The document discusses several alternative medicine systems practiced in India such as Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, yoga and homeopathy. It provides background information on the origins and basic principles of these alternative medicine systems. It describes their approaches to diagnosis, treatment and healthcare. It also discusses the Ministry of AYUSH, the government body established to develop education and research in alternative medicine in India.

2. PRESENTED BY
Jyotika Sharma
19177013

3. There are so many alternatives ways of treatment in
whole world other than allopathy.Alternative
medicine include various healing approaches and
therapies that originate from around the world.
Alternative medicine include therapies and health
care practices However many such practices are
popular, and some are used in hospital Patient are
most likely to seek alternative medicine for
conditions such as chronic low back-pain, stress,
migraine, headaches, menopausal symptoms, cancer
and arthritis.

4. Alternative medicine are intervention that differ
from the conventional bio-medical treatment of
disease.

5. These pathies which are widely used for the
treatment of diseases in very natural way other as
than allopathy is known alternative system of
medicine.

8. A Comprehensive system of medicine,
originates in ancient India. The term Ayurveda
is derived from the Sanskrit word “Ayu”which
stand for relation of Body, Sense,Mind,and the
Soul. Thus Ayurveda can be translated to “life
science” .

9. Ayurveda is an ancient system of medicine in
India. Its documentation dates to Veda
(5000B.C.)
The word “Ayurveda”(Ayur+veda) implies
THE SCIENCE OF LIFE.
The Ayurveda has been used and transmitted
from one generation to another. The oldest
healing science in existence, from all other
system emerged. Ayurveda is the oldest
Medical System of Medicine.

10.  Ayurveda is a science dealing not only with
treatment of some disease but is a complete
way of life.

11. Ayurveda’s fundamental approach to well-being
is that you must reach your unique state of balance
in your whole being—body, mind, and spirit.
 Ayurveda views the world in light of 3
constitutional principles:
. Vata
. Pitta
. Kapha
.

12. VATTA
PITTA
KAPHA

13.  Diagnosis of Ayurveda system is done on the basis
of history taking and examination of pulse, urine,
faces, tongue and eyes etc.

14. The treatment in Ayurveda is individualized. It
requires not only diagnosis of disease to prescribe
medicine but also study of various factors such as:
Age and sex ,temperature ,sleep and rest ,Work
pattern ,diet ,metabolic fire. Treatment include
preventive curative measures. Preventive measures
include personal hygiene. The curative measures
including Aushadi i.e. drugs, Anna i.e.
Diets,Vihara i.e. exercise and general mood of life.

15. Ayurveda is popular in most of the states but it is more
popular in the states of Kerala, Himachal Pradesh,
Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar
Pradesh. It mainly deals with problems related to nervous
system ,respiratory system, gastrointestinal tract,
integumentary system, musculoskeletal system. Some of
the Vedas even treat cancer, AIDS.
 The Ayurvedic drugs are available as raw drugs and
manufactured drugs. There are 5000 licensed pharmacies
and 13 Government assisted pharmacies which
manufacture Ayurvedic drugs. Research institutions and
laboratories and Universities are being involved in
standard of drugs.

18.  Yoga is science which helps to co-ordinate body
and mind more effectively. It promotes mental ,
physical, social, spiritual health. It is also helps in
prevention and cure of various psychosomatic
disorders, psychic and physical disorders.
 The Origin :-Yoga is originated from Veda, oldest
India( 4000B.C.)and systematically presented by
Patanjali Yoga sutra in around 150 B.C.

19.  According to Yoga sutra of Patanjali-“Yoga is
restraints of the activities of the mind”

20.  Maintaining physical posture.
 Breathing exercise.
 Restraining of sense of organs.
 Restraints in every sphere of life.
 Contemplation..
 Meditation.
 Smadhi.

21.  All round fitness.
 Builds muscle strength.
 Betters your bone health.
 Increase blood flow.
 Drops blood pressure.
 Protect spine.
 Weight loss.
 Stress relief.
 Help in focus.
 Boosts your immune system.
 Helps in deeper sleep.
 Inner peace.
 Improvement in personal, social behavior.
 Better circulation of oxygenated blood in the body.

23.  The Unani System of Medicine has a long and
impressive record in India. It was introduced in
India by the Arabs sometime around the eleventh
century. Today, India is the one of the leading
countries in so for as the practice of Unani
medicine is concerned.
 The Origin:-The Unani System of Medicine has
its origin in Greece before Christ under the
Hippocrates(377-460Bc) . It was introduced in
Indian around the 11th century by the Arabs and P .
Although this system has originated in Greece, but
it has been taken to various countries such as
Arabia, Iran, China, and India.

24.  There are four Hormone theory of Hippocrates :
 Blood
 Phlegm
 Yellow bile
 Black bile
 The hormones are assigned temperature i.e; blood
is hot and moist, phlegm is cold and moist, yellow
bile is hot and dry, black bile is cold and dry. As
long as hormone are in balance
 The individual remain healthy. Any imbalance and
disturbance in hormones result in disease
occurance.

