An Outlook on Ayurveda and Modern Medicine

The difference in the principles of Modern medicine and Ayurveda.

Ayurveda stands for the prevention and maintenance of the Health as well as to treat the diseases affecting the Human body.

 And also there is parallel branches like 'vruksha ayurveda' and 'mruga ayurveda' in order to treat the plants and the animals respectively.

The preventive and maintenance methods of ayurveda coming under the branch called ‘swasthavrutham’ and treating the diseases  under the ‘athura vrutham’.

Swasthavrutham explains about when to wake up,how to do the morning ablutions,oil application,excercises,bath,how to behave,how to live in the community amicably and lead a peaceful life.

The diet and lifestyle according to the weather changes,precautions to be taken care during different seasons,how to treat the common ailments due to the influence of the seasonal changes etc.

Ayurveda says prevention is better than cure.

‘Athuravrutham’ explains the properties of the life forces,how it influence our body,different symptoms when it aggravates,decreases and how it will be,when balanced.

 How to treat the various stages of vitiation of the life forces - by the five fold cleansing therapy and by Rejuvenating the body.

In ayurveda not treating the disease but treating the body,cleansing,rejuvenating and hence improving the immunity of a person.

 It is not the treatment method but a lifestyle. We have to practice it for life time,should know the dos and don'ts,different body type etc.

In modern medicine we find out the disease and name it. 

And treating that particular disease condition with chemically derived combinations which gives fast relief but many cases gives rise to the side effects.

 The modern medicine developed a lot in last few decades as it gives quick results.

 In this fast moving life schedule many are forced to depend the modern system of medications.

The after effects neglected usually.

In a cardiac emergency or in an accident case such conditions the modern medicine can be done a lot.

But people turning to ayurveda for the chronic conditions like Rheumatic problems,skin diseases,asthmatic conditions,Diabetes,Piles,Kidney stones,infertility,acidity,migraine,sinus,allergies,gynecological disorders and many lifestyle problems can be sort out with ayurveda support.

 Ayurveda says,live in harmony with the nature then the disease is no more.

During the ayurveda consultation the physician studies the nature of the body type,dominant life fores,imbalanced states etc from the signs and symptoms.

For analyzing a patient ayurveda using tools like ‘darshana,sparshana and prashana’ means by seeing the patient,by touch and by asking questions to the patient.

Here is a brief about the difference in the views of ayurveda and modern medicine.

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DR.T.L.XAVIER  B.A.M.S

Basic Concepts of "Panchakarma" Therapy.

According to “Ayurveda” the ancient science of life stands for attaining the “moksha” means liberation from the mind and body and fuse together with the eternal soul.

Every living body having the part of eternal soul,that's why the physical and mental growth is happening. In order to attain the liberation,our body and mind should be purified – Indian Philosophy says.

For purifying the the mind and body “ayurveda” suggests the following methods.

The purification treatments classified into two,

1.swasthavrutham (cleansing the body of a healthy person and rejuvenating the system hence maintaining the complete physical and mental health)

2.athuravrutham (treating the diseased state of a person and attaining the complete physical and mental health)

The treatment methods mainly classified into two,brumhanam and lankanam.

Brumhanam means which uplifts the growth rate,rejuvenates and nourishing the body.

Langhanam means which clears the blockages of body channels,promotes the circulation of lymph,blood,nerve functions and gives lightness to the body

The Lankhana chikitsa again subdivided into Cleansing,Pacifying and surgical correction.

The Cleansing treatments again subdivided into external and internal.

The external treatments are snehanam (Uzhichil,pizhichil,dhara etc.),Abyangam,Parishekam,Shirolepanam,Udwarthanam,Swedanam etc.

The internal methods are vamanam,virechanam,vasthi,nasyam,rakthamoksham. They are kown as the “panchakarma” chikitsa. They are Vomiting,Purging,medicated enema,Nasal application and blood letting.

After the five fold purification methods if the impure Dosha remains,then we do the pacifying treatments known as Samana chikitsa.

In some cases if the body not impure much or the Dosha not vitiated much,here we can apply the pacifying treatment alone will be enough.

In short,the treatments divided into two – cleansing and pacifying.

For the cleansing treatment we applying the five fold purification methods called “panchakarma therapy”.

They are as follows;

1.vamanam (medically induced vomiting)

2.Virechanam (medically induced Purging)

3.Vasthi (medicated enema)

4.Nasyam (Medicinal application through nostrils)

5. Rakthamoksham (draining out the impure blood)

And for the Pacifying treatment methods are fasting,diet adjustment,lifestyle adjustments,exercises,expose to wind,expose to sun light. Herbal medications and external oil treatments depending upon the conditions and severity of the illnesses.

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Ayurvedic Treatment Methods (Panchakarma)

Hello Readers and My Dear Patients,
In Ayurveda the treatment methods classified as follows;
basically branched into two variants, 

'Swasthavritham'(maintenance)
which meant for the maintaining the vigor and vitality of a healthy person by Rejuvenating body and mind.

'Athuravritham'(cure)
It is for treating the diseased state of the mind and body without agitating other parts of the body.

Today here we brief about(swastha vritham) the maintenance system;cleansing the body by the five fold purification therapy called 'panchakarma'.
1.Snehanam (lubricating the body by various methods) 

2.Swedanam(steaming or fomenting)

3.Nasyam(medicated oil application through 
nostrils)

4.Sneha vasthi(medicated oil enema)

5.Kashaya vasthi(enema with special medicated combination of oils,herbal decoction, Epsom salt,and herbal paste etc.)

It has got three steps;
1.'poorva karma'(preparatory step)
2.'pradhana karma'(main treatment course)
3.'paschath karma'(post-treatment care)

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