WHAT IS AYURVEDA ?
Ayurveda literally means “science of life and longevity” and is considered to be the traditional system of medicine in India.
BASICS OF AYURVEDA
PACHMAHABOOT THEORY: FIVE BASIC ELEMENTS
These five elements, it should be understood, derive from and are expressions of an unmanifest and undifferentiated Creative Principle, which is one.
CONCEPT OF TRIDOSHA: THREE PHYSIOLOGICAL ELEMENTS
Doshas: The most fundamental and characteristic principle of Ayurveda is called “Tridosha” or the three Humors or three biological elements.
PHYSIOLOGICAL ELEMENTS : VATA
Vata dosha governs all movement in the physiology, from the subtle, fleeting movement of a thought flitting across your mind to the coursing of blood through your arteries and veins.
PHYSIOLOGICAL ELEMENTS : PITTA
Pitta dosha governs all transformations in the physiology, from the digestion of food to the metabolizing of feelings, emotions and sensory perceptions.
PHYSIOLOGICAL ELEMENTS : KAPHA
Kapha dosha is composed of earth and water. These properties make this dosha stable, and it is responsible for growth and homeostasis of the body.
CONCEPT OF DHATUS: BASIC VARIETIES OF TISSUES
The Dhatus are the basic varieties of tissues which support and sustain the living body.
MALA: PHYSIOLOGICAL WASTE ELEMENTS
Malas: Malas or waste materias are constituents eliminated from body during the normal course of metabolism.
AGNI: THIRTEEN TYPES OF BIOLOGICAL FIRE
For the entire range of digestion, metabolism and assimilation activities in the body, there are thirteen types of biological fire (agnis) probably exhibiting…
OJAS: FINEST ESSENCE OF ALL THE SEVEN DHATUS
Ojas is the finer essence of all the seven dhatus (body tissues) known as end product of supreme digestion.
PULSE DIAGNOSIS
In Ayurveda, various methods are described to investigate the disease and examine the patients. pulse diagnosis in Ayurveda is mentioned for the first time in the book Bhav Prakash…
AYURVEDIC PATHOLOGY
Under normal state, the doshas, dhatus and malas remain in certain standard in respect to their quantity, quality and function.
AYURVEDIC PHARMACOLOGY
Ayurvedic pharmacology revolves around the seven dimensions (seven padartha of Dravyaguna) and their effect on three dosha’s (biological elements)
RASAYANA
“Ayurveda advocate that leading a healthy and happy life is the fundamental duty of a human being. In the quest of achieving, this prevention of the disease is the prerequisite.”