Ayurvedic Self Cure

Murali Manohar Dr. Ch.

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Ayurveda is a vast medicinal science. It is said to have been originated in India about 5000 years back. Unlike other medicinal systems, Ayurveda focuses more on healthy living than treatment of diseases. The main concept of Ayurveda is that it personalizes the healing process. According to Ayurveda, the human body is composed of four basics-the dosha, dhatu, mala and agni. There is immense significance of all these basics of the body in Ayurveda. These are also called the Mool Siddhant or the basic fundamentals of Ayurvedic treatment. Through 10 chapters, the author Dr.Murli Manohar explains the diseases associated with digestive system, respiratory system, heart & circulatory system, nervous system, urinary system, joint diseases, skin & hair problems, eye problems, problems specific to females and other miscellaneous health issues. He has made it easy to understand each disease by giving its symptoms, self-help guidelines and specific remedies.

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• Alternative medicine

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• Publié par: V & S Publishers
• Date de parution: 09 janvier 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9789350578032
• Langue: English

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Ayurvedic Self-Cure Book – For Common & Chronic Ailments
Dr. Ch. Murali Manohar
M.D. (Ayurveda)
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Preface
This book is in your hands because of the incidents that took place in my life.
The first one relates to my father Dr. Chirumamilla Ranga Rao, an eminent Ayurveda physician who has imbibed both science and spirit of Ayurveda (he is currently working for Maharshi Mahesh Yogi's Vedic University and Ayurveda Research Centre, Holland). When I was studying Intermediate, an arthritis patient with severe disability was brought on a stretcher to his clinic. After visiting several doctors belonging to various medical systems, he consulted my father as a last resort and this was enough to arouse my curiosity to watch his progress. After three months of Ayurvedic treatment, when he started moving about on his own, I found myself admiring this particular system of medicine. Consequently, I appeared for entrance test for B.A.M.S. (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery).
The second incident took place when I was doing my post graduation. I was travelling in a train and a fellow traveller asked me, on learning about my qualification, why anybody should bother about Ayurveda when one can guard his health through easily available allopathic medicines. Then I explained to him that Ayurveda does not confine itself to treat a disease but goes much beyond. It tells how one has to lead his life, correlate body and mind, and take precautionary measures to prevent diseases. I told him that it is nature's prescription to physical as well as mental diseases that plague a person and that it is ancient wisdom best suited for modern man. At the end of the session, he vowed that he would opt for Ayurveda. Since I had no better thing to do during a journey, I could spend enough time to enlighten him. But what about the others who do not have proper idea about so called National Medical Treatment of this country? I decided to convey the teachings of Ayurveda by putting them on paper.
These three incidents made me think about ways and means to convey this ancient knowledge to public in a way that was simple and easy to understand. Since I believe that more than the foreign systems, Ayurveda is in tune with Indian way of living, I thought it is easy to convince the public if written in a native tongue. I discussed the concept with a young editor of a popular Telugu weekly and he readily agreed to give me a regular column in his publication, Andhra Jyothi .
I wish to acknowledge my debt to Shri Ram Avtar Gupta, Managing Director of Pustak Mahal, for agreeing to publish the book. But the book would not have taken shape if my efforts have not come to the notice of Shri S.K. Roy, Editor of Pustak Mahal. He compiled my articles, edited, and presented them systematically in book form. I am grateful to him.
Let me state a fact very clearly at this point. If this book in whatever measure benefits you, the credit goes to Ayurveda. If it does not, the fault lies with my communicating skills but not with the science as such. Please let me know what you feel about this book. If you want to know about your personal health problem in particular or any clarification regarding Ayurveda in general, please do not hesitate to write to me. I shall feel honoured.
Shubhamastu. Satamaanam Bhavathi. May you be bestowed with bliss and longevity.
Address: Raksha Ayurvedic Centre, 102B, SRK Apartments, Opp. Directorate of Women Development, Yousufguda Main Road, Ameerpet, Hyderabad-500073. A.P. E-mail: [e-mail] Phones: [phone], 3756014
— Dr. Chirumamilla Murali Manohar M.D. (Ayurveda) Ayurvedic Specialist
