Diseases, Diagnosis and Treatment

March 23rd, 2007 | admin

According to Ayurveda, diseases occur when there is an imbalance in the physical system of the person. The body naturally has the power to neutralize any imbalance. Ayurveda has eight branches, which deals with diseases affecting different parts of body and the mind.

According to Ayurveda, the disease is not a separate entity. It has more to do with the whole person than any specific part of his body. The imbalance can be because of change in season, change in location or because of a general weakness. Almost all diseases are listed in different treatises of Ayurveda and the comprehensive treatment methods are described in detail in samhitas or treatises.

Diagnosis in Ayurveda is not the easiest thing. The lifestyle, physical capacity, mental bearing, body type, age, strength etc are analyzed by ways of observation, palpation, interrogation and strength tests. Sometimes a panel of doctors will be involved in the diagnosis. All the possible reasons of the disease are analyzed. An Ayurveda physician or a panel of physicians diagnoses not only the disease, but also the person. Next step is treatment, which is finalized only after completely analyzing the person, the stage of the disease, lifestyle he or she is in and his or her societal conditions.

Treatment of the disease can be by way of medication, massage and application of oil, enigma or body purification methods. The medicines are derived from herbs. One un-compromising quality of medicines is that they must not create further imbalance in other system of the body. The medicine must be balanced to create the balanced state in the body and there can be no imbalance occurred due to the intake of medicine for another imbalance. In simpler words, Ayurveda gurus told about 2,000 – 3,000 years ago that the medicines must be of no side effects.

Medicines, thousands of them restore the balance of the body and help the body regain its balanced healthy state.

There are also medicines for specific functions – aphrodisiacs and medicines for pregnant women are examples.