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Ayurveda

1. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF AYURVEDA

2. AYURVEDA
Ayurveda(thescienceoflife)isoneofthe
branchesofvedas.
Itisregardedasupavedaofrigvedaor
atharva-veda
Ayurveda‘theScienceofLife’isaholistic
systemofmedicinefromIndia,whichevolved
inIndiaabout3000-5000yearsago.
TheprinciplesandphilosophyofAyurveda,
viewmanasacomplexwhole,includingour
externalandinternalenvironments.

3. AYURVEDA
Ayurvedadefineslife‘Ayuh’astheintelligent
coordinationofourfourparts,thesoul,the
mind,thesensesandthebody.
Healthisnotjustastateofthebody.
Weinteractwiththeseasons,planetary
changesoftheearth,moonandotherplanets,
aswellasorbitingrelationshipswithinour
lives,ourlovedonesandfriends,co-workers
etc.

4. AYURVEDA
Weaffectandareaffectedbyeveryother
animateandinanimatethinginexistence.
Bringingallofthisintobalanceisthekeyto
livinghealthy.
Mind,selfandbody–thesethreemakea
tripodonwhichthelivingworldstands.

5. AYURVEDA
Definition of Sarira(Body)
ThescienceofAyurvedahassimplifiedthe
organizationallayoutofthehumanbodyinto
threebasiccomponents,Dosa(Body
Humours),Dhatu(Tissue)andMala
(Impurities).
Bodyisoriginallycomposedofdosas,dhatus
andmalas.

6. AYURVEDA
TheAyurvedicphilosophysaysthatanindividual
isbundleof'spirit',desirousofexpressingitself,
usessubjectiveconsciousnessorSatvato
manifestsenseorgansandamind.
Spiritandmindthenprojectthemselvesintoa
physicalbody,createdfromthefive(Pancha)
great(maha)eternalelements(bhutas)together
calledthePanchamahabhutas.
TheentirescienceofAyurvedaisbasedonthe
“fivegreatelements”(Pancamahabhuta)theory.

7. AYURVEDA
Basic Principles of Ayurveda
1.ThePanchaMahabhutas
2.TheTriGunas
3.TheTriDosas
4.TheSaptaDhatus
5.TheTriMalas

8. AYURVEDA
The PanchaMahabhutas
The five mahabhutasare
1.Akasa: Space
2.Vayu: Air
3.Tejaor Agni: Fire
4.Jala: Water
5.Prthivi: Earth

9. AYURVEDA
The PanchaMahabhutas
Insimpleword,singlelivingcellforexample
1.Theearthelementpredominatesbygiving
structuretothecell.
2.Thewaterelementispresentinthecytoplasmor
theliquidwithinthecellmembrane.
3.Thefireelementregulatesthemetabolic
processesregulatingthecell.
4.Whiletheairelementpredominatesthegases
therein.
5.Thespaceoccupiedbythecelldenotingthe
Akasa.

10. AYURVEDA
The PanchaMahabhutas
Inthecaseofacomplex,multi-cellularorganismasa
humanbeingfor
1.akasacorrespondstospaceswithinthebody(mouth,
nostrils,abdomenetc.);
2.vayudenotesthemovement(essentiallymuscular
alsonervoussystem);
3.agnicontrolsthefunctioningofenzymes
(intelligence,digestivesystem,metabolism);
4.jalaisinallbodyfluids(asplasma,saliva,digestive
juices);and
5.prithvimanifestsitselfinthesolidstructureofthe
body(bones,teeth,flesh,hairetc)

11. AYURVEDA
The TriGunas
Providesadistinctdescriptionofpeopleon
thebasisoftheirManasa(psychological)and
Prakriti(constitution).
1.Satva
2.Rajas
3.Tamasa

12. AYURVEDA
The TriGunas
Inequilibrium,thethreegunaspreservethe
mind(andindirectlythebody),maintainingit
inahealthystate.Anydisturbanceinthis
equilibriumresultsinvarioustypesofmental
disorders.

13. AYURVEDA
The TriGunas
Satvacharacterizedbylightness,consciousness,pleasure
andclarity,ispure,freefromdiseaseandcannotbe
disturbedinanyway.Itactivatesthesensesandis
responsiblefortheperceptionofknowledge.
Rajas,themostactiveofthegunas,hasmotionand
stimulationasitscharacteristics.Alldesires,wishes,
ambitionsandfickle-mindednessarearesultofthesame.
Tamasaischaracterizedbyheavinessandresistance.It
producesdisturbancesintheprocessofperceptionand
activitiesofthemind.Delusion,falseknowledge,laziness,
apathy(lackofinterest,enthusiasm),sleepanddrowsiness
areduetoit.

