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For emergency situations like a heart attack or a bone fracture, alloathy is good. Suppose one is having a head ache and wants immediate relief because he has to attend an important meeting, taking an allopathic pain killer will give immediate relief.

But this immediate relief is due to blocking of the pain impulses that are going to the brain, which means that the cause of the pain is not addressed, the pain is still there, but it is not felt because the impulses have not reached the brain.

The major drawback of allopathy is that it treats separate organs, not the whole organism(the human being). In this aspect, ayurveda is good. It takes into account your constitution and build etc., before prescribing the medicine. But it is a little long term treatment and for it to be most effective, certain foods have to be avoided, which may be difficult for some peple.

Homeopathy is superb in the fact that it doesn't have the side effects ( which the allopathic medicines are notorius for, remember, even a simple allopathic pain killer can cause serious complications if taken regularly for long time). For children especially only homeopathy treatment should be given. But one needs a good coctor because correct diagnosis is very important. If diagnosis is correct, homeopthy will work like a miracle.

2007-03-09 00:03:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

any type of medicune is not good medicine hence thease r all having some dis adVS
ADVATAGES OF VARIOUS MERDICINES
1- ALLOPATHIC: IT HLP TO CURE EMERGENCYSITUATIONS
2- MAX CURE iits + point
3- easy of takig of medicine
4- BUT LOT OF DIS ADVS
2-AYUR-- IT IS NOT BAD BUT SLOW ACTION IN AMERGENCY IT IS NOT PERFECT
3-HOMEO PATHIC----
1- IT IS GOOD BUT ITS ALSO SLOW REACTION BUT CAMPARE OF AGANAIST MEDICINES (DIS Advs) is low in this medi cine inthis chilldrens r very attract to these medicine hence3 it easy to take & sweet to taste
so certian time & conditions certian type of of drug is good

2007-03-14 23:34:24 · answer #2 · answered by rajeshreddy798 2 · 0 0

Allopathic medicine is basically putting chemicals into your body to treat a specific problem but which then causes so many side effects that it's pretty much not worth it. The only thing that allopathic medicine is good for in my opinion is in emergency situations.

Aurvedic medicine and Homeopathic medicine has lots of benefits and pretty much no harmful side effects. Both have their ups and downs. Auravedic medicine can be somewhat complicated to understand, but if you understand it, it can definitely be used to improve overall health. Homeopathic medicine I think is fairly simple to understand and very helpful.

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2007-03-14 16:01:06 · answer #3 · answered by Bella_Donna 2 · 1 0

The best is a combination. All COMPLEMENTARY health practitioners should be working together and utilizing each other's strengths.

2007-03-10 00:28:10 · answer #4 · answered by jhvnmt 4 · 0 0

Any medicine is good as long as it suits you and cures your disease.

2007-03-08 21:53:52 · answer #5 · answered by spiritual healer 4 · 1 0

I recommend proper healthcare first. After you have he bone set, or prescription; then use alternative healing methods to speed up the recovery.

2007-03-09 00:26:57 · answer #6 · answered by Rev. Two Bears 6 · 0 0

Ayurveda
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Shirodhara, one of the techniques of Ayurveda
Shirodhara, one of the techniques of Ayurveda

Ayurveda (Devanagari: आयुर्वेद ) or Ayurvedic medicine is an ancient system of health care that is native to the Indian subcontinent. The word "Ayurveda" is a tatpurusha compound of the word āyus meaning "life" or "life principle", and the word veda, which refers to a system of "knowledge". Thus "Ayurveda" roughly translates as the "knowledge of life". According to Charaka, "life" itself is defined as the "combination of the body, sense organs, mind and soul, the factor responsible for preventing decay and death, which sustains the body over time, and guides the processes of rebirth" [1]. According to this perspective, Ayurveda is concerned with measures to protect "ayus", which includes healthy living along with therapeutic measures that relate to physical, mental, social and spiritual harmony. Ayurveda is also one among the few traditional systems of medicine to contain a sophisticated system of surgery.

