What is Ayurvedic Therapy?

Ayurvedic therapy is an alternative and holistic healing modality which depicts the age old therapeutic ancient wisdom of India. Ayurvedic therapy therefore finds its magnitude with providing an individual with absolute oneness with Nature.

Principles of Ayurvedic therapy

• In Ayurvedic therapy the very first principle in treating a disease is to do away with the basic cause of the disease, and also no new ailment should emerge as a consequence. Thus Ayurvedic therapy renders a complete holistic approach where the disease
  is eradicated from its roots.
• Ayurvedic therapy insists that medicine be centered at the patient, rather on the disease. The mind, body and soul are considered as a tripod and the entire word is sustained by their combination.
• As Ayurvedic therapy deals with the preparations only from herbs and natural resources, this is basically harmless therapeutic therapy with least or no side effects.

Significance of Ayurvedic therapy     

The importance of Ayurvedic therapy can be acknowledged by the mere fact that a whole Veda has been dedicated to it. Also, Ayurveda is a treasure which is being widely
explored and supplemented so as to provide every individual a life full of health, vigor and vitality.

Ayurvedic Therapy Essentials

Whenever you take to Ayurvedic therapy, you need to keep few qualities of the Ayurvedic physician, Ayurvedic herb or the Ayurvedic medicinal formulation, the care taker and the patient. This would not only create essential awareness about the Ayurvedic therapy, but at the same time make the ancient Ayurvedic disciplines all the more significant and established. The 5000 years old Ayurvedic science has virtually documented itself on four foundations that redeem necessary advantage for treatment of a patient. These have been mentioned as Chatushpada or the four feet of Ayurvedic therapy. Thus, the Ayurvedic therapy recognizes importance of the Ayurvedic physician, Ayurvedic medicine, Ayurvedic medical attendant and the patient to whom Ayurvedic therapy is being provided.

Vaidya or Ayurvedic physician

First and foremost the physician who is dealing with your disease needs to be intelligent and wise. This means that the Ayurvedic physician who is providing Ayurvedic therapy needs to be well versed with the basic concept of Ayurvedic wisdom.

Ayurveda Medicine

Ayurveda renders Ayurvedic medicine or the herbo-mineral drug to hold an equally important position in Ayurvedic therapy. The ancient science of Ayurvedic healing is holistic and redeems natural perspective; the medicinal preparation is bound to be materializing from the nature.

Medical Attendant

A medical attendant finds his worth in Ayurvedic therapy as one who is the precise care taker and reliever for the patient being treated.  Therefore it has been specified in Ayurvedic text that the attendant or care taker has to be affectionate and reliable, especially for the patient he looks after.

The patient

The patient to whom Ayurvedic therapy is being offered should be affluent enough to be able to manage his medical bills and needs to follow the instructions of Ayurvedic physician per se.

Virtue of Ayurvedic therapy

Ayurvedic therapy is regarded as Sukha Chikitsa which means that this is the pure treatment that the Ayurvedic therapy has to offer in process of which no other ailment is formed. Ayurvedic therapy is thus a holistic treatment science which incorporates precise methodologies and therapies which target the overall wellness and longevity of an individual. Within the circumference of the absolute ancient wisdom, Ayurvedic therapy works
in proximity with other alternate therapies like yoga, meditation and Naturopathy.

Panchkarma – The Five Cleansing Techniques of Ayurvedic Therapy

The techniques of ‘Panchkarma’ are an integral part of Ayurvedic therapy wherein the patient is made to undergo five specific therapeutic actions. These actions are mainly based on the principle of thorough cleansing of the body systems which would in the long run help to bring the vitiated doshas into their balanced and customary state.  In the Ayurvedic therapy, ‘Panchkarma’ as specified by its name means five methods to cure the disease.

• Vamana                     –           To cause vomiting
• Virechana                  –           To cause purgation
• Shirovirechana          –           Nasal Errhines
• Asthapan Vasti          –           Enema to push medicines into colon
• Anuvasan Vasti         –           Oil enemas.

Vata, Pitta and Kapha Physiology in Ayurvedic therapy

Ayurvedic therapy lays emphasis on the three doshas or humors of the body. This is because when rendering Ayurvedic therapy,  the main focus of Ayurvedic physician be to probably perform pulse diagnosis or Nadi Pareeksha so as to substantiate the imbalanced states of Vata or the air, Pitta or the fire and Kapha or the phlegm doshas imbibed in your body. Ayurvedic therapy portrays that when the three doshas are present in their relative balanced states, they reason for the natural well-being of an individual. Nevertheless, as and when the three doshas get to become imbalanced, this means that either they are decreased or increased than their normal limits. In both these stages disease is certain to manifest.

Diagnosis in Ayurvedic Therapy

There are a few norms that are considered necessary during diagnosis when providing Ayurvedic
therapy for the purpose of healing as well as curing a disease. 

• Darshana – Visual inspection is performed thoroughly at first.
• Sparshana – This indicates noticing the physical changes by means of touch or palpation.
• Prashana – Thorough interrogation is undertaken which involves not only the patient but also his/her close relations.
• Nadi Pareeksha – Pulse diagnosis is authentically supportive in dealing with both
  the disease as well as the diseased one.
• Nidana – Considering of the etiological factors that reason for development of the ailment.
• Poorvaroopa – The particular symptoms that appear before the disease shows up fully and manifests are also taken into consideration.
• Lakshana – The intricate signs and symptoms that show up are examined.
• Upshaya – The diagnostic tests that entail
  medicinal drugs and formulations, Ayurvedic diet and lifestyle.
• Samprapti – This signifies prognosis of the ailment.

About the Author

Dr Sonica Krishan is Author and Speaker in the areas of Healthy and Joyous Living through Ayurveda, Meditation, Yoga and other Contemplative practices. She is a leading Ayurveda Professional in India. She is also Health Writer, Columnist, Editor, Ayurveda Consultant and Holistic Healing Coach. Dr Sonica is open for National as well as International Collaborations with interested people / institutions in fields of Ayurveda, Meditation and Yoga.

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