 |
| source:ayurindus.com |
Ayurveda is no more unknown thing to the modern world but it
is very popular natural and herbal therapy to the world because of its benefits
and medicines without side effect . Ayurveda
has its historical roots in India which developed hundreds of years ago. India has a long history of
traditional medicine that is well established and integrated not just within
the overall medical structure of the country but also blended into the very
cultural ethos of the grass root level common man. Reasons for this popularity
include a strong belief in its efficacy as a "natural" and
"holistic" option, and the fact that allopathic care is often costly,
inaccessible and culturally dissonant. The very interesting thing is that, in
this system of treatment there are almost all the diseases are curable. So
friends lets find out some interesting facts about Ayurveda and know more about
this ancient medical treatment system with our TOPINDIATEN way:
1 . Ayurveda is
basically a Sanskrit name which is an Indian language, where it is described as
the addition of two words- Ayu= life and Veda= science. So it can be described
as the science of life.
2 . Ayurveda is a system
of medicine with its historical roots in Indian subcontinent. The origins of
Ayurveda have been traced back to around 5,000 BC, when they
originated as an oral tradition. Some of the concepts of Ayurveda have been
discovered since the times of Indus Valley Civilization. The origins of
Ayurveda are also found in Atharvaveda, which contains 114 hymns and
incantations described as magical cures for disease.
 |
| In the painting- A ancient Indian Vaidya making ayurvedik medicines source:pitrest |
3 . The Indian health system has perhaps the world's largest
community-based indigenous system of medicine, and it includes Ayurveda, Unani
medicine, Siddha medicine, yoga and naturopathy.
4 . These systems of traditional Indian medicine along with homeopathy are abbreviated as AYUSH and over 65% of the population in rural areas of India is using AYUSH medicines to for the primary health care needs.
 |
| A ayurvedic medicinal shop in India source:cdf.lybrate.com |
5 . The AYUSH practitioners (over 700,000) where the
allopathic medical doctors are only (approximately 633,000) in India, with over
400,000 registered practitioners of Ayurveda accounting for approximately 62%
of these qualified doctors.
6 . Ayurveda is used to treat a wide variety of conditions,
including cancer, diabetes and HIV/AIDS. These diseases are called the
incurable in our modern medical and scientific world.
7 . According to Ayurveda, each person will be influenced by
certain elements more than others. This is because of their prakriti, or
natural constitution. Ayurveda categorizes the different constitutions into
three different doshas:
- Vata dosha, in which the air and space elements dominate.
- Pitta dosha, in which the fire element dominates.
- Kapha dosha, in which the earth and water elements dominate.
 |
| source:theayurveda.org |
The dosha affects not just the shape of one’s body but also
bodily tendencies (like food preferences and digestion), and the temperament of
one’s mind and emotions.
 |
| source:fitnessfreakpeople.com |
8 . Nadi sastra is one of the best
method to diagnose and treating diseases in Ayurveda, it is a pulse reading
method. Some ‘nadi Vaidya’ (pulse reader and ayurvedic doctor) explains that ayurveda begins where allopathy
ends. And pulse reading is the brain behind ayurveda. "If Ayurveda was our
body, nadi shashtra would be its brain, Nadi (pulse) is like an
internal probe, but without any gizmos. It's a bond that's built temporarily
between the nadi vaidya and your body. "Nadi shashtra can
cure just about anything,"
 |
| A Naadi Vaidya reading pulse of the patient source:nadivaidya.files.wordpress.com |
9 . Ayurveda has eight ways to diagnose illness, called Nadi (pulse), Mootra (urine), Mala (stool), Jihva (tongue), Shabda (speech), Sparsha (touch), Druk (vision), and Aakruti (appearance). Ayurvedic practitioners approach diagnosis by using the five senses. For example, hearing is used to observe the condition of breathing and speech.
10 . According to National Institute of Ayurveda- Ayurveda is
possibly the most ancient system of medicine of the world. The basic principles
of Ayurveda are universal in scope but are also context specific that the
applied aspects are mostly local and specific to the individual. It is an eco-friendly,
cost effective, organic, natural, holistic, lifestyle-integrated and easily
replicable (due to its “global yet local” approach) model which
primarily has only one requirement – the presence of expert well-trained
experienced Ayurveda physicians.
 |
| In the painting-An ancient Indian Vaidya performing surgery, with ayurvedic skills source:newsgram.com |