According to the Ayurvedavatarana (the "descent of Ayurveda"), the origin of Ayurveda is stated to be a divine revelation of the ancient Indian creator god Lord Brahma.[2] as he awoke to recreate the universe. This knowledge was passed directly to Daksha Prajapati in the form of shloka sung by Lord Brahma.[3], and this was in turn was passed down through a successive chain of deities to Lord Indra, the protector of dharma. According to this account, the first human exponent of Ayurveda was Bharadvaja, who learned it directly from Indra. Bharadvaja in turn taught Ayurveda to a group of assembled sages, who then passed down different aspects of this knowledge to their students. According to tradition, Ayurveda was first described in text form by Agnivesha, in his book the Agnivesh tantra. The book was later redacted by Charaka, and became known as the Charaka Samhitā.[4] Another early text of Ayurveda is the Sushruta Samhitā, which in addition to the Charaka Samhitā, served as the textual material in the ancient Universities of Takshashila and Nalanda.[5] These texts are believed to have been written around the beginning of the Common Era, and is based on a holistic approach rooted in the philosophy of the Vedas and Vedic culture.
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* 1 History
* 2 Development
o 2.1 Gurukul system of Ayurveda
* 3 Traditions of Ayurveda
o 3.1 Post Brhat Trayi period
* 4 Medications
* 5 Panchakarma and Ayurvedic Massage
* 6 Current Status
o 6.1 Ayurvedic institutions and practitioners
o 6.2 Practice in the west
* 7 Scientific Criticism of Ayurveda
o 7.1 Scientific studies and standards
o 7.2 Safety concerns
o 7.3 "Miracle Cures"
* 8 See also
* 9 References
* 10 Partial bibliography
* 11 External links

[edit] History
A statue of the Hindu God, Brahma. Hinduism believes in the divine origin of Ayurveda
A statue of the Hindu God, Brahma. Hinduism believes in the divine origin of Ayurveda
Dhanvantari, the God of Ayurveda
Dhanvantari, the God of Ayurveda
Nagarjuna, a follower of Buddha, was a well known herbologist, known for inventing various new drugs for the treatment of ailments
Nagarjuna, a follower of Buddha, was a well known herbologist, known for inventing various new drugs for the treatment of ailments

Documented references to the precise timing of the origins of Ayurveda are not available. The age of Ayurveda has been established on the basis of correlating the evidence with other disciplines as well as circumstantial evidence. Ayurveda is said to have been first compiled as a text by Agnivesha, in his book Agnivesh tantra, which was written during Vedic times.[citation needed] The book was later revised by Charaka, and renamed to Charaka Samhitā (encyclopedia of the physician Charaka).[6] Other early texts of Ayurveda include the Charaka Samhitā and the Sushruta Samhitā[5] The system was orally transferred via the Gurukul system until a script came into existence.

The earliest scripts would have been written on perishable materials such as Taalpatra and Bhojapatra, which could not be readily preserved.[citation needed] The script was later written on stone and copper sheets.[citation needed] Verses dealing with Ayurveda are included in the Atharvaveda, which implies that some form of Ayurveda is as old as the Vedas.[7] Ayurvedic practices have also evolved over time, and some practices may be considered innovations upon earlier Vedic practices, such as the advances made during the Buddhist period in India. [citation needed]

Hinduism attributes the genesis of Ayurveda to several theories in which the knowledge is believed to have been passed on from being to being, initially, through its realization by the divine sages, and gradually into the human sphere by a complex system of mnemonics. Details of Ayurvedic traditions vary between writers, as is expected when oral traditions are transcribed from multiple sources. The earliest authors of Ayurvedic manuscripts recorded divergent forms of the tradition.

[edit] Development

Ayurvedic practice was flourishing during the time of Buddha (around 520 BC) , and in this period the Ayurvedic practitioners were commonly using Mercuric-sulphur combination based medicines.[8] In this period mercury, sulphur and other metals were used in conjunction with herbs to prepare the different medications.[citation needed] An important Ayurvedic practitioner of this period was Nagarjuna, a Buddhist herbologist, famous for inventing various new drugs for the treatment of ailments. [citation needed] Nagarjuna was accompanied by Surananda, Nagbodhi, Yashodhana, Nityanatha, Govinda, Anantdev, Vagbhatta etc. The knowledge of Ayurveda progressed a lot during this period, including development of newer and more effective medicines, and is therefore termed as the Golden Period of Ayurveda.[citation needed]

After emerging victorious at the Kalinga War, Emperor Ashoka (304 BC-232 BC) influenced by the Buddhist teachings, banned any bloodshed in his kingdom in 250 BC. Therefore many Ayurveda practitioners, who were practicing surgery along with medicine, left the surgical intervention and adopted totally new medicinal treatments. In this period, Ayurveda again evolved and flourished with the invention of new drugs, new methodology and new innovations. The practice of the accompanying surgery slowly died out during this period.[citation needed]

During the regime of Chandragupta Maurya (375-415 AD), Ayurveda was part of mainstream Indian medical techniques, and continued to be so until the invasion of the English.

Chakrapani Dutta (DuttaSharma) was a Vaid Brahman of Bengal who wrote books on Ayurveda such as "Chakradutta" and others. Chakrapani Dutta was the Rajabaidya of King Nayapala (1038 - 1055). It is believed by some practitioners that Chakradutta is the essence of Ayurveda.

