Healing Treatment
| Healing
Treatments |
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| Aims
of Treatment : |
The purpose
of treatment of the disease is to keep the 'Doshas' in equilibrium. By
taking resources to the factors the physician well versed in treatment
brings about equilibrium of 'Doshas', 'Dhatus' and so he is the bestover
of physical happiness and longevity and hence the physician is regarded
as a donor of virtue, wealth and desire of the world and world beyond. |
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| a) |
SHODHANA
THERAPY |
Purification
Treatment |
| b) |
SHAMANA
THERAPY |
Palliative
Treatment |
| c) |
PATHYA
VYAVASTHA |
Prescription
of diet and activity. |
| d) |
NIDAN
PARIVARJAN |
Avoidance
of disease causing and aggravating factors |
| e) |
SATVAVAJAYA
THERAPY |
Psycho
therapy |
| f) |
RASAYANA
THERAPHY |
Rejuvanating
Treatment |
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| Principles
of Ayurvedic Treatment : |
'Doshas',
'Vayu', 'Pitta' and 'Kapha' are spread over all over the body. They regulate
functions of every tissue cell and are present in each of them. When the
sperm and ovum unite in the uterus of the mother to form a Zygote, the
'Doshas' present in them and outside them in the uterus causes certain
characteristic features which in Ayurvedic parlance are known as 'Prakriti'.
If all the 'Doshas' are in the state of equilibrium, it gives rise it
give rise to a healthy foetus and if all the 'Doshas' are very much is
disturbed state then it becomes a week and unhealthy foetus.
Ayurveda recognises seven types of Prakriti.
For Ayurvedic treatment knowledge of Prakriti is very important. |
Prakruti
( Human Constittution ) |
| A.
According to various organs : |
No. |
Aspect
to be Examined |
Vataja |
Pittaja |
Kaphaja(
Shleshmala) |
| 1 |
Appearance |
unpleasant,
dry |
delicate,
pleasant |
pleasant,
mild and delicate. |
| 2 |
Constitution
Frame |
tall,
thin, poorly built, parts of the body are not well placed. Thin |
medium
built, delicate, flabby and soft musculature. Moderate |
well
built, strong & stout, well proportionate and impressive body, Thick. |
| 3 |
Colour (Skin) |
brown,
black, or blackish dark or blackish complexion |
pale-
yellow or reddish white, red, yellow moderate. |
fair-white,
plae complexion with listre.. overweight |
| 4 |
Body
Weight |
low |
moderate |
overweight |
| 5 |
Skin
(Twaca)
a. Feel or Touch
b. smell
c. Perspiration (Sweating)
d. Loma (Hair) |
Dry, rough, cool, cracked.
--
Slight
Dry, scanty, horny, black |
Warm, slightly oily, soft and
Foul smelling, specially of axilla
Profuse
Soft, pinkish, yellowish, scanty, oily. |
soft,
think, oily, cold and wet. thin, wrinkled.
--
Groin, mouth
slight
Thick, soft and oily, blackish. wavy. |
| 6 |
Hair |
dry,
brittle, rough, smoky( dusty), bifurcated hair, scanty, kinky, black. |
soft,
thin, sparse, pinkish hair, red tendency of early graying and baldness
( premature grey ) |
dark-black
( dark) ( jet black) thick shinning soft, silky oily, dense, abundent. |
| 7 |
Forehead |
small
(narrow) (less than 4 finger breadth) |
medium(average) |
large
without blading( more not than 4 finger breadth) |
| 8 |
Eyebrow |
dry,
scanty, irregular. |
thin,
soft, regular, bow shaped. |
regular
dark-black thick hair |
| 9 |
Eyes
a. Shape
b. Eye Lashes
c. Sclera
d. lris |
Round
or irregular, irregular
Dry, rough scanty, irregular
Smokey, dry, rough.
