ayurveda intro in brief

8/11/2019 Ayurveda Intro in brief

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Ayurveda - about life and for life

Dr.M.Harikrishnan MD(Ayu.)

Samhitha Ayurvedic Health Care, Chennai


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For the next few Minutes

Over the years

Health is Life

Diet - components & regimen

Lifestyle - Vihara Curative - 8 streams, disease

treatment

Massage, Panchakarma...


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Over the Years

When it mattered? -

Disease is notinevitable - prevent

Disease is treatable -

cure/manage How it transcended? -

oral (gurukula)==>textual

Now - institutes,research - why?


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Health is Life

What is Life? = body,sense organs,mind,soul

Health = how tounderstand?

Time- Day, Season,Age - Disease stage

Space- Habitat, BodyMind Constitution

Orientation - how welive- diet,lifestyle


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Ahara - Diet

Materials and methods Precision for six tastes - if not, DM, HTN,

GIT

Diet pattern - constituents & regimen-indian festivals, seasons, cultures and

topography

-analysis - need of the hour-method of consuming - the triad TSO


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Takra - Buttermilk

Shotha (Swelling)Grahanidosha (Sprue),Mutragraha (Difficulty in

Micturation),Udara (Ascites),Aruchi (Anorexia),Snehvyapad (Complicationdue to overuse of oilysubstances),Garavisha (Low Potency Poison)In Udara(Ascites) Charak mentioned that Takra (Buttermilk)is very useful in followingconditions

Gaurav (Heaviness in the body)- Arochak (Anorexia)- Mandagni (LowDigestive Fire)- Atisaar (Diarrhea)- Vata-Kapha pradhan vyadhi.In Arsha

(Piles) topic the usefulness of Takra (Buttermilk) ismentioned in Vata Kaphapradhan (Aggravated conditionsof Vata & kapha) Arsha. Further He

stated that there is noother medicine on Vata-Kapha pradhan Arsha as thatof Takra (Buttermilk)

.Takra should be used in two forms Sasneha Takra (Buttermilk with cream)

Ruksha Takra (Buttermilk without cream).On the basis of the cream contentAcharya divided Takra(Buttermilk) in three different categories.


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Vihara - Lifestyle

Three pillars of Life - Diet, Sleep & EthicalSexual Health

Capacity variance - across seasons and

individuals Natural Urges - 13 - urination, passing

stools, coughing, burping etc.- no for

suppression & exertion

Stretching beyond individual's potential

Sleep - Night vs Day


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Please Wait... I am seldom out of AC

Body gets adapted Temperature gradient - a key issue

not just skin but also digestive system,

ears-eyes and respiratory system - faceefficiency issues

Water need, Qualitative food need - not

correctly conveyed


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Ayurveda For Disease

Eight major streams Emergency - toxicology & surgery

Cause ===> Disease = in the person

Documented - 18 skin diseases, heartdisease, neuro spectrum, hormone issues,

diabetes, joint disease, tumours,obesity

etc.


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Massage, Panchakarama..

Message aboutMassage - purpose -

beyond relaxation

Panchakarma - five

procedures -cleansingthe system


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Thank you

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