Ayurveda has always been preserved by the people of India as a traditional "science of life", despite increasing adoption of European medical techniques during the time of British rule. For several decades the reputation and skills of the various Ayurvedic schools declined markedly as Western medicine and Western-style hospitals were built. However, beginning in the 1970s, a gradual recognition of value of Ayurveda returned, and today Ayurvedic hospitals and practitioners are flourishing throughout all of India. As well, the production and marketing of Ayurvedic herbal medicines has dramatically increased, as well as scientific documentation of benefits. Today, Ayurvedic medicines are available throughout the world.

See also article:The Eight Armed Ayurveda

[edit] Gurukul system of Ayurveda

In the earlier days of its conception, the system of Ayurvedic medicine was orally transferred via the Gurukul system until a written script came into existence.

In this system, the Guru gave a solemn address where he directed the students to a life of chastity, honesty, and vegetarianism. The student was to strive with all his being to heal the sick. He was not to betray patients for his own advantage. He was required to dress modestly and avoid alcohol or drugs. He was to be collected and self-controlled, measured in speech at all times. He was to constantly improve his knowledge and technical skill. At the patient's home, he was to be courteous and modest, directing all attention to the patient's welfare. He was not to divulge any knowledge about the patient and his family. If the patient was incurable, he was to keep this to himself if it was likely to harm the patient or others.

The normal length of the student's training appears to have been seven years. Before graduation, the student was to pass a test. But the physician was to continue to learn through texts, direct observation (pratyaksha), and through inference (anumāna). In addition, the vaidyas attended meetings where knowledge was exchanged. The practitioners also gained knowledge of unusual remedies from laypeople who were outside the Ayurvedic community such as hillsmen, herdsmen, and forest-dwellers.

See also: Teachings of Ayurveda

[edit] Traditions of Ayurveda
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Three traditions of Ayurveda exist today — two of them based on the compendia of Charka and Sushruta Samhitās, and a third tradition known as Kāshyapas. However, Ayurvedic remedies prior to these traditions also exist, as mentioned in the earlier Vedic literature (2nd millennium BC). Both the Sushruta and the Charaka Samhitās are the product of several scholars, having been revised and supplemented over a period of several hundred years. The scholar Vāgbhata, who lived in Sindh at the beginning of the 7th century AD, wrote a synthesis of earlier Ayurvedic materials in a collection of verses called the Ashtānga Hridayam. Another work associated with the same author, the Ashtānga Samgraha, contains much of the same material in a more diffuse form, written in a mixture of prose and verse. The relationship between these two works, and a third intermediate compilation, is still a topic of active research. The works of Charaka, Sushruta, and Vāgbhata are considered canonical and reverentially called the Vriddha Trayi, "The Triad of Ancients"; or Brhat Trayi, "The Greater Triad." In the early 8th century, Mādhav wrote his Nidāna, a work on etiology, which soon assumed a position of authority. In the 79 chapters of this book, he lists diseases along with their causes, symptoms, and complications.

[edit] Post Brhat Trayi period

The Brhat Trayi (literally "the three great compositions") is a classic Ayurvedic literary work, which was composed, compiled, and edited by Vagbhatta II, under the title Ashtānga Samgraha. At one time, it was believed that those who read and fully understood the contents of Vriddha Trayi and the Brhat Trayi, were good practitioners of Ayurveda. Legends concerning the origins of the text refer to the Ayurvedic practitioner Vāgbhata who lived during the time of the epic Mahabharata and was the chief physician of king Yudhisthir. Most believe that the author of the Ashtānga Samgraha was born before 200 AD and is properly known as Vāgbhata the 1st. Another man named Vāgbhata (who was born about 100 BC) recomposed the text, including the writings of Charaka, Sushruta under a new title Astang Hridaya.

Mythology also refers to another Ayurvedic physician known as Vangsen. Myths place him in ancient Bengal where he wrote a classic Ayurvedic book, simply called Vangsen. The book is written in easy and understandable language and adds many new chapters to the previous texts.

After Vangsen, a scholar by the name of Madhavacharya composed the book, Madhav Nidan. He is thought to have been the prime minister for the Emperor of Vijaynagara. Madhav Nidan is widely considered the best Ayurvedic book for the diagnosis of some diseases known during that period.

After Madhav Nidan, the next in line of famous Ayurvedic books Bhav Prakash was written during the time that the Portuguese first came to India in 1498 by a man named Bhav Mishra of Madras. The period in which he wrote can be pinpointed accurately because in the Bhav Prakash, he described the symptoms of a disease called "Firang" (Gonorrhoea and Syphilis), which was introduced to the subcontinent through contact with Europeans. ("Firangi" was a Persian-derived pejorative for Europeans in India, who brought the diseases with them). Bhav Mishra's other contribution to Ayurvedic medicine was the introduction of pulse examination / pulse diagnosis.