14. AYURVEDA
The TriGunas
RajasandTamasaaswiththedosas,canbe
unbalancedbystressandnegativedesiresas
kama(lust),irshya(malice),moha(delusion
andhallucination),lobha(greed),chinta
(anxiety),bhaya(fear)andkrodha(anger).

15. AYURVEDA
The TriDosas
Vata,PittaandKaphaarethreenameof
tridosas.
Vata:air
Pitta:bile.
Kapha:Phlegm
Dosasarebasicallythreedifferentformsof
energy.

16. AYURVEDA
The TriDosas
TheTridosas(trimeaningthreeanddosasbeing
thebasicphysicalenergies)aretheprimaryand
essentialfactorsofthehumanbodythatgovern
ourentirephysicalstructureandfunction.
DerivedfromthePancamahabhutas,eachdosa
whichliketheelementscannotbedetectedwith
oursensesbuttheirqualitiescanbe–isa
combinationofanytwoofthefivebhutaswith
thepredominanceofone.

17. AYURVEDA
The TriDosas
Vata,PittaandKaphainSanskrit,thesethree
areresponsibleforallthephysiologicaland
psychologicalprocesseswithinthebodyand
mind–dynamicforcesthatdeterminegrowth
anddecay.Everyphysicalcharacteristic,
mentalcapacityandtheemotionaltendencyof
ahumanbeingcanthereforebeexplainedin
termsofthetridosas.

18. AYURVEDA
The TriDosas
Mostofthephysicalphenomenacausedtothe
nervoussystembymodernphysiology,canbe
identifiedwithVata.
Justastheentirechemicalprocessoperatinginthe
humanbodycanbeattributedtoPitta,including
enzymes,hormonesandthecompletenutritional
system.
Theactivitiesoftheskeletalandtheanabolicsystem,
actuallytheentirephysicalvolumeofanorganism,
canbeconsideredasKapha.

19. AYURVEDA

20. AYURVEDA
The SaptaDhatus
Nourishmentofthesesevenbodytissuestakes
placeinsequentialmannerwithoriginal
materialprovidedbydigestedfoodmaterial.
TheSapta(seven)Dhatus(tissues)elements
formthepillarsofthebodythatformthe
meansofnourishmentandgrowthwhile
providingsupporttothebodyaswellasthe
mind.

21. AYURVEDA
The SaptaDhatus
Rasa(fluid)Dhatu–Derivedfromthedigestedfood,it
nourisheseachandeverytissueandcellofthebody.
Rakta(blood)Dhatu-Regardedasthebasisoflife,itis
analogoustothecirculatingbloodcells.Itnotonlynourishes
thebodytissues,butprovidesphysicalstrengthandcolourto
thebody.
MamsaDhatu–Themuscletissue,itsmainfunctionisto
providephysicalstrengthandsupportforthemedadhatu..
Meda(fat)Dhatu–Consistsofadiposetissueproviding
supporttoasthidhatu.Italsolubricatesthebody.

22. AYURVEDA
The SaptaDhatus
AsthiDhatu–Comprisingofbonetissues,including
cartilages,itsmainfunctionistogivenourishmentto
themajjadhatuandprovidesupporttothemamsa
dhatu.
MajjaDhatu–Denotingtheyellowandredbone
marrowtissue,itsmainfunctionistofilluptheasthi.
ShukraDhatu–Themainaimofthisreproductive
tissueistohelpreproductionandstrengthenthebody.
ItProvidesdischarge,pleasure,physicalstrength,
exhilaration(excitementorhappness).

23. AYURVEDA
The TriMalas
Malasarethevariouswasteproductsoffoodandthedhatus
producedduringthenormaldigestiveandmetabolical
process.
Thethreeprimarymalasbeing
1.Purisa(faeces)
2.Mutra(urine)
3.Sveda(sweat)
Ayurvedaclearlystatesthatonlyabalancedconditionof
dosas,dhatusandmalasisarogya(goodhealthordisease
freecondition)andtheirimbalanceisthecauseofillhealth
ordisease.

24. AYURVEDA
The TriMalas
Malasarethevariouswasteproductsoffoodandthedhatus
producedduringthenormaldigestiveandmetabolical
process.
Thethreeprimarymalasbeing
1.Purisa(faeces)
2.Mutra(urine)
3.Sveda(sweat)
Ayurvedaclearlystatesthatonlyabalancedconditionof
dosas,dhatusandmalasisarogya(goodhealthordisease
freecondition)andtheirimbalanceisthecauseofillhealth
ordisease.

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