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Ayurveda literally means knowledge/science of life (‘Ayur’ means life and ‘Veda’ means knowledge). An alternative medicine, Ayurveda is used primarily in the Indian subcontinent. Its origins can be traced back to 3300 B.C.
Ayurveda provides an integrated approach to preventing and treating illness
through lifestyle interventions and natural therapies. It deals with therapeutic measures that relate to physical, mental, social and spiritual harmony. Ayurveda teaches two main principles:
- Preservation of health, that is, the what and how of maintenance of health
- Methods, medicine, and tactics for management of diseases and ailments to cure and return to health normalcy
Ayurveda is based on the view that the elements and forces that comprise nature also comprise human beings. It also believes that the physical and the mental consciousness influence each other, that there can be no mental health without physical health, and vice versa. Therefore, thoughts or feelings are just as important as the symptoms and diseases of the physical body.
Uniqueness of each individual
Each and every person is unique according to Ayurveda. Every person has a unique mind-body constitution and a unique set of life circumstances, all of which must be considered in determining either natural healing approaches or recommendations for daily living. It follows, then, that the treatment must be unique as well.
Ayurveda believes that various materials of vegetable, animal, and mineral origin have medicinal value. The medicinal properties of these materials are time tested and have been used for centuries in Ayurvedic medicines to cure illness and help maintain health. Ayurvedic medicaments are made from herbs or mixtures of herbs, either alone or in combination with minerals, metals and other ingredients of animal origin. The metals, animals and minerals are purified by individual processes before being used for medicinal purposes. Unpurified materials are not allowed to be used as medicine.
Ayurvedic Theory states that all physical manifestations of disease are due to the imbalance of three basic physiological principles in the body, called doshas (that which changes), which are –
» Vata, the force symbolized by Air and Ether
» Pitta, the force symbolized by Fire and Water
» Kapha, the force symbolized by Water and Earth
These are constantly moving in dynamic balance, one with the others.
Vata governs breathing, pulsations in the heart, blinking of the eyelids, movements in the muscles and tissues, all expansion and contraction, the
movements of the cell membranes, and the single impulses in nerve cells. Vata also governs such feelings and emotions as freshness, nervousness, fear, anxiety, pain, tremors, and spasms.
The primary seat or location of the Vata in the body is the colon. It also resides in the hips, thighs, ears, bones, large intestine, pelvic cavity, and skin. It is related to the sensation of touch. If the body develops an excess of Vata, it will accumulate in these areas.
Pitta governs digestion, absorption, assimilation, nutrition, metabolism, body temperature, and skin coloration, the lustre of the eyes, intelligence, and understanding. Psychologically, 'Pitta' arouses anger, hate, and jealousy. The small intestine, stomach, sweat glands, blood, fat, eyes, and skin are the seats of Pitta. |
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