Many writers after Bhav Mishra contributed to Ayurvedic literature. Among them Sharangdhar, Chakra Dutta, Vaidya Vinod, Vaidya Vamanotsava, Bhaisajya Ratnawali, and the Lolimb Raj, who wrote the Vaidya Jeevan in verse form. The first lines of the verses of the Vaidya Jeevan are addressed to the author's "beloved", while the rest of the verse has contains information about curing diseases.

About 200 years ago, Pranacharya Shri Sadanand Sharma wrote the Ras Tarangini, which was the "base book" for modernizing Ayurveda practices. In this book, advances in chemistry are included. The book describes the use of many chemical substances as medicine and their successful uses. Upon considering the advice of this book, Ayurvedic practitioners began to process the traditional herbs in sulphate, nitrate, muriate, phosphate and nitromuriate forms. Sarpagandha [Latin: Rauwolfia Serpentina] Muriate, Sarpagandha Sulphate, Sarpagandha Phosphate, Sarpagandha Nitrate, Sarpagandha nitromuriate and many others have been prepared and tested on patients. The Ras Tarangini mentions "Shankhadrav", which is a medicine used internally and externally in many disease conditions. Shankhadrav-based herbal medicine, invented by an Indian physician, is regarded by the National Innovation Foundation, Ahmedabad, India.

[edit] Medications
Ayurvedic practitioners believe that the tulsi (holy basil) plant has medicinal qualities
Ayurvedic practitioners believe that the tulsi (holy basil) plant has medicinal qualities

Ayurveda operates on the precept that various materials of vegetable, animal, and mineral origin have some medicinal value. The medicinal properties of these materials have been documented by the practitioners and have been used for centuries to cure illness and/or help maintain good health. Ayurvedic medicaments are made from herbs or mixtures of herbs, either alone or in combination with minerals, metals and other ingredients of animal origin. The metals, animals and minerals are purified by individual processes before being used for medicinal purposes.

Writers and compilers of Ayurvedic literature such as Charaka, Sushruta, Vagabhatta, Bhav Mishra, Shaligram and others have written about the qualities, characteristics and medicinal uses of the herbs, mineral, metals, chemicals, animal parts, cooked food articles, natural foods, fruits etc. Among them, the Bhav Prakash Nighantu, written by Bhav Mishra, is known for its detail .The composition of the Nighantu part (Ayurvedic Materia Medica) of the Bhav Prakash is part of the classical book. The details of the medicinal herbs are given according to the nature, effects, and curative properties as observed by the Ayurvedic practitioners.

Ayurvedic literature has been written by several authors in languages such as Sanskrit, Hindi, and more recently, in English.The Shaligram Nighantu was written in Sanskrit. The Banaushadhi Chandrodaya was written in Hindi.The Indian Materia Medica was written in English.

See also: List of herbs and minerals in Ayurveda

[edit] Panchakarma and Ayurvedic Massage

Ayurvedic massage is a form of treatment for various age related and other common disorders. Some of the advantages which can be cited are pain relief, improved circulation, stress relief, better sleep, flexibility, athletic performance and emotional benefits [citation needed]. Massage therapy can soothe pain, relax stiff muscles, and reduce the swelling that accompanies arthritis [citation needed]. Advocates claim that, with ayurvedic massage, deep-seated toxins in the joints and tissues are loosened and released into the system for elimination through natural toxin-release processes.[9]

See also: Panchakarma

[edit] Current Status

In the early 20th century, Ayurvedic physicians began to organize into professional associations and to promote their case for national recognition and funding.[citation needed] This began to become a reality after Indian independence in 1947.[citation needed]

Ayurveda is now a statutory, recognised medical system of health care like other medical systems existed in India. The Central Council of Indian Medicine {CCIM} governs and recommends policies for the research and development of the system. An Encyclopedia on Ayurveda - Ayushveda.com[2] has been developed to promote the knowledge of Ayurveda worldwide.

In certain states in India, Charak Samhita and Sushruta Samhita are included in the curriculum of modern medical courses (M.B.B.S).

[edit] Ayurvedic institutions and practitioners

Ayurvedic practitioners have been appointed as Honorary Ayurvedic Physician to the President of India. Every year on the occasion of Dhanvantari jayanti, a prestigious Dhanvantari Award is conferred on a famous personality of Medical Sciences including Ayurveda. Today, Kerala is one of the states in India that promotes research and practices of Ayurveda. This has been attributed to its well established Ayurveda centers and Ayurveda pharmaceutical companies, as also the presence of medicinal herbs and plants on the Western Ghats mountain range that runs through the state. There are many Ayurvedic centers (known as Vaidya shalas) all over Kerala.

[edit] Practice in the west

As a result of strong regulations in medical practice in Europe and America, the most commonly practiced Ayurvedic treatments in the west are massage, dietary and herbal advice.

