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'AYURVEDA' is a Indian System of Medicine. The word 'Ayurveda' composed from 'Ayur' and 'Veda'. 'Ayur' means 'Life' and 'Veda' means 'Knowledge'. So Ayurveda means 'Science of Life. It is considered divine in origin and is also known as 'Upa Veda' (Branch) to 'Atharvaveda'. There are many references to Health, Disease, Treatments, description of Medicinal plants etc. available in 'Atharvaveda'. Ayurveda originated from this Veda. Ayurveda is said to be 5000 years old Medical Science.
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AYURVEDA - "A gateway to Indian Medical Heritage."
Ayurveda in Sanskrit means "the science of Life". It is an ancient, unfailing system of diagnosis and treatment based on medicines prepared from herbal plants found in abundance in India. Ayurveda is the traditional, natural system of medicine of India, which has been practiced for more than 5,000 years. Ayurveda provides an integrated approach to the prevention and treatment of illnes. Ayurveda is often called the "Mother of All Healing". Ayurveda is considered by many scholars to be the oldest healing science.
Ayurveda is a natural science. It teaches an Individual to live naturally by outlining certain Behavioral, Dietary and Treatment patterns. Ayurveda has been specifically appreciated for it's holistic approach to man and non-provocative application of medicine..
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Ayurveda has eight specialized branches :
- Kayachikitsa (General Medicine)
- Balchikitsa (Kaumarbhritya)(Paediatrics)
- Grahachikitsa (Psychological medicine)
- Shalakaya Tantra ( Ear, Nose, and Throat disorders and Opthalmology)
- Shalya Tantra (Surgery)
- Agada Tantra (Toxicology)
- Rasayan Tantra (Geriatrics)
- Vajikaran Tantra (Science of Virilification)
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Ayurveda believes that Health (Swasthya) depends upon the equibalance condition of the three founders of the body (Sharira) i.e. (Tridosha, Sapta Dhatu and Malas). All the Physiological and Pathological processes involve these constituents and are responsible for health and ill health in a person.
The theory of Tridosha has been a great discovery. According to it, Vata or Vayu (Air-motion), Pitta (Fire-energy) and Kapha (Liquid Gel inertia) are the basic biological elements and control all the functions and activities of the body.
Sapta Dhatus (Seven tissues) support the body and also each of the tissue has a metabolic capability which helps it to digest the respective food and manufactures its associated higher tissues. These tissues are Rasa (body fluids-prime element out of digestion), Rakta (blood), Mamsa (muscular tissue), Meda (adipose tissue), Asthi (bone tissue), Majja (nerve tissue and bone marrow) and Shukra (reproductive generative tissue).
Malas are the waste products that are emerged in the process like Stool, Urine, Sweat, Hair, Nail etc.
The three constituents affect the Health (Swasthya) qualitatively and quantitatively.
Ayurveda considers Human Being as a Whole. It believes that imbalance in the Doshas, Dhatus and Malas generate diseases and the restoration of balance in those, eliminates diseases. The aim of treatment is not only to cure the disease but to root out the cause so that it may not take place in future. The aim of the treatment is also to improve the vitality and to strengthen the immune system.
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Ayurveda strongly emphasizes on Prevention, Promotion, Cure and Rehabilitation. For this, it advocates to follow the principles of health, observation of principles- Dincharya (daily regimen), Rutucharya (Seasonal regimen), Ratricharya (Night routine), Sadvritta and Achar Rasayan (Ethical and Moral activities), Aahar (Food), Nidra (Sleep) and Brahmacharya (Regulated Action).
In Ayurveda the diagnostic procedures are very critical in nature and the physician has to apply his deep knowledge and experience before starting the therapy.
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The Ayurvedic treatment firstly insists on removing the causative factors. They practice and use single or compound herbal preparations, herbo-mineral preparations and suitable dietary advices, daily activities etc. In very chronic disorders, they advice Panchkarma therapy, which has special identity in Ayurveda. These Panchkarmas (Five procedures ) are aimed to clean the whole body and prepare the body in a way that it could not get the problem again and again. According to Ayurveda everything in this world (living and non living creation) is composed of the five proto-elements (Panch Mahabhuta- Akash, Vayu, Agni, Jal and Prithvi), which turn into the Tridoshas to cause life.
Man is made of matter and mind. Matter represents the Doshas, Dhatus and Malas while mind represents the Atma, Indriyas and Manas. '' The balanced state of the Doshas, Dhatus, Malas and Agni and the happy state of Atma, Indriyas and Manas is called Health".
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