25.  The diagnosis of a disease is done by feeling pulse,
observation of urine, stool, color of skin and gait
etc. The treatment comprise of 3 components
namely Preventive, Pro-motive and Curative.

26.  The treatment comprises 3 components namely
Preventive, Pro-motive and Curative. Treatment is
carried out in 3 forms i.e; Pharmacy therapy, Diet
therapy. Regimental Therapy and Surgery. Pharmacy
therapy makes the natural drugs mainly herbal but also
includes animals, minerals and marine drugs.
 Regimental therapy is specialty of Unani system of
medicine. It has 12 methods for specific and
complicated diseases and include methods like cupping
,leeching .

30.  For the prevention and promotion of health ,the
Unani System of Medicine lays emphasis on
developing defense mechanism of the body and
advocate 6 essential. These 6 essential are:-
 Exercise
 Rest, Sleep
 Psychic movements
 Sleep
 Wakefulness
 Evacuation
 Retention

32.  Siddha System of Medicine in an ancient Science
,which belongs to Dravidian culture. It is very useful in
maintenance and restoration of good health. Siddha
system accounted for total 4448 disease symptoms and
its cure. Thousand of herbs and mineral were Included
in Siddha system providing good and easy
management of chronic to degenerative, viral to
cardiac disease.
 The Origin:-Its origin is also traced to mythological
sources belonging to the Shiva tradition. According to
the tradition ,lord Shiva conveyed the knowledge of
medicine to his wife Parvati. The knowledge were
passed from her to Nandi and finally it was given to
Siddhas. Siddha is largely practiced in Tamil nadu.

33.  The basic principle of Siddha is that there is an
intimate link between man and environment.
 The equilibrium of humor is considered health and
its disbalance is disease.
 Based on principle of Triguna-
 Vatta
 Pitta
 Kapha

34.  Body are composed of these elements:-
 Earth
 Water
 Fire
 Space
 Air
 Ether.
 Food is the basic building material of the
body which gets processed into 3 doshas, 7
dhatus, 3 malas. The equilibrium of humor is
considered health and its misbalanced is
disease .

35.  The diagnosis of disease involve identifying
its cause. Causative factors are identified by
examination of Pulse ,eyes , color of body ,
tongue, status of digestive system ,urine and
study of voice.

36.  Treatment based on all the diagnostic character of
patient. Treatment takes into account about
environment age ,sex ,race , habit , diet ,appetite
,physical and physiological condition. Vaidya has
the knowledge of herbs and its effectiveness.
Siddha system extensively use drug of vegetable
source as well as mineral origin. Use of metal like
gold ,silver, sulphur, zinc ,mica etc are only seen in
Siddha system of medicine.

38.  Homeopathy is a system of medicine created in
1796.
 The Origin:- Homeopathy has been in practice for
170 years by thousand of practitioners and there
are over 100 .It is created in 1796 by Samuel .

39.  Homeopathy is highly scientific ,logical ,safe
,quick ,and extremely effective method of healing.
It offers long lasting to permanent cure ,treating
the disease from its roots .

40.  Homeopathy is the system of treatment based on some
laws and principles ,which are-
 a) The law of Direction of cure-The direction of cure
states that during curative process the symptoms
disappers in the reverse order of its appearance from
above to downward from more important organs to less
important organs.
 b) The Law of Single Remedy- This law directs to
choose and administer such a single remedy ,which is
most similar to the symptoms complex of sick person at
a time.

41.  c) The law of Minimum dose-The similar remedy
selected for a sick should be prescribed in Minimum
dose, so that when administered there is no toxic
effects on the body. It just and strengthen the existing
defense mechanism of the body. It does not need to be
repeated frequently.
 d)The Law of Chronic Disease-The theory of chronic
disease states that most of the disease are due to three
chronic latent affinities known as Psora, Syphillis,
Sycosis in the human being which normally remain
dormant but express their presence when conductive
environment for disease such as irregular living
,constant exposure to unhealthy situations ,emotional
stress atmospheric influences etc. overpower the
immune system .

42.  Homeopathic diagnosis lies in holistic approach.
The diagnosis of disease involve identifying its
cause. Causative factors are identified by
examination of Pulse, eyes, color of body, tongue,
status of digestive system, urine. The practitioner
consider all Mental, Physical, and Emotional
aspects.

43.  Homeopathy has effective treatment for
individuals with chronic disease such as diabetes ,
arthritis, bronical asthma ,skin ,allergic ,and
immune system disorder, mental disorder and other
several disorder. The remedies are prepared from
plants ,animals , metal and mineral substance .

45.  It was created in March 1995 as the Department of Indian
Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy (ISM&H). AYUSH
received its current name in March 2003. That time it was
operated under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
 The Ministry of AYUSH was formed with effect from 9
November 2014 by elevation of the Department of
AYUSH.[3]
 The Indian Government has decided to introduce
International Yoga Award Scheme. The award will be
introduced with an aim to promote yoga. At present, the
AYUSH ministry is working on the scheme and it will start
giving the award from 2017. [4]
 The Bharatiya Janata Party in its election manifesto, said it
would increase public investment to promote AYUSH and
start Integrated Courses for Indian system of Medicines and
Modern Medicine.[5]