In the United States, the National Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine (established by Scott Gerson) is an example of a research institute that has carried out research into Ayurvedic practices.[10] Gerson has published part of his work on the antifungal activities of certain Ayurvedic plants in medical journals.[11]

Several Pharmecutical companies and Academic Institutions in the west have come into conflict with Indian academic institutions and traditional Ayurvedic practitioners over the intellectual property rights of herbal products researched by the western agencies. The Ayurvedic practitioners have known about the efficacy of such products for centuries and so contend that they carry precedence with regards to patent rights on such products.

On December 1993, the University of Mississippi Medical Center had a patent issued to them by U.S patents and trademarks office on the use of turmeric (U.S. patent No. 5,401,504) for healing. The patent was contested by India's "Council for Scientific and Industrial Research" (C.S.I.R) on the grounds that traditional Ayurvedic practitioners were already aware of the healing properties of the substance and have been for centuries, making this patent a case of bio-piracy.[12]

After a complex legal battle, the U.S. Patents and Trademarks Office ruled on August 14, 1997 that the patent was invalid because it was not a novel invention, giving the intellectual property rights to the principle back to the traditional practitioners of Ayurveda. R. A. Mashelkar, director-general of the CSIR, was satisfied with the result, saying:

"This success will enhance the confidence of the people and help remove fears about India's helplessness on preventing bio-piracy and appropriation of inventions based on traditional knowledge[12]"

The turmeric patent was just one of the hundreds that the several academic organizations and Pharmecutical companies in the west have claimed by ignoring Ayurvedic knowledge. Vandana Shiva, a global campaigner for a fair and honest Intellectual Property Rights system, says patents on herbal products derived from Neem, Amla, Jar Amla, Anar, Salai, Dudhi, Gulmendhi, Bagbherenda, Karela, Erand, Rangoon-kibel, Vilayetishisham and Chamkura also need to be revoked.[12]

Seven American and four Japanese firms have filed for grant of patents on formulations containing extracts of the herb Ashwagandha. Fruits, leaves and seeds of the Indian medicinal plant withania somnifera have been traditionally used for the Ayurvedic system as aphrodisiacs, diuretics and for treating memory loss. The Japanese patent applications are related to the use of the herb as a skin ointment and for promoting reproductive fertility. The U.S based company Natreon has also obtained a patent for an Ashwagandha extract. Another US establishment, the New England Deaconess Hospital, has taken a patent on an Ashwagandha formulation claimed to alleviate symptoms associated with arthritis. It is clear that the Ashwagandha plant is catching the attention of scientists and more patents related to Ashwagandha are being filed or granted by different patent offices since 1996.[13]

[edit] Scientific Criticism of Ayurveda

Ayurveda claims that illness and disease are a result of imbalance in the doshas, which contradicts modern science's understanding of disease in terms of pathogens, infectious agents and genetic disorders.

[edit] Scientific studies and standards

Critics object to the lack of rigorous scientific studies and clinical trials of many ayurvedic products (although see Research and innovations in Ayurveda for details of the evidence which is available). The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine states that "most clinical trials of Ayurvedic approaches have been small, had problems with research designs, lacked appropriate control groups, or had other issues that affected how meaningful the results were."[14]

In India, scientific research in Ayurveda is largely undertaken by the statutory body of the Federal Government, the Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha (CCRAS), through a national network of research institutes.[15] A large number of non-governmental organisations are also conducting research work on different aspects of Ayurveda[3]. However, "even staunch advocates of Ayurveda like cardiologist Dr. M.S. Valiathan...admit that 'clinical studies that would satisfy the liberal criteria of WHO World Health Organisation have been alarmingly few from India, in spite of patients crowding in Ayurvedic hospitals"'.[14]

[edit] Safety concerns

There is evidence that using some ayurvedic medicine, especially those involving herbs, metals, minerals, or other materials involves potentially serious risks, including toxicity.[16][2][17]

A research study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association[18] found significant levels of toxic heavy metals such as lead, mercury and arsenic in 20% of Ayurvedic preparations that were made in South Asia for sale in America. The Journal found that, if taken according to the manufacturers' instructions, this 20% of remedies "could result in heavy metal intakes above published regulatory standards"[18] Similar studies have been performed in India, and have confirmed these results. In response to the study, some practitioners of Ayurveda claimed that "heavy metals are integral to some formulations and have been used for centuries. There is no point of doing trials as they have been used safely and have mention in our ancient texts."[19]

[edit] "Miracle Cures"

Some critics also question the safety of those Ayurvedic drugs that are said to provide "miraculous cures". The critics argue that simply following age-old Ayurvedic formulas is no guarantee of safety and the fundamental processes and concepts on which these ancient processes are based must be exposed to serious scientific scrutiny.

[edit] See also

* List of herbs and minerals in Ayurveda
* Research and innovations in Ayurveda
* Charaka Samhita
* Panchgavya - treatment using products of cows
* Sri Lankan Ayurvedic tradition
* Astrogenetics

2007-03-10 04:51:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Differentiating Various Medical Concepts

Allopathic System of Medicine:

· It is primarily based on the mechanistic view of life. Much of its knowledge originated from the study of dead body.

