Ayurveda Therapies

Ayurveda is the simple and profoundly beneficial science of life originated in India more than 5,000 years ago.

This ancient healing science is still valued for its therapeutic long-term benefits, as it affords the unique luxury of time for oneself, offering an exclusive path to wellness that is a much needed antidote for today’s physical and mental demands.

The word Ayurveda comes from Sanskrit, where “ Ayu ” means life and “ Veda ” means knowledge. Ayurveda is therefore literally translated to mean science of life or knowledge of longevity.

By definition, Ayurveda is more than a holistic medicinal science. Its foundation is intricately woven in nature, and as such Ayurveda is also a healing science capable of connecting every individual to one’s highest self, providing a more positive and active approach to health and wellness.

Good health as per Ayurveda, can be achieved through balance between mind, body, spirit, and the environment around us. This balance, or harmony, is achieved through diet, physical exercise, herbs, lifestyle modification, meditation, psychological well-being, and the serenity that comes with self-acceptance.

The central concept of Ayurvedic medicine is the theory that health exists when there is a balance between three fundamental bodily humours or doshas called Vata, Pitta and Kapha.

• Vata is the impulse principle necessary to mobilize the function of the nervous system
• Pitta is the energy principle which uses bile to direct digestion and hence metabolism into the venous system.
• Kapha is the body fluid principle which relates to mucous, lubrication and the carrier of nutrients into the arterial system.

All Ayurvedic physicians believe that these ancient ideas, based in the knowledge discovered by the Rishis and Munis, exist in harmony with physical reality. These Ayurvedic concepts allow physicians to examine the homeostasis of the whole system. People may be of a predominant dosha or constitution, but all doshas have the basic elements within them.

Ayurveda’s uniqueness lies in the knowledge that no two individuals are alike. This leads to the acknowledgment that, although the symptoms of distress or illness in two individuals may be the same, the knowledge and methods used to treat each person may be different.

The uniqueness and healing and curative power of  Ayurveda has been now widely embraced by the west and various centers world wide are doing research on various herbal remedies described in Ayurveda. There  are clearly certain disorders where Ayurveda can claim superiority over other systems of medicine...

Herbs like Bhoomiamla, Kutaki, Pippali, Bhringraaj etc have been found to be very effective in various liver ailments.

Similarly, Neem, Sariva, Manjishta , Bavchi have been proclaimed and foundeffective to cure  skin disorders.

Varoius musculo skeletal disorders like osteo-arthritis, gout, rheumatoid arthritis, slipdisc, cervical and lumbar spondylosis, fibromyalgia, computer related, problems of wrists and finger joints etc respond very well to special ayurvedic treatments like Abhyangam, Avgah swedan, Swedanam, Katibasti, Dhara, janubasti, prishta basti, patrapinda seda etc. Various oils like Balathailam , Pindathailam, Kottamchukkadi thailam, vishmushti thailam, Mahanarayani thailam, Shacharadi thailam are used for the purpose. Internal compound prepration like Kaisore gugulu, Rasnadi guggulu, Dhanwantram gutika, Yograjguggulu etc are given as per the patient and the disease.  Every therapy and medication has to be individualized.

Ayurveda is perhaps the only effective system, which can give respite to patients with paralysis, neuroasthenia, muscular dystrophy etc. Various herbs are available which can give strength to the nerves and the muscles like Ashwagandha, Dashmool, Bala, and oils like Dhanwanter thailam, Mahamakshadithailam, Balathailam, etc are used in these conditions. Specialized treatment like Shashtikshali Pinda swedan is used with gratifying results in muscular dystrophy and atrophy.

Various other conditions like type II diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension etc respond very well to ayurvedic treatment. Various herbs like Haldi, Amla, Aloevera, Vijaysaar etc have been found to have useful effect in controlling blood sugar levels. Varoius compound preparations are given to control the complications of diabetes. High cholesterol is managed by Ayurvedic diet planning and internal herbs like Lahsun, Methi seeds, Kutaki, Arjun etc. a specialized Dhara technique namely Shirodhara in which various medicated oils, milk, buttermilk etc are used as per the disease condition and has been found very effective in hypertension (high blood pressure), insomnia, stress, migraine and sinusitis.

In short Ayurvedic herbs and therapies follow the laws of the nature and visualize disease as a breach in the normal natural rhythm of an individual’s body. Accordingly after ascertaining the degree of the abnormality treatment strategies are planned to restore the natural rhythm. As the laws of nature guide every intervention in Ayurveda through diet, herbs, and therapy and lifestyle modification, the chances of side effects are almost nil if properly administered by a qualified and experienced ayurvedic physician.