Ayurveda

The mythological origin of Ayurveda has a link with Brahma, the God of Creation. Hindu myth holds that Brahma wanted to ease the suffering of human by offering knowledge of Ayurveda to other Gods. One of those deities was Dhanvantari, who then transmitted the knowledge to mortal sages. He is considered as the progenitor of ayurveda.Hence; Ayurveda is viewed as a divine science of revelation and thus values personal insight as much as empirical observation. Ayurveda is one of the most ancient systems of medicine in the world. Its antiquity goes into Vedas –the oldest recorded wisdom on the world. The history of Ayurveda which can be traced back to the Vedic Ages clearly lays out instructions to maintain health as well as fighting illnesses through therapies such as massages, herbal medicines, diet control and exercise.

Ayurveda takes largely a functional approach in the diagnosis and management of diseases. Diagnosis is made by looking at the subjective experiences of the patient and comparing and relating them with the normal body functions. It's a unique, indispensable branch of medicine - a complete naturalistic system that depends on the diagnosis of your body's humours - vata, pitta and kapha - to achieve the right balance. For a harmonious living, balancing the state of tridosha through promoting integrity is the key. Thus to maintain the health one has to follow promotional plans laid down in ayurveda taking into consideration of individual biological rhythmic pattern as 'prakriti".Ayurveda doesn't believe merely in adding the number of years to life but it advocate to add life to the each year. This may be one of the reasons that the first aim of ayurveda is to preserve and promote the health of healthy person. A normal life span with a natural death is considered to be the result of incorporating ayurveda in daily life.

Regimens and dietics

Ayurveda focuses more on preventive areas such as appropriate daily and seasonal practices, lifestyle correction and food that are diseases and patient specific. It has dealt very deeply the aspect of dietics in view of the Indian social and climatic conditions. There are rules regarding incompatibility of materials or specific processing methods, or season, measurements etc which are also subtly observed while preparing a drug so as to form a tailor made treatment. Ayurvedic herbs and medicine.

Ayurvedic drugs are rightly called the elixirs of life. Ayurvedic Herbs played important role in Ayurvedic treatment, from ancient time to this most modern time. When used judicially and clocking with the basic principles they produce miraculous effects. Ayurvedic medicines are usually prepared as a combination of several herbs and other natural ingredients of high medicinal value. The recipe and methods of preparations are as prescribed by Rishis or sages who have passed on their over generation.

Palliative care (Shamana Chikitsa)

As we know, palliative care specializes in the relief of the pain, symptoms and stress of serious illness. The goal is to prevent and ease suffering and to offer patients and families the best quality of life.Ayurveda has capacity to deal with acute and severe symptoms like pain, burning and loss of sensation associated with palliative care, because these are typical systemic expression of imbalance of three basic physiological functions known to ayurveda viz.,vata,pitta,kapha.

Yoga research

The objective of medicine is to address people's unavoidable needs for emotional and physical healing. Increased use of yogic techniques has made it imperative that these should be included in ayurvedic practice. There has been progress in this direction in recent years, with a steady increase in the number of doctors who include yoga therapies in their practice. This integrative approach of incorporating yoga with ayurvedic practice is definitely a future sunshine sector.

The interest in adopting the principles of ayurveda is growing world wide especially the treatment modalities of kerala. Kerala, a land where Nature's overwhelming presence represents itself in hues unknown to man, a land where there is an inexhaustible wealth of the choicest natural bounties. In fact, today, Kerala is the only State in India which practices this system of medicine with absolute dedication. The traditional physicians of kerala developed ayurveda in their own way without deviating from the basic principles. Probably these were developed considering the factors like climate, nature of land scape, body constitution and strength of people, regional availability of medicines etc. Kerala's equable climate, natural abundance of forests (with a wealth of herbs and medicinal plants), and the cool monsoon season (June to July and October to November) are best suited for Ayurveda's curative and restorative packages. The rainy season is the ideal time for Ayurvedic treatments because the atmosphere remains cool, moist, and dust free. This opens up the body’s pores, making it receptive to herbal oils and therapy.

Ayurveda is the science of health and healing. It deals about total creation with special emphasis on the biology of life. The chief objects laid down before this science are the preservation of health and prevention of disease. Ayurveda follows a comprehensive holistic approach considering life as three dimensional bio-unit of ‘Threedoshas’ vata, pitta, kapha which regulates the normal functioning of human body.