· It works on the parts, not on the whole body and it has little concern for the mind. Thus when it deals with diseases it overlooks the dynamic living state of the system. The process of specialization has taken the doctors far from the oneness of body and mind and its relationship with nature.

· It does not find the cause that leads to the disease. Its treatment is guided by external symptoms and works by relating it to various parameters in blood, urine, tissues etc. Treatment is built by trial and error process in the laboratory on animals and later tried on the patients. Principle scale to decide the medicine is the immediate changes in the parameters that leads to the suppression of external symptoms,

The system works by balancing it temporarily. However, does not take into consideration the influence of the cyclic and fluctuating environment. For example if the system had a disease in the unwinding phase of the environmental system and the disease was unwinding in its effect, the cure deduced by allopathic system invariably will be winding of the disease symptoms. However this, approach leads to another disease when the environmental system goes into winding state. Therefore, the whole approach is open to the uncertainties of the modern world. It tends to weaken the system with time and makes it prone for more diseases.

For example, we have cause on the right pan that disturbs the balance of the balancing system. The immediate reaction of the Allopathic system is to remove certain weight from the left pan. Now suppose the cause disturbing the system is changed from right pan to left pan. The allopathic approach removes the weight from the right pan. So gradually, the system is rendered weak and amenable to disease even to the slightest changes in the environment.
Simple arguments that appeals to senses, shows us the draw back of the system.

We must note that all living system works to survive against the external force. The process of maintenance and survival is helped by the input factors- food, external temperature, humidity and various other factors, including thoughts, which positively or negatively influences the body. Among all these food and thoughts takes an important role to maintain its balance. Allopathic system of medicine gives very little importance to this principal factor

The above figure is a simple expression of how allopathic system works. Our common sense tells us that there is a cause for any disease. [Even viral attack happens when the body is weak.] The cause comes from nature, our daily input, abrupt changes in the life styles, food and other factors. The modern man lives in ignorance about himself, his constitution and nature. The input he takes is not determined by the self-awareness but influenced by external forces, His food habits his day to day life is controlled by the marketing forces. Behind these market forces one finds the "self" of few individuals and their material greed. Our present world lacks governance by knowledge. Thus, ignorance is taking its toll. Thus we are ending up in taking negative inputs and accumulating stress at all three vital levels of life- mind, body and soul. This is happening at the individual, family, community, social level that extends to the whole world.

This wrong input accumulates as stress could be deduced to genetic level. At still greater depth, they could be located to blocks in energy flow or trapped energy. [More about it will discussed later]

What allopathic system, which cares little to find the cause, is to cut the projected part such that an immediate relief is obtained. See fig-1

In a world where we are exposed to constant changes in the input, it becomes the beginning point for another disease. If the cause of the stress is removed, then the body is prone for new disease, which is the opposite of the old.

The solution to the new disease that allopathic system arrives by way of its approach to is to further cut the gene. In the whole process, the dynamic system is rendered weaker and weaker to stand against the external fluctuations and uncertainties. Unfortunately, humanity by its ignorance of interrelationship and oneness is increasing the uncertainties and its magnitude with every passing moment


Homeopathic System:

Homeopathic system is based on the fundamental observation that like cure like. It is built up by elaborate collection of observation of whole living system against the input factors and classifying the patients by their instinctive reaction. The medicine given produces the same symptoms as that of the disease in a healthy body. We must note that that a good Homeopathic physician collects lot of history of reactions of individuals to like daily time zone and seasonal time zone at which the symptoms peaks, the reactions to input factors, the type of instinctive cravings that the whole body presents for food and environment, the profession, the circumstances in which the individual lives, his routines and so on. In other words, he determines the individual constitution and from the base knowledge acquired, picks up the remedial measures.
1] The symptoms are considered as the reactions of the body in response to the accumulated stress. The fact that Homeopathy works is direct proof that diseases exist in pairs. It also gives a proof that genes exist not in one pair but in a minimum of two pairs. Homeopathy I believe elicits the anti-disease that becomes a cure for the disease. In other words, homeopathy works on the principle of action and reaction. It rightly believes that if reaction can be facilitated in right manner then the disease can be conquered. Fig- below explains the simplest possible way in which homeopathic medicine works.

We must note homeopathic cure is mirror image of the disease it self. When the mirror image disease is ignited in to the body, the dynamic system balances it self

It is a proof of direct relationship between genes. In the pages of this site, I have discussed at length the trinity of force that guides all the systems. One [mind] directed to the left to right [unwinding] and the other [matter] directed to the right to left [winding]. The third is related to time [Soul] which in reality controls the winding and unwinding. When the external force disturbing the system and causing the disease is directed from left to right or vice versa the best way to help the system to recover is to give the force on the related pair.

