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Ayurveda: science of life; longevity
Derived from Greco-Arabic medicine
Three major medical systems used in India:AyurvedaSiddhaYoga
History
Vedic: 1200-800BCReligious scriptures in Atharvaveda and Rigveda
Magicoreligious healingIncantations
ClassicalSimilar to traditional Ayurvedic medicine
SyncreticCombination of Unani, Sidda, and other influencesUsing pulse and urine to diagnose
“New Age Ayurveda”Influenced by modern science, physics, and
biomedical science
Four Phases
EarthAirFireWaterSpace
Elements combine with the act of forces (doshas: Veta, Pitta, Kapha)
The Five Elements
Srotas: channels throughout the body that allow substances to pass through themIntestinesArteriesCapillariesUterus
If these channels are blocked, disease results
Thirteen Srotas
Constitutional Type (prakriti): determined at conception and never changes
Four factors:FatherMotherWombSeason
The prakriti of a person determines what treatment option will most likely cure their disease
Constitutional Types
Three categories of disease:Adhyatmika (from within the body)Adhibhautika (from outside the body)Adhidaivika (from supernatural sources)
Disease is named based on one of six characteristics:Condition producedMain symptomMain signNatureMain dosha involvedOrgan involved
The Naming of Disease
In Ayurvedic medicine, digestion is the most important process
Anything that suppresses digestion causes the production of ama
Ama circulates throughout the body, and causes obstruction in a srota
Wherever the srota occurs, this is the site of origin
Causation of Disease
Holistic: mental and physical Pulse
Vata: snake-likePitta: frog-likeKapha: swan or peacock-like
UrineVata: pale yellow and oilyPitta: yellow, red, or blueKapha: white, foamy, and
muddyCombination of doshas: blackAma: lime juice or vinegar-
like
Diagnosis and Treatment
Vata: coldness, dryness, roughness, cracking
Pitta: hotness, rednessKapha: wetness, whiteness,
coldness
Physical Assessment
PreventionTherapyProphylaxis of disease
with:DietMedicineTherapeutic Purification
EmeticsPurgativesEnemasHead purgationLeeches
Two Types of Treatment
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References
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References
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Micozzi, M. (2015). Characteristics of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. In Fundamentals of complementary and alternative medicine (Fifth ed., pp. 3-8). St. Louis, Mo., Missouri: Elsevier Saunders. (15) 545-552
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