Ayurvedic system of medicine, Diagnosis an dtreatment

1. AYURVEDA
Mrs. C.T. Nemade
Assistant Professor,
Dept. of Pharmacognosy
SSDJ College of Pharmacy, Chandwad.
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Sushruta performing surgery 4000 years back

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5. • Lord Dhanvantari is known as
God of medicine and Surgery
according to Hindu mythology.
•It is said that he was born on
the day of teras before Dipavali
from sagar manthan.
•Goddess Laxmi the queen of
wealth was born on day of
Dipavali.
•Therfore the Lord Dhanvantari
is said to be the elder brother of
Goddess Laxmi.
•Before Chhoti Dipavali “Dhan
Teras” is termed to memoire
Dhanvantari for good health. 5

6. Theory and Basic concepts
There are three fundamental principles
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•Panchamahabhuta Siddhanta
•Tridosha theory
•Guna-Rasa-Virya-Vipaka-Prabhava
Siddhanta 6

7. Panchamahabhuta
Siddhanta
Every substance is a combination of
panchamahabhuta.
Each of it has its own characteristic
features, properties and means of
identification.
Healthy state – Perfect balance
Illness state – Disturbed balance
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8. Panchamahabhuta
Siddhanta
It has five basic elements/ Mahabhutas
Prithvi (Earth)- Basic role in body is form and
shape.
Apa (Water)- Maintains moisture, liquidity and
lubricates.
Teja (Fire)- Produces heat and energy.
Vayu (Air)- Prana a vital force which controls
respiration.
Akasha (Solid)- Vacuoles and pores responsible
for transportation of nutritional elements.
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9. Tridosha Theory
Dosha means impurities/imbalance.
Imbalance of doshas –diseased state.
There are three governing factors of
pathophysiology of body.
• Vata – From Vayu and akash
• bring about by respiration
• Imbalance is bring by diet, cold
wheather, etc.
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10. Tridosha Theory
• Pitta – From Agni or fire
• Has a hot bright and acidic character.
• Helps in digestion, metabolism and
energy production.
• Imbalance caused by hot spicy food,
summer, etc.
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11. Tridosha Theory
• Kapha – Made up of Prithavi and Apa.
• Watery and heavy in character.
• In balanced condition –lubricates joints
and stability of body.
• Imbalance caused by cold wheather,
spring, heavy meal and too much rest.
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12. Guna-Rasa-Virya-Vipaka-
Prabhava Siddhanta
Important five pharmacological principles of
Dravya or drug substance are –
• Rasa- Therapeutically active drug.
• Guna- Quality
• Virya- An active principle by which potency is
characterised.
• Vipaka- End product of digestion.
• Prabhava- Actual therapeutic activity of drug on
the individual.
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13. Diagnosis
In Ayurveda diagnosis is important that
treatment.
Diagnosis according to ayurveda is not merely
naming the disease but identification of the
imbalance of these three energies by examining
the followings .
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16. General Diagnostic signs (non specific to an organ) includes—
1. Tongue Movement – High movement indicates imbalanced airy
element. (Vata)
2. Central crack lines – indicate spinal or back problems.
3. Central Crack lines also indicate poor absorption.
4. Color Changes – Red, Purple, Black, Yellow, White – Each color
represents blood imbalances.
Eg: Red tip of tongue indicates stress in heart area.
5. Stability and deviation to left or right indicate instability, high
nervousness or fickle-mindedness.
6. Thickness or thinness – Indicate water component as well as
mucus lack or excess.
7. Moisture – Dehydration, increased toxic backup.
8. Indentations on side – Indicate Mal-absorption issues as well as
dehydration.
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21. Treatment of Ayurveda
Treatment consist of avoiding causative
factors responsible for the disequilibrium of
the body matrix.
Principles: Remove the cause
Eliminate the toxins
Soothe the enjury
Through Panchkarma procedures,
medicines, suitable diet, activity and regime
for storing the balance and strenghtening the
body.
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22. Treatment of Ayurveda
According to charaka, the following
procedures can be studied under the
panchakarma therapy.
1. Vaman
2. Virechan
3. Niruha (Asthapana)
4. Anuvasna
5. Shirovirechana (nasya)
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23. Treatment of Ayurveda
The panchakarma therapy is done in
three stages.
• Poorva karma
• Pradhana karma
• Paschata karma
Poorva karma: - It is the first stage.
- Involves preliminary procedures
like the preparation of the patient,
medicine, and equipment necessary.
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24. Treatment of Ayurveda
Type of Poorva karma
1. Pachana (Digestive therapy)- carried
out by using deepana and pachana
drugs like digestive peya, churna,
quatha, vati, etc.
2. Snehna (Oleation therapy)- includes
abhynga and bahya
3. Svedana (Sudation therapy)- of two
kinds angani and sagni svedana.
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25. Treatment of Ayurveda
Pradhana karma-Second step and
involves actual administration of drug.
1. Vaman (Emesis)
2. Virechana (Purgation)
3. Basti (enema)Urinary bladder is called
as Basti.
4. Nasya or Shirovirechana (Nasal
insufflation)
5. Raktamokshana (Blood-letting)
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27. Raktamokshana (Blood-
letting)
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28. Treatment of Ayurveda
Paschata karma- these are generally the
adaption of rehabilitative measures after the
main treatment like diet, medicine, and changes
in the daily routine.
It is of three types.
1. Samsarajana Karma- Restoration of digestive
powers by advocationg a specific diet.
2. Rasayanadi Karma- Administration of
rasayana and vajeekarna drugs.
3. Shamana prayoga- Administration of
medicines required to treat the particular
disease after the process of elimination.
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