Smoky, lusterless |
Small
Soft, thin, scanty
Yellowish, ma capillaries,
Y ellowish |
Big, fish
shaped.
Long, black and thick.
Bluish-white, clear listre, watery, conjunctiva reddish at the limbus.
Dark back with luster. |
| 10 |
e.
Lustre
and look
f. Nature
g. Eyelids |
Lusterless,
sunken dead look
Unsteady
Remain partially open during sleep, |
LusterNa
--
fast twinkling |
Lusterful-soft
and oily look
Steady, Soft coming red anger prefer cold eyes
Slow movements of eyelids. |
| 11 |
Nose |
Blunt-short |
Medium,
delicate sharp |
Big-straight |
| 12 |
Lips |
Dry,
cracked, blackish irregular shape splitted. |
Thin,
soft, delicate and reddish medium shape. |
Big-soft-oily
properly shaped |
| 13 |
Mouth |
Dry,
open |
Hot
and foul smelling, tendency to stomatitis. |
Excess-salivation. |
| 14 |
Teeth |
Dry,
rough, blackish, short, big, crooked. |
Yellowish
white, size-moderate. |
white,
lusterful, strong, proportionate-well arranged |
| 15 |
Gums |
Blackish
gums, emaciated |
Spongy
gums, soft. |
Pink
gums |
| 16 |
Tongue |
Dry,
cracked, rough, short. |
Red,
thin and long, |
Pinkish
white, slimy and thick. |
| 17 |
Chin |
Uneven,
bifurcated. |
Thin-pointed. |
Broad,
thick. |
| 18 |
Chest |
Small
( narrow) |
Medium |
broad,
expansible, well nourished. |
| 19 |
Abdomen |
poorly
built, small |
Medium |
Bulging,
flabby, bulkey. |
| 20 |
Arms |
Short,
ill nourished unsteady |
Medium,
flabby |
Long,
strong and shout, steady. |
| 21 |
Palms |
Dry,
rough, cracked hard |
Soft,
reddish, perspired. |
Soft,
smooth, thick, pinkish, well developed. |
| 22 |
Thighs |
Hard,
developed |
Soft,
flabby. |
Well
developed, strong. |
| 23 |
Calf
muscles |
Short,
prominent and highly developed. |
Soft,
flabby. |
Well
developed, strong. |
| 24 |
Soles |
Dry,
rough uneven, cracked. |
Soft,
thin, delicate perspiring. |
soft,
smooth, even, steady. |
| 25 |
Veins
& tendons |
Prominent,
bulging |
Thin |
Hidden,
not visible |
| 26 |
Nails |
Dry,
small, rough fragile, cracked blackish |
Soft,
smooth, pink luster |
Big,
smoothing, oily shinning, convex pink-white |
| 27 |
Joints |
Prominent,
not well place, unsteady, noisy. Bony markings well seen |
Loose
& soft joins. |
Strong,
well developed, well covered.Bony marking not seen. |
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| B.
