Ayurveda &homeopathy by premaraju

AYURVEDA & HOMEOPATHY

BY : DWARATHI KAVURI

OBJECTIVES :• Introduction• Origin• Principle• Benefits• Side Effects• Uses• Conclusion

INTRODUCTION TO AYURVEDA

Comprehensive system that places equal emphasis on the body, mind and spirit, strives to restore and innate hormone of the individual

Ayurveda is combination of two Sanskrit words :“Ayu” means long life“Veda” means Knowledge or Science.“Ayurveda” means Knowledge of life or Science of life.

Origin Of Ayurveda :

Practiced in India for over 5000 yearsCovers all medical fieldsAyurveda can be found in VedasDiagnosis done by observation, touch, and questioningFour components to disease management physician ,drug , patient, attendant (such as a nurse)

Clinical Exam Includes :

Pulse diagnosis. Urine Examination.Stool examination.Toungue Examination.Examination of body sounds.Eye Examination.Skin Examination.

PRINCIPLE:

Ayurveda mainly based on 5 elements:1.Akash:ether2.Vayu:air3.Agni: fire4.Jala:water5.Prithvi:earth These five elements are also known as

panchamahabhuthas

TREATMENT : Treatment has four main parts

Shodan – cleansing Shaman – palliation Rasayan – rejuvenation Satwajaya – mental nurturing and spiritual

healing

TRIDOSHA THEORY:

Three energies /dosha’s -Pitta-Digestion,metabolism,emotion. -Kapha:lubrication,structure,synthesis. -Vatha:movement,physical and mental

function,degeneration.Imbalance in the dosha’s is the main cause of disease or poor health.

REPORTED BENEFITS:

•Slowing the again process.•Promoting the health of all organs of the body.•Reducing fatigue and stress.•Nurturing the body with proper diet.•Healing disorders of the nervous system.

CAUTION:

•Herbal/metal/mineral/ayurvedic treatments -Safety dependent on following a complex procedure. -Many include heavy metals such as mercury ,lead and arsenic. -1 in 5 herbal products produced in south asia have toxic levels. - Reports of lead poisoning

THERAPIES :

Sight: Color therapyHearing: Music therapy, mantra

meditation, chanting.Spiritual: Include meditation, living

ethically and working in a career that one loves or is purposeful.

Taste: Herbal medicines given according to there taste (rasa)

Touch: Massage (abhyañga), yoga, and exercise

Smell: Aromatherapy

UNIQUENESS OF AYURVEDAThis spiritual science offers numerous

unique benefits:

It looks at people as individuals, not as a generic group

It heals from the root-cause of an illness, not merely treating the symptoms.

Natural therapies & Inexpensive

No side effects and therapies are effective

HOMEOPATHY

INTRODUCTION TO HOMEOPATHY

Homeopathy = homois (similar) + pathos (suffering)It's based on the principle that substances that cause symptoms in healthy people can be used in extreme dilution to treat illnesses that cause the same symptoms (likes cure like)Basically homeopathy allows the body to heal itself by triggering body’s natural immune responseEg: caffeine can treat insomnia

ORIGIN OF HOMEOPATHYHomeopathy began in the late 1700s, developed by a German doctor named Samuel Hahnemann.Hahnemann was dissatisfied with the often-severe treatments that were being used and was looking for a more natural way to treat illnessesHe discovered the law of similar after he consumes cinchona bark extract (used to cure malaria) which produces the same symptoms as malaria

Homeopathy achieved its greatest popularity in the 19th century. The first homeopathic schools opened in 1830Eventually homeopathy reached all over Europe, United States and Asia

HOMEOPATHY IN MALAYSIA Homeopathy in Malaysia was said to be brought

here by the Colonel A.S. Rajah, a British Army Officer who later spread the new idea to Mr. Burhanuddin Al Helmy

In 1977 Dr Nik Omar bin Haji Nik Daud, a young professional who qualified homeopathy at Pakistan Homeopathy Medical College in 1975 and further his education at London, UK came back to Malaysia in 1977 and started a first complete Homeopathic Clinic in Kota Bharu, Kelantan.

On 21 Januari 2001 Malaysian Homeopathic Medical Council was founded

Practitioners must register with M.P.H.M

PRINCIPLEBalancing vital energy to promote body’s self healing response

Law of similars Substance that cause similar symptoms in healthy person as the

patient can cure the disease Theory of infinitesimals dilution) (

A remedy is prepared by ultra diluting it(potentization) . Homeopaths believe this method preserves the effects of remedy despite dilution

Mother tincture = remedy solved in small amount of water or alcohol

Diluted to 12 C dilution ( C = 1:100 ) using water There is only 60 % chance that one single molecule remains

Succussion Remedy is shaken vigorously to retain the properties of mother

tincture Banged few times against a solid object ( believed to transfer

essence and energy)

Grafting Unmedicated pills or sugar pills are dipped in the remedy and

dried. The essence is now transferred to the pill A pill with essence of remedy allowed to come in contact with

other sugar pills whereby other pills also acquire the essence

Often the mother tincture is diluted over the 12 C dilution. Hence there is no molecule of the actual substance remains( only water)But homeopaths claim that the energy is transferred from the mother tincture in every dilution

HERBS

VALERIAN

THUJA

GARLIC

ROSEMARY

Easy to administer No or minimal side effects as the

remedy contains no toxic substance

Effective as it triggers natural healing process

Cheap compared to conventional medicine

BENEFITS

Minimal to zero side effects This is because homeopathy remedies are

ultrahigh-diluted until there is no any active ingredients

Some patients may experience ‘healing crisis’ where their condition gets worse before getting better. This is due to the process of toxin removal from body

Some remedies may not be sufficiently diluted and contain biologically active ingredients. These ingredients may cause allergies to some patients

SIDE EFFECTS

TREATMENT SESSION CONSULTATION

Patients will be asked about their medical history, diet, lifestyle, physical and emotional state

PRESCRIPTIONSuitable remedy will be prescribed Every remedy is made to suit the patient’s individual symptoms

SCIENTIFIC PROVECurrently there are no good quality studiesWater memory investigated by French professor Jacques Benveniste shows that homeopathically treated water has positive effect on living cells compared to untreated waterRandomized controlled trial shows homeopathy is no better than PLACEBOHomeopathy can cure acute ear infection in children (International Journal Of Clinical Pharmacology And Therapeutics)

Conclusions Evidence supporting/validating the tridosha

theory of Ayurveda looks promising Additional research needs to be conducted

in the area of Ayurvedic herbs Biochemical, pharmacological, and toxological

especially Homeopathy not only treats the symptoms of a

disease but also tries to root out the underlying cause

Homeopathy cure diseases with very little side effects.