PANCHAKARMA THERAPIES


ABHYANGAM (Massage)

This oil massage treatment aims on getting a positive impact to maintain the bio-equilibrium of body, helps to prevent the hazards of aging , helps to decrease fatigue, has preventive and curative effect on neurological disorders. This massage is carried out for 45 min every day and continues upto 14 days.

SWEDANAM (Steam bath)

This process relieves stiffness, heaviness, coldness and induce sweating. It promotes perspiration, eliminates metabolic wastes, accelerates vasodilatation thereby increase peripheral circulation, promotes functional ability of nerves, improves joint mobility.

NASYAM

This treatment includes application of herbal juices and medicated oil through nose for a period of 1 – 7 days. It is highly effective in certain kinds of headaches, paralysis, mental diseases, neurological diseases, premature- greying of hairs, clarity of voice etc.

ELAKIZHI (Patra potali sweda)

It is a type of sudation therapy where heat, pressure and oil are applied simultaneously with specific herbal leaves in bolus form . This therapy stimulate neuromuscular system, act as pain reliever, cures hemiplegia, frozen shoulder, rheumatoid arthritis, lumbago, paresthesia etc.

DHARA

This is a type of sudation by induction of perspiration by pouring warm medicated oil /decoction/ milk /ghee/ other liquid on head/ diseased part/ whole body in a particular manner for 45min. It can be done as a rejuvenative therapy. It is good for insanity, insomnia, neurological & skin diseases.

PIZHICHIL (KAYASEKAM)

This is a type of oleated sudation in which the warm medicated oil is poured all over the body/ specific part in a specified manner and do gentle massage for a stipulated period When moderate to high pressure massage is done it is called ‘ UZHICHIL’ it is good for Neuro-Muscular disorders, rheumatological problems, chronic inflammatory disease with degeneration etc.

SIROVASTHI

A procedure in which the medicated oil is allowed to stay over the head for prescribed time. It cures neurological & psychological diseases. It provides strength to sensory organs, relieves anxiety etc.

KATIVASTHI

A procedure in which warm oil is retained at kati pradesha/ lumbosacral region within a specific formed frame for a prescribed time. It is good for degenerative disease of spine, traumatic paraplegia etc.

POTIKIZHI

It is done with the boluses of various curnas. It cures acute phases of rheumatic fever, sciatica, neuromuscular diseases etc. It can redistribute deposited fat in subcutaneous facia & stimulate burning process of fat. It stimulates muscles and nerve ending thereby relieves the pain.

MUTTA KIZHI

It is done with the boluses of egg yolk mainly. It is very good for osteoporosis, spinal myelopathy, traumatic condition. It is very effective in facial paralysis and hemiplegia.

UDVARTANA

Special herbal powders are applied on body during massage for 45 to 60 minutes. It is useful in curing obesity, hemiplegia, paralysis, rheumatic ailments.

NJAVARA KIZHI

This is a type of sudation which leads to tissue nourishment & rejuvenation. It is good for neurological disorders, muscular wasting, arthritis, paralysis etc.

THALAPOTHICHIL

Application of paste of medicine on vertex/head followed by bandaging for a specific period. It gives best result in pediatric diseases. It is an effective therapy for anxiety, psychological diseases, hypertension, premature greying, diabetic retinopathy etc.

AYURVEDIC OPTHALMIC MEDICINE

Chronic eye diseases as well as ordinary ailments, having effective treatment in ayurveda. It employees several treatment processes such as kashayadhara tarpana, nasya, shastika sweda, netra dhara, putapaka, anjanam, purampada, sirodhara, sirovasthi etc. Some of the eye diseases manageable are progressive short sight in children, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, corneal ulcers, night blindness, dry eyes, blepharospasm, amblyopia in young age etc.

AYURVEDIC SHE CLINIC

We are providing excellent treatment for women health problems especially PCOD, menopausal disturbance, myalgia, dysmennhorea, infertility, obesity etc. Special panchakarma treatment and medicaments for delivered mother. Special ayurvedic face pack and face massage to improve skin luster, pimple treatment, butterfly rashes etc.