Rachel Coddington, Katie Criss, Emily Gilfert, Erica McNinch, & Anna Wood

Ayurvedic Medicine

Ayurveda: science of life; longevity

Derived from Greco-Arabic medicine

Three major medical systems used in India:AyurvedaSiddhaYoga

History

Vedic: 1200-800BCReligious scriptures in Atharvaveda and Rigveda

Magicoreligious healingIncantations

ClassicalSimilar to traditional Ayurvedic medicine

SyncreticCombination of Unani, Sidda, and other influencesUsing pulse and urine to diagnose

“New Age Ayurveda”Influenced by modern science, physics, and

biomedical science

Four Phases

EarthAirFireWaterSpace

Elements combine with the act of forces (doshas: Veta, Pitta, Kapha)

The Five Elements

Srotas: channels throughout the body that allow substances to pass through themIntestinesArteriesCapillariesUterus

If these channels are blocked, disease results

Thirteen Srotas

Constitutional Type (prakriti): determined at conception and never changes

Four factors:FatherMotherWombSeason

The prakriti of a person determines what treatment option will most likely cure their disease

Constitutional Types

Three categories of disease:Adhyatmika (from within the body)Adhibhautika (from outside the body)Adhidaivika (from supernatural sources)

Disease is named based on one of six characteristics:Condition producedMain symptomMain signNatureMain dosha involvedOrgan involved

The Naming of Disease

In Ayurvedic medicine, digestion is the most important process

Anything that suppresses digestion causes the production of ama

Ama circulates throughout the body, and causes obstruction in a srota

Wherever the srota occurs, this is the site of origin

Causation of Disease

Holistic: mental and physical Pulse

Vata: snake-likePitta: frog-likeKapha: swan or peacock-like

UrineVata: pale yellow and oilyPitta: yellow, red, or blueKapha: white, foamy, and

muddyCombination of doshas: blackAma: lime juice or vinegar-

like

Diagnosis and Treatment

Vata: coldness, dryness, roughness, cracking

Pitta: hotness, rednessKapha: wetness, whiteness,

coldness

Physical Assessment

PreventionTherapyProphylaxis of disease

with:DietMedicineTherapeutic Purification

EmeticsPurgativesEnemasHead purgationLeeches

Two Types of Treatment

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References

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References

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Micozzi, M. (2015). Characteristics of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. In Fundamentals of complementary and alternative medicine (Fifth ed., pp. 3-8). St. Louis, Mo., Missouri: Elsevier Saunders. (15) 545-552

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