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DR - Rajendra .V
DR - Rajendra .V
INTRODUCTION TO AYURVEDA
By,
DR. V. RAJENDRA
M D (Ayu) M. S (Counseling & Psychotherapy)
Ayurveda
Aims
Components of Ayu
Hitayu Ahitayu
Sukhayu
Dukhayu
History of Ayurveda
As
per the mythology Lord Brahma is considered to be the founder of Ayurveda which was propagated to the people on earth by sage Bharadwaja. As per the preaching of sage Bharadwaja various seers wrote their own treatises based on their fields of interest which in turn lead to the emergence of 8 branches of Ayurveda.
Maintenance Of Health
The entire practice of maintaining health is raised on the pillars of three essential concepts. These are:
BRANCHES OF AYURVEDA
Kayachikitsa
Bala roga
Graha roga
Shalya tantra
Shalakya tantra Visha chikitsa Jara chikitsa Vajeekarana chikitsa
believe that Ayurvedic medicines do not have side effects, the fact is that even Ayurvedic medicines cause adverse effects when they are not used properly because treatment in Ayurveda is based upon the individualistic approach. Ayurvedic medicines take longer time to heal! Response to a drug depends on chronicity of disease, age, selection of drug & many other factors. If properly treated the patient will definitely respond instantaneously.
Dinacharya
Right
sleeping at night, all the daily routines have been given utmost importance in Ayurveda.
Waking Up Hours
Brahmi muhurta. A healthy person should get up approximately two hours before sunrise.
Vyayama/ Exercises
Regular light exercises help the body to shape up, increase muscle strength, improve appetite and maintains health.
It gives the body the ability to withstand exertion, fatigue, and changes in the climate such as fluctuations in temperature.
Abhyanga
Daily Abhyanga to whole body after exercise is indicated for maintaining proper hygiene and functioning of tactile sensation.
Excess pressure while massaging is to be avoided. Bath is indicated after half an hour of Abhyanga.
and vitality, one should get enough amount of sleep every day. Before going to bed one should meditate, and critically examine one's own conduct. Usually six to eight hours of sleep give sufficient rest to the body and mind.
Ethical regimen
In
sound mind in the sound body is very essential. Therefore, to maintain the healthy status of the mind, Ayurveda prescribes a code of social as well as personal conduct, known as "Sadvritta".
sharad. Hemanta)
Seasonal Regimens
Vamana In Vasanta Rutu Virechana In Sharat Rutu Basti In Varsha Rutu Karnapoorana Akshi tarpana Shirodhara, Shiropichu etc .. & many more.
Importance of food
As
causing either an increase or decrease in the three qualities of mind, i.e., Satva guna, Rajo guna and
effects.
Waking up in the morning is always good for health. But if you are working late nights, then you should set your biological clock accordingly. Six to eight
person.
It makes the skin supple, enhances blood circulation, encourages quicker removal of the wastes and relaxes the body. Along with food, hygiene, sleep exercise and meditation is also very important.
options.
Similarly breakfast, lunch and dinner should be done on time to maintain the regularity.
Vega dharana/udeerana
For living a normal healthy life , it is necessary that the natural urges has to be passed in time without suppressing them. Non suppressible urges are urine, faeces, semen, flatus, vomit, sneeze, yawn, belching, tears, hunger and thirst. If they are suppressed they cause various diseases. Suppressible urges are lobha, shoka, bhaya, krodha, irshya, lajja and atiraga.
PANCHAKARMAS
Panchakarmas are the five purificatory procedures which include:
1.
Vamana
2.
3. 4. 5.
Virechana
Vasti Nasya Raktamokshana
Vamana In Vasanta Rutu Virechana In Sharat Rutu Basti In Varsha Rutu Karnapoorana Akshi tarpana Shirodhara, Shiropichu etc .. & many more.
Importance of food
Diet plays a vital role in the maintenance of good health and in the prevention and cure of diseases. In ancient Indian scriptures, food has been compared with the God, (Annam Brahmam) since it is the main factor, which
Diet
Diet
as well as in diseased status. It is said in ancient Indian literature that if dietetics is followed, medicine is not needed and if dietetics is not observed, even medicines are not useful.
Assessment of prakruti
Bodily constitution is of three types
Vata prakruti
Pitta prakruti
Kapha prakruti
should involve more in physical activities like exercise whereas a person of vaata constitution is not supposed to do so.