Benefits of Ayurvedic & Tibetan Medicines
- By using ayurvedic and herbal medicines
you ensure physical and mental health without side
effects. The natural ingredients of herbs
help bring “arogya” to human body and mind.
("Arogya" means free from diseases). The
chemicals used in preparing allopathy medicines have
impact on mind as well. One should have allopathy
medicine only when it is very necessary.
- According to the original texts, the goal of
Ayurveda is prevention as well as promotion of the
body’s own capacity for maintenance and balance.
- Ayurvedic treatment is non-invasive and
non-toxic, so it can be used safely as an
alternative therapy or alongside conventional
therapies.
- Ayurvedic physicians claim that their methods
can also help stress-related, metabolic, and chronic
conditions.
- Ayurveda has been used to treat acne, allergies,
asthma, anxiety, arthritis, chronic fatigue
syndrome, colds, colitis, constipation, depression,
diabetes, flu, heart disease, hypertension, immune
problems, inflammation, insomnia, nervous disorders,
obesity, skin problems, and ulcers.
Ayurvedic Terms Explained
Dosha: In Ayurvedic
philosophy, the five elements combine in pairs to form
three dynamic forces or interactions called doshas. It
is also known as the governing principles as every
living things in nature is characterized by the dosha.
Ayurvedic Facial:
Purportedly, a "therapeutic skin care experience" that
involves the use of "dosha-specific" products and a
facial massage focusing on "marma points."
Ayurvedic Nutrition (Ayurvedic
Diet): Nutritional phase of Ayurveda. It
involves eating according to (a) one's "body type" and
(b) the "season." The alleged activity of the doshas--three
"bodily humors," "dynamic forces," or "spirits that
possess"--determines one's "body type." In Ayurveda,
"body types" number seven, eight, or ten, and "seasons"
traditionally number six. Each two-month season
corresponds to a dosha; for example, the two seasons
that correspond to the dosha named "Pitta" (see "Raktamoksha")
constitute the period of mid-March through mid-July. But
some proponents enumerate three seasons: summer (when
pitta predominates), autumn, and winter (the season of
kapha); or Vata season (fall and winter), Kapha season
(spring), and Pitta season (summer). According to
Ayurvedic theory, one should lessen one's intake of
foods that increase ("aggravate") the ascendant dosha. |