swedana is a treatment procedure that specifically involves inducing sweating in an individual through heat application in the form of steam or other heated remedies.