WHAT IS AYURVEDA?

Ayurveda is a 5000 year old system of natural healing.

It is a holistic system of medicine that uses a constitutional model.

This system of medicine gives the guidance regarding food and life style.

DERIVATION OF AYURVEDA?

Ayurveda is derived from two Sanskrit root words:
AYU – which means Life,and
VEDA – which means the knowledge.

Thus, Ayurveda is the “SCIENCE OF LIFE.”

AIM OF AYURVEDA:

There are two basic aims of Ayurveda:

1. To preserve the health of healthy people.
2. To treat the illness and disease.

THREE BIOLOGICAL HUMORS IN AYURVEDA ( TriDosha ):

1. VATA DOSHA:

The wind humor, composed of Ether and Air.

2. PITTA DOSHA:

The bile humor, composed of Fire and Water.

3. KAPHA DOSHA:

The Phelgam humor, composed of Water and Earth.

SEVEN TISSUE ELEMENTS IN AYURVEDA ( SAPTA DHATUS ):

1. RASA (PLASMA)
2. RAKTA (BLOOD)
3. MAMSA (MUSCLE)
4. MEDA (FAT)
5. ASTHI (BONE)
6. MAJJA (BONE MARROW)
7. SHUKRA ( REPRODUCTIVE FLUID)

BRANCHES OF AYURVEDA:

There are 8 branches of Ayurveda:

1. KayaChikitsa ( General Medicine)
2. BalaChikitsa ( Paediatrics)
3. GrahChikitsa ( Psychiatry )
4. UrdhwangaChikitsa ( ENT & Opthalmology)
5. Shalya ( General surgery)
6. Damstra ( Toxicology)
7. Jara ( Gerontology )
8. Vrushya ( Fertility )

Nazim Nazir
BAMS
Final Professional Student

Email: naazimnazeer23@gmail.com