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The indigenous system of medicine in India is termed ‘ayurveda’ (ayu means life or longevity and veda means knowledge). Other re ...
196 | Traditional medicine Figure 7.1 Global utilisation of ayurveda. (Adapted from WHO Global Atlas of Traditional, Complementa ...
were orally transmitted for thousands of years and then written down in melodic Sanskrit poetic verses known as shlokas. Ayurved ...
Determining the constitution and the cause of illness Ayurveda embraces certain fundamental doctrines, known as the darshnas. Th ...
in the material universe at all scales of life and in both organic and inorganic things. The five basic elements join together i ...
A balance of the doshasis necessary for optimal health. In childhood kaphaelements associated with growth predominate; in adulth ...
The seven tissues (dhatus) The seven tissues are: plasma or cytoplasm (ras), which contains nutrients from digested food blood ...
The gastric fire (agni) The final element important for healthy life is agni, the ‘fire’ that sustains vitality. Agni covers who ...
direct effect on the individual’s physiological state and its influence on the medicine. Inadequate digestion will result in the ...
incompatible with bananas, fish with bread, while melons are claimed to be incompatible with most other foods. For hypertension, ...
elderly, malnourished, chronically ill or emaciated. The timing of administration is also seen as being important. The particula ...
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