Ayurveda
the science of life stands on the principles connected with the nature. It has
got the history since the beginning of the universe.
Ayurveda
says everything in this universe influenced by either sun or moon. So
everything reacts with the heat or cold.
In
Ashtangahrudaya an ancient Ayurveda text by Vagbhata Acharya says that all the
plants in this universe are either of cold potency or of hot potency as they
are growing under the sun or under the moon.
And
in the human body the heat element is known as ‘pitha’ and the cold element in
two forms they are ‘kapha’ and ‘vatha’.
The
pitha element is fire energy, ‘vatha’ element is wind energy and kapha is water
& earth energy.
That
means the ‘pitha’ is fire element which is hot, light, flowing and in liquid
nature too. These are the peculiar characteristics of the ‘pitha dosha’.
The
functions of the pitha in the human body are digesting the food, keep up the
body temperature,controls the blood etc. All the transformation in the human body
is happening by the proper functioning of the ‘pitha dosha’.
The
‘vatha’ and ‘kapha’ both are of cold in nature influenced by the moon.
But
the ‘vatha’ is made of wind element and the ‘kapha’ is of water and earth
element.
In
the human body the ‘vatha’ which represents the wind element is controls the
proper functioning of the nervous system. All sympathetic and parasympathetic
nervous systems functioning by the wind element which is the ‘vatha dosha’
And
the ‘kapha dosha’ is controlled by the water element and earth element. Which
controls the fluid balance in the body, nourishing the tissues, binding each
and every cells in the body..
When
treating the ailments, in case of the ailments raised by the cold principle
will be treated by the plants which are of the hot potency. That is vatha and
kapha diseases will be treated with hot potency medicines diet and lifestyle.
And
the ailments due to vitiated fire element which is ‘pitha dosha’ will be
treated with the cold potency medicines, diet and lifestyle.
This
is how the sun and the moon related to the ailments affecting human body and
the living plants in the universe according to Ayurveda science.
Thank you for reading and sharing.
DR.T.L.XAVIER B.A.M.S