Physiological Activities : |
| No. |
Aspect
to be Examined |
Vataja |
Pittaja |
Kaphaja(
Shleshmala) |
| 1 |
Activites |
Fast,
unsteady, tremors, cramps |
Fast
definite |
Slow
& steady, heavy-slow gait |
| 2 |
Pulse
(Nadi) |
Thready,
feeble, fast, easily changing moves like a snake. |
Moderate,
lumping like a frog |
Slow,
broad, steady, moves like a swan |
| 3 |
Voice |
Rough,
dry,weak, stammering, unclear, splitted, vibrating, shrill. |
High
pitch, clear, average |
Deep,
resonating, pleasant, sweet commanding |
| 4 |
Speech |
Talkative
and fast incoherent |
Fast,
smooth, debating, impressive speech difficult to conquer, insulting
attitude, sharp & cutting |
Slow
& steady (monotonous) pleasant speech, continuous, impressive talk. |
| 5 |
Appetite |
Frequent,
irregular, variable, scanty |
Good,
excessive, unbearable |
Slow
but steady |
| 6 |
Thirst |
Variable |
Excessive |
Scanty |
| 7 |
Agni |
Irregular
(Vishama) |
Increased
(Tikshana) |
Depressed
(Manda) |
| 8 |
Acceptance
of rasa-taste |
Sweet,
sour, salty, (saline) hot, oily |
Sweet,
bitter, astringent, cold |
Astringent,
bitter hot spicy, dry |
| 9 |
Kostha
(related to digestion and evacuation) |
Krura
(Hard) |
Mrudu
(Soft) |
Madhyam
(Medium) |
| 10 |
Urine |
Small
quantity, frequent |
Profuse,
foul smell |
Normal |
| 11 |
Stool |
Constipated,
dry, hard, small |
Loose
(semi liquid) yellow, large |
Thick-oily,
Heavy whitish yellow, slow |
| 12 |
Sleep |
Disturbed
(interrupted) Scanty awake- ful eyes partly open during sleep |
Moderate
sleep, little & sound |
Deep
sleep, heavy, prolonged day time too. |
| 13 |
Dreams |
Flying
in the sky-mountain, lumping, running, fearful |
Lights,
stars, fire, electricity, anger, violence, battle |
Cold,
pleasant, water, lakes, swimming, romantic ocean, clouds, swan |
| 14 |
SEX
a. Desire
b. Libido
c. Semen
d. Women |
Weak
Weak
Small quantity
Disliked by ladies |
Weak
Limited
Scanty, medium
Not appreciated |
Intense
Good
Profuse
Appreciated |
| 15 |
Children |
Few |
Few |
Many |
| 16 |
Strength |
Weak |
Moderate |
Strong |
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| B.
Physiological Activities : |
| No. |
Aspect
to be Examined |
Vataja |
Pittaja |
Kaphaja(
Shleshmala) |
| 1 |
Adventure |
Timid |
Adventurous |
Adventurous |
| 2 |
Likes
& Desires Laughter & hot climate |
Wandering,
irrelevant, talk, music |
Scented
things, perfumes, flowers, decorative & coloured clothing, painting,
carrying, delicate work, cold climate |
Scientific,
philosophic, literature, loves music, dance, arts, white & faint colours,
hot climate |
| 3 |
Intellect |
Wavering,
not well organized |
Brilliant,
intelligent |
Good
& steady intelligence |
| 4 |
Memory |
Weak,
grasp easily & forget easily, recent memory good, remote memory poor |
Good,
sharp |
Good,
grasp slow, steady & prolonged |
| 5 |
Concentration |
Unsteady |
Steady |
Steady |
| 6 |
Knowledge |
Poor |
Moderate |
Learned
& Perfect |
| 7 |
Nature
- Faith |
Non
religious, undevoted, devoid of truth & kindness, uncultured, quarrelsome
on helping nature |
Non
religious, fanatic, undevoted, kind to friends only, good conduct,
quarrelsome, helping to those who seek for |
Religious,
devoted, loves truth & kindliness, cultured, calm & quite, helping,
steady |
| 8 |
Emotions
a. Anger
b. Jealousy
c. Greed
d. Enemity
e. Mood |
Gets quickly angry
Jealous
Greedy
---
Changing |
Quickly angry
Jealous
Greedy
---
Angry changing |
No quick anger, but if it is, long lasting
Minimum
Non greedy
Non enmity, if at all, is long lasting
Gentle steady mood |
| 9 |
Friendship |
Unsteady
- not so real |
No
friendship due to hot temper |
Many
friends & long lasting |
| 10 |
Wealth
- Financial Status |
Poor,
spends money quickly & on trifles |
Medium
(Moderate, spends on luxurious) |
Wealthy
(Rich), Money saver, spends on food |
| 11 |
Life
span |
Less |
Medium |
Long |
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