The above explanation is a simple representation. The complete realization can only come when we visualize the whole system in space. Our system in space exists in 8 possible dimensions. This is an absolute non-existing state the real state is one where it exists in 6 dimensions with one pair of dimension contributing to the link to the outside and the inside. [To under stand more about it go through the other pages of the site] This means all system in nature has to take one or the other wound state; left wound or right wound. The principle is applicable to the whole also. In other words, the whole can exist in one of the state winding or unwinding. The figure below gives the complete vision of a dynamic system and how probably an homeopathic system of medicine works
dynamic system works principally on 4 pair of fundamental unit. 2 pairs contribute to winding the other two pair contributes to unwinding. One pair is dominant the other is recessive. This means there is an instinctive opposition to the stress acting from out side and negative input into the system.

· There is always a lead component that disturbs the equilibrium and there exist a lead component, which opposes the forces that disturbs the equilibrium. The lead component opposing the stress is always recessive. The disease manifests in different stages before it reaches the critical state. [Principally in three steps, each in turn could be divided into three more steps. For further information go through other pages in the site. ]

· The system collapses when it reaches the third critical state or the maximum state.

The best way to explain the action of homeopathic medicine comes from the fact that it acts on the lead component that is opposing the external stress. We must note that as the lead component of the disease is always ahead of the lead component of the opposing force coming from the body. The disease manifests in different steps and the system collapses when it reaches the middle of the third critical state. The collapse occurs either as winding one or unwinding one. Suppose before the lead component of the disease reaches the critical state if we push or pull the systems inherent opposition to the critical state, then the victory naturally comes to the system and its instinct to survive.

This explains the great experience of the Father of Homeopathy – that the concentration of the medicine is inversely proportional to the intensity of the disease. That is if the disease is in the advanced state you need lesser concentration of the medicine. The answer is evident from the figure. Here the whole body collapses in to a new order against the external force causing the disease. This new order invariably is an expanded state of the whole system that can resist the disease.

This system of medicine is much superior to the allopathic system of medicine. Even if 1/100 of the research input that goes into Allopathic medicine is diverted into homeopathic medical system, it can cause wonders to the health of the system and the whole Human Community.

Ayurveda:

Ayurveda forms the oldest form of medicine, its root lies in the ancient yogi's, who went in search of the secret of nature and discovered trinity, flow and unity of trinity as the foundation of nature and its existence. They discovered nature’s secret by invigorating their perception capacity to the highest potentials. They found that the basis of life exist in flow of the energy in the trinity - soul, mind and body. In other words, they discovered three parts to material nature and discovered the spirit that holds it. [Prana or life energy]. Their search led them from the level of the body to the level of the mind then to the real source, the soul from which the spirit originates.

In the process, they discovered the pulse of living system and the flow it generates. They found the pulse of the individual system is related to the pulse of the external system in which it exists. When the individual pulsates one with the pulse of the external system it reaches the highest perception capacity and works with no friction. To pulsate one with external system, the system should take absolute central position. Such a system can arrest the direction of time or the second law of thermodynamics.

The Rhishi's enquiring into nature to understand the cause of disorder, destruction, misery and death took the positive path of inward journey, cleansing their sensory organs, increasing their perception capacity, this approach led them to the central reality, the soul. As they transformed through the center, they realized the oneness and interrelationship of nature and discovered the creator force at the center and their relationship with it. [ Relativity]

To understand it let us imagine globe, which permits light from inside to outside and not the other way. A man on one side of this globe can see certain portion of the globe depending on his position. The portion one can see increases as he moves to the center and decreases as he moves away from the center. Only when one takes the center position or transforms through the center can he see the whole, understand previous position, and understand his relative existence with the creator.

The Vedic scholars clearly pictures the universe as living one guided by a universal soul, universal mind and body. It is like human body, with a heart, mind and body controlled by certain basic information of the whole, The cells of the body, essentially has all these parts and carries out the same basic functions of life and has complete information of the whole. However, they are limited by their position in relation to the whole. The information in them is blocked. The whole is dependent on the part and the part is depended on the whole, but the determining capacity exist in the hands of the whole – the central reality, the king who sits at the center. Death cannot be ultimate end of the living universe. There fore there should exist a design to conquer death.

The motion [pulse] originates from the central soul, which is immortal. It is transmitted as unwinding force, to the body through the mind. The body returns it to the soul as winding force, through the mind. The system would have steady state existence if the central mind, responsible for transmitting the force were to enact its role perfectly. The system tends to death, because the mind always works with a conquering motive and corruption endangering the flow in the trinity.

