Saturday 10 August 2013

Ayurveda – Natural Healing

Ayurveda, is the ancient healing system from India having inherent principles of nature. It is an art of natural healing, health and rejuvenation. This natural and traditional healing system has been practiced in India over 5000 years or more. The main objective is to give guidance and knowledge about proper diet and lifestyle to practice to stay healthy ; and to those who are diseased to improve and cure their disease. Thus encompassing a wide range of techniques to treat illness and encourage wellbeing and the total knowledge of the whole life span. Ayurveda provides a number of diverse number of natural healing remedies for a wide section of diseases and health conditions.

The collective wisdom of Ayurveda over the years are compiled in the form of Samhita (treatises) forming a foundation for Ayurvedic learning and practice. Charaka Samhita, Sushruta Samhita and Ashtanga Hridaya are considered as important ones among them.

All matter is thought to be composed of five basic elements (Panchamahabhoota), namely Prithvi (earth), Jala (water), Agni (Fire), Vayu (Air), Akasha (space). These elements always exist in combination, in which one or more elements dominate. The human body is composed of derivatives of five basic elements in the form of Doshas (humors), Dhatus (tissues), mala (waste materials). This ancient art of natural healing, which concentrates on body and mind understands each individual in terms of PRAKRITI (constitution) which in turn determined by three Doshas.

Ayurvedic approach to medicine :

1.Preventive medicine:

  •     Aims at maintaining health and longevity of an individual

2. Curative medicine:
         Aims at curing the illness. Some of the means to achieve this is through

         Shodhana (Detoxification) and Shamana (palliative care)
        Snehana (oleation), Svedana (Sudation), application of herbal pastes
        Surgical procedures etc.

Natural  Healing  

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