Contents 1. Diseases of the Digestive System 2. Diseases of the Respiratory System 3. Diseases of the Heart and Circulatory System 4. Diseases of the Nervous System 5. Diseases of the Urinary System 6. Metabolic & Joint Diseases 7. Diseases of the Skin & Hair 8. Diseases of the Eye 9. Problems in Females 10. Miscellaneous Problems
1
DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
1. HYPERACIDITY
Everyone knows that excessive secretion of acid leads to hyperacidity. Inside the stomach, nutrients are broken into small units for the purpose of assimilation. The stomach can digest things similar to its own structure and composition—like a piece of meat. But, then how come the stomach does not digest itself? The process of digestion takes place because of many different gastric secretions, which are highly acidic. What prevent the stomach from digesting itself are the cells, which form its inner lining? These cells have a special permeability barrier, which does not let anything permeate. If this is challenged with certain foods like too much tea, coffee, alcohol or certain chemical drugs, especially some pain-relieving and anti-arthritic drugs, then this will be weakened or damaged.
As a result, the highly acidic medium, which prevails in the stomach, traverses the stomach wall, thus causing pain and discomfort. If the same thing is repeated again and again, it may give rise to acidity and gastritis thereby inflaming the lining of the stomach. Ayurveda calls this condition as ‘amla pitta’.
To understand the disease amla pitta, one has to understand the concept of ‘agni’. Ayurveda has described this agni as fire of life. It has been given a pivotal place in the delicate balance between health and disease. In other words, ‘agni’ is the fire that cooks or digests the food.
A normal ‘agni’ means a healthy person and conversely, an abnormal agni is a sure pointer to disease.
At times, this ‘agni’ may be impaired due to intellectual blasphemy (prajnaaparaadha), unwholesome conjunction of sense organs with their objects (asaatmyendriyaartha samyoga) and vagaries of weather and time (kaala or parinaama). This impaired ‘agni’ shows effect on ‘pitta’, the fiery energy of the body responsible for transformation. ‘Amla pitta’ is the by-product of this defective process.
“It is difficult to produce fire either without fire logs or with too many fire logs occupying the whole furnace.” The same is the case with digestive fire. This will be hampered either with low amounts (mandaagni) or with high amounts (teekshnaagni). Amla pitta is the resultant of teekshnaagni, says Ayurveda.
SELF-HELP GUIDELINES & AYURVEDIC REMEDIES
As we know that acidity is due to improper regimen, it can be easily tackled by following simple methods:
• It is clear that amla pitta is mainly due to aggravation of pitta. Factors responsible for aggravation of this pitta dosha are excessive intake of pungent and sour food items, alcoholic preparations, salt, hot and sharp stuff which cause burning sensations. Anger, fear, excessive exposure to sun and fire, intake of dry vegetables and alkalis, irregularity in taking food, etc. should be avoided as far as possible.
• As a rule, all persons with acidity can take a milk diet excellently, although some, at first have trouble in absorbing milk. This is because the large amount of acid in the stomach forms hard curds combined with the proteins of the milk. Often these are vomited. Yet milk is excellent in the condition, especially when preceded by a fast, adjusted to your general condition.
• The milk diet should be adhered to several weeks if possible. Along with this, drink warm water freely. Ayurveda insists on this because, according to it, “hot destroys hot" (ushnam ushnena hanti). Moreover, it has been found by physiological experiments that cold water increases the amount of acid secreted in the stomach. When the stomach seems to be in better condition, the milk may be taken with an evening meal consisting of easily digestible and non-irritating foods.
• For a time, it is better to use foods requiring only moderate mastication, since mastication naturally increases the flow of gastric juice with its acid. Yet insufficient mastication of the food chosen will aggravate acidity problems by causing gastric irritation. So, mastication should always be moderate in this particular condition.
• It is important not to overeat, but to take small meals, three times a day. Avoid artificial stimulants, all of which raise pitta. Alcohol, in any form, is like throwing fuel on the pitta fire. The drawback of the caffeine in coffee and tea is that it increases acid production in stomach if consumed excessively.
• Even an excess intake of sweets can cause acidity as the sugar causes fermentation and produces acid in the stomach, particularly if wrongly combined with other food types.
According to Ayurveda, the pre-digestive characters of a particular food need not correlate with its post-digestive effect. It calls this effect as 'vipaaka'.
• Avoid salt, oil, pickles, curd, fried foods, sour foods like tamarind, etc., all of which heat the body.
• Take pitta pacifying diet. It should contain bitter and astringent tastes, which are usually supplied mainly through salads and legumes. These two tastes curb the appetite, dry up excessive moisture and keep the palate sharp.