Ayurveda the Science of Life

Ayurveda also considers emotions and psychological status of paramount importance as causative agent as well as crucial for recovery of disease conditions. In fact emotions are considered more important than physical factors.  A patient can have right diet and herbs but if MIND is out of balance (agitated/disturbed) and /or wrong attitude towards treatment, therapy is NOT going to be effective fully. If you are at peace with yourself, you will surely avoid many unwanted ailments. And for this one needs correct understanding of life itself.

For a simplistic understanding: according to ayurveda body is regulated by a combination of three factors (forces)

1 Air ( vatha)

2. Fire (pitta)

3. Water ( kabha)

 

Only when these three forces are not in balance then disease is the outcome. When one factor is out of balance (less or more than needed) it is called a dosha (fault). So each one of these vatha, pitta or kabha can become subdued or excessive leading to disorders of health.

Body type of each individual has a combination of these three doshas. Normally one dosha will be predominant and this is what determines constitution of an individual and his unique body type. Predominant dosha also helps to determine the qualities, behavior and tendencies of the person in health and disease. So there are vatha, pitta or kabha type persons. There is also sub classification. For example if an individual is pitta but of the other two doshas (vatha and kabha) vatha is more dominant then the person is called pitta vatha and so on for other combinations. All these persons are healthy and have their own constitution and behavior but it is of paramount importance to determine the classification because that is a very important starting point in ayurvedic treatment philosophy.

Dominant dosha regulates your body and does not change for rest of your life normally. In rare situations like accident or major event it sometimes can undergo change. It is helpful to rely on fixed attributes eg body frame, weight, complexion, eyes, likes of temperature/tastes etc to determine the dosha which is dominant in a person.

 

When doshas go out of balance in a person it manifests in disease.

 

Treatment

 

Unlike in allopathy where you get drugs in fixed dosage, ayurvedic herbs are not always same. Potency of herbs can vary depending upon the source and reason. And hence experienced practitioner always is careful to give herb from a new lot and watches response of the first few patients.

 

Once the dosha is determined the vaidhya ( ayurvedic doctor)  will give you medicines to consume and also give external therapies which will balance your dosha. Once the original balance has been achieved the person is restored to good healthy state.

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