Ayurveda Intro

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Dr. GITANJALI S
BAMS
INTRODUCTION TO AYURVEDA

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A QUICK HISTORY
• Āyurveda is an Upaveda of Atharvaveda
• Origins of Āyurveda :
BRAHMA SMṚTVĀ (Recalled)
DAKṢAPRAJĀPATI
AŚVINĪKUMĀRA-S
INDRA
DHANVANTARI BHARADVĀJA
CARAKA
SUŚRUTA
KAŚYAPA, ĀTREYA, BHṚGU,
VASIṢṬHA

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WHY AṢṬĀṄGA HṚDAYAM ?
• All other saṃhita-s are vast, complex, have repetition
• Aṣṭāṅgam is consise, compilation of the granthas
• Neither too brief nor very elaborate
• Easy to follow, in padya/poetic/verse form

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BRANCHES OF ĀYURVEDA
BRANCHES
KĀYA CIKITSĀ
BĀLA CIKITSĀ
GRAHA CIKITSĀ
ŪRDHVĀṄGA CIKITSĀ
ŚALYA TANTRA
DAṂṢṬRĀ
JARĀ
VṚṢA

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1. KĀYA CIKITSĀ – General medicine, like jvaraḥ, kāsaḥ, śvāsaḥ, atisāraḥ etc.
2. BĀLA CIKITSĀ - Paediatrics, includes lactating women, treatment of breast milk.
3. GRAHA CIKITSĀ - Psychiatry, all kinds of mental ailments.
4. ŪRDHVĀṄGA CIKITSĀ - All diseases above the neck (ENT).
BRANCHES OF ĀYURVEDA

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5. ŚALYA TANTRA - Surgery, includes wound treatment, cautery, use of kṣāra etc.
6. DAṂṢṬRĀ (AGADA TANTRA) - Toxicology, treatment for bites of insects, snakes,
artificial poisoning.
7. JARĀ (RASĀYANA) - For maintaining health in old age, increase immunity.
8. VṚṢA (VĀJĪKARAṆA) - For male fertility.
BRANCHES OF ĀYURVEDA

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TRIDOṢAS
THE ABOVE ARE CONSIDERED ARE ŚĀRĪRIKA DOṢAS (RELATED TO THE PHYSICAL BODY)
Mānasika doṣā (that which is related to the mind) are:
1. Sattva
2. Rajas
3. Tamas
Sattva is considered as a guṇa, rajas and tamas are considered the doṣas of the mind
TRIDOṢAS
VĀTA PITTA KAPHA

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WHAT IS DOṢA ?
DOṢA - DUṢ VAIKṚTYE
(that which is susceptible to vitiation)
• It is functional and qualitative
• When