NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS OR VATA VYADHI
The ancients considered nerve impulses to be a kind of wind or air Traveling through the body. Vata, the biological air humor, is the energy that moves through the brain and the nerves, controlling both voluntary and involuntary functions.
Hence, Vata derangements always involve some weakness, disturbance or hypersensitivity of the nervous system. Nervous system disorders are called `Vatavyadhi', Vata diseases, in Sanskrit. They can also be brought on by imbalances of the other two humors. High Pitta (fire) can burn out the nervous system, causing disruption in nerve impulses. Wrong flow causes tremors and involuntary movements. In Ayurveda, nervous system disorders are linked with mental disorders; the mind and nerves are directly connected by a system of special channels.
Nervous system disorders include such minor problems as insomnia, headache and tremors, major malfunctions like epilepsy or paralysis, & such degenerative nervous diseases as multiple sclerosis & Park- inson's disease, many of which are difficult to treat with Western medicine.
Treatment
1. DAVYVAPASRAYA
2. YUKTIVAPASRAYA
a) Ras-Rasayan
b) JADIBOOTI
c) PANCHKARMA
b) Nasya
c) Sirovasti
3. SATVAJAI
Leprosy / Skin Diseases
Skin diseases called as “Kustha” in Ayurvedic texts are caused due to vitiation 7 body elements i.e. Three Dosha viz Vata, Pitta, Kapha & 4 Dushya viz skin (twak), Rakta, Mansa & ambu (water element).
Different causative factors of skin Diseases
(A) Dietary causes
1) Excessive intake of liquid food
2) Excessive intake of unctuous / oily food i.e. deep fried things
3) Excessive intake of heavy food i.e. Cheese, Paneer
4) Excessive intake of yoghurt
5) Excessive intake of fish
6) Excessive intake of black gram
7) Excessive intake of raddish
8) Excessive intake of sesame
9) Excessive intake of milk & milk products
10) Excessive intake of jaggery
11) Excessive intake of recipes prepared from dove e.g. Paratha, bread
12) Excessive intake of sour food like vinegar, sauce
13) Excessive intake of salty food like pickle, ruffles
14) Overeating
15) Newly ripped grains
16) Incompatible diet like fish & milk together, sour fruits & milk together
17) Fermented food like bread, Dosa
B) Behavioral causes
1) Exercise immediately after taking meal
2) To become angry after taking meal
3) Cold water intake / bath immediately after physical exercise
(C) Vegavarodha (Withholding natural urges)
Withholding all natural urges specially urge of vomiting can cause various skin Diseases.
These causative factors vitiate 3 Dosha & 4 Dushya i.e. Skin, Rakta, Mansa & Watery element in the body, which are responsible for manifestation of skin diseases.
(D) Specific causes
Ayurved believes that some diseases like skin diseases, fever are also caused due to misbehavior done in previous birth like disobeying teachers, spiritual masters.
Types of skin diseases
According to Ayurved skin diseases are divided into mainly 2 types which are again subdivided into 7 & 11 types.
1) Mahakustha (Major skin diseases)
2) Kshudrakustha (Minor skin diseases)
All these 11 types of Kustha can be classified & treated as per dominance of Dosha.
Vata dominance skin diseases in which affected skin becomes dry, rough, having black / gray discolouration & pin pricking pain. In Pitta dominant skin diseases patient suffers from local burning sensation, red discolouration, foul smell, pustular discharge. In kapha White discolouration, itching, coldness, infected wound are the symptoms of Kapha dominant skin diseases. Dominance of 2 or all 3 Dosha exhibit the symptoms of respective 2 or 3 Doshas.
Treatment
1. DAVYVAPASRAYA
2. YUKTIVAPASRAYA
a) Ras-Rasayan
b) JADIBOOTI
c) PANCHKARMA
b) Nasya
c) Sirovasti
3. SATVAJAI
Diabetics Or Prameha
According to ayurveda, diabetes is a metabolic kapha type of disorder in which diminished functioning of agni leads to a tendency toward high blood sugar. (Ayurveda recognizes 24 forms of the disease commonly classified under Prameha 4 are due to Vata dosha, 6 are due to Pitta dosha, and 10 are caused by Kapha dosha. The main causes of these diseases are fat, urine, and Kapha buildups due to foods, liquids, lifestyle and others.)
According to the unique assessments of ayurvedic concepts diabetes is the disease which occurs when toxins get accumulated in the tissue and result in circulation blockage. The various root causes of diabetes that ayurveda enlists are poor nutrition and poor digestion, inequity of nervous system, physical and mental stress, and disturbance in natural biological cycle.
TYPES OF PRAMEHA
MUTRA BIKARA BEDHAS (As per urinary abnormality)
1. Kaphaja : Kapha causes pramehas by affecting medhas thus altering lipid metabolism), muscles and body fluid situated in urinary bladder. They are of ten types as:
UDAKAMEHA (Chronic nephritis, Diabetes insipidus) Watery urine
ISKHUMEHA (Alimentary glycosuria) Like sugar cane
SAANDRAMEHA (Phosphaturia) Viscous urine
SAANDRAPRASAADMEHA Having solid precipitate
SUKLAMEHA (Chyleuria, albuminuria) –White urin
SUKRAMEHA (Spermaturia) Urine with semen
SITAMEHA Cold urine
SAINYAMEHA Delayed and very slow impulse of urination
LALMEHA (Albuminaria) Salivalike urine
SIKTAMEHA (Lithuria) Urine with gravels
2. Pittaja : Pitta aggravated by hot things causes the same by affecting medas, muscles and body fluid situated in urinary bladder. They are of six types as :
KCHARAMEHA (Alkanuria) Urine like alkali
KAALAMEHA (Indikanuria) Black urine
NILAMEHA (Indikanuria) Blue urine
HARIDRAMEHA (Biluria) Turmericlike urine
MANJISTHAMEHA (Urobilinuria) Urine is lighter
RAKTAMEHA (HAEMETURIA) Urine is deep red
3. Vataja : Vayu, on relative diminution of other two doshas, draws on the dhatus in urinary bladder and thus causes Prameha. Prameha caused by vata and associated with pain has blackish or reddish urine. They are of four types as:
MAJJAMEHA (Albuminuria) Urine with majja
OJOMEHA (Diabetes mellitus) Urine with ojas
VASAMEHA (Lipuria) Urine with vasa
HASTIMEHA (Prostatitis) Urine with lasika
Treatment
1. DAVYVAPASRAYA
2. YUKTIVAPASRAYA
a) Ras-Rasayan
b) JADIBOOTI
c) PANCHKARMA
b) Nasya
c) Sirovasti
3. SATVAJAI
Saturday, March 27, 2010
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