The Vedas clearly understood nature and described the whole universe exist on the principle of “I”. The individuated systems blinded by their “I” works with friction with the whole, thus giving rise to direction to nature or the second law of thermodynamics or road to death. They clearly understood that nature exist in cyclic form, with two peaks, at which creator intervenes to change the direction. In short, they understood nature as cyclic system with dark and light phase, when the darkness peaks [Contraction or gravitational phase] the lord intervenes to change the direction in favor of light phase. When the light phase [expansive or anti-gravitational phase] peaks and endangers the world he favors the dark phase. This aspect is well described in the site. The journey to the peaks or death point has nothing to do with creator, humanity driven by the conquering motive and corruption leads himself to this state. At one critical end the heart of the whole gives way to mind to express at the other critical end, the mind gives way for the heart to express.

By instinct, life calls to balance the light and dark phase within certain limits, but humanity, by his conquering motive and corruption, fails to perceive the truth of nature, so the instinct of the life comes to play a vital role, leading the whole in a defined path.

The ancient Rishi's by knowing the central truth or being enlightened by transforming through the center, wrote the Vedas Upanishad, Epics, trying to transfer the real knowledge they gained and describing the methods and approaches to live in harmony with nature. Its principal goal was to make people understand reality [soul] and experience the super soul that is controlling the whole. The method they suggested was Yoga and Meditation. Yoga teaches the individual to move from the field of matter to the field of the mind and then to the field of the soul and experience the relative existence of the soul with super soul of which the individual is a part. The Ayurveda was a secondary approach invented to deal with lesser lot. This is propagated mainly to correct the body imbalances and thereby help the individual to take the journey in the right path.

Ayurveda system of medicine I feel is the best, for one fundamental reason that
· It identifies trinity of fundamental force disturbing the dynamic system -Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. In the new terms it means Vata is the force of Time [Quantum winding and unwinding force to the center or away from the center] Pitta is the right winding force and Kapha is the left winding force or vice-versa.
· Individual constitution is deduced in to three types Vata, Pitta and Kapha. The disease is the disturbance of the basic constitution, and the medicine is not directed to a particular disease but the whole constitution

This system thus works on the fundamental principle of the dynamic system. It is simple and therefore is superior. Education imparted to know once own constitution and better classification of the input specially the food and other external force can lead to maintenance of health and keep the disease away. A healthy body becomes the seat of healthy mind and healthy mind leads us to reality and absolute reality. Individual health reflects in the family health, family health reflects in the community health, community health reflects in the social health and the health of the whole. The present state of the health of the world thus could be directly being reduced to lack of proper health in the individual. The whole problem of the world and the individual countries could be thus be related to lack of knowledge and the resultant of corrupted knowledge on which humanity functions.

Ayurveda as a system of medicine is well developed and practiced in the age-old times. It however lost its significance under the onslaught of western thinking and its medicine. The foundation of western thinking broke down with the development of quantum Mechanics. However, we still live under its influence. Our mind is so set, that I felt that no true transformation from the disorder to order could take place unless science discovers the truth – The Unified Theory of Existence. This necessity became apparent to me nearly 15 years back when nature began to speak her secrets and I started to visualize, nature compatible alternative technologies to deal with human needs. The insight into Ayurveda came up during this period, but I found that, if Ayurveda has to take its real place then science has to be led to its foundation in its own language. Other words, science has to be mingled with ancient knowledge systems. Thus was born the quest for developing a Unification Theory

The western system medication is an industry that produces the diseases in order to treat it. It creates disorder in the individual, community and health of the whole such that the industry flourishes. This ignorant approach can only be stopped by true knowledge. The individual health, family health, social health, national health and the health of the whole world can only be attained by self-awareness at the individual level. If this has to happen the real knowledge or the knowledge of life has to break western mind set and percolate into individuals of the world. In other words, there should be globalization of the Knowledge of Vedas and the realization of God.

Only when God and his true image is realized, the conquering motive and corruption, in the individuals, family, community and nations will loose its strength and the stage will be set for regeneration of health of individual, family, community and nations.

Ayurveda, Faith healing, Spirit healing and other systems of medicine will not take its rightful place unless the Vedas and the Knowledge of God take its position. Vedas and the knowledge of God will not take its position unless science is led to its discovery. Against many odds, the site is a humble effort at this supreme goal.

Here we must note that much of the knowledge of Ayurveda has come from sense experience and the instinct of the system to survive. We must give importance to experience of the uncorrupted individuals. I state this because any body who is under the influence of the western thinking can never experience any thing. There are thousands of wonder drugs among the people who reside in interior villages and away from the western cultures. These drugs are product of their instinct to survive, the gift of their uncorrupted observations. The East specially the tropical belt which has unlimited diversity is the source of such drugs. There is a need to evaluate them and develop them in the right direction for the well being of the humanity on the whole.

2007-03-08 21:31:19 · answer #8 · answered by dafauti 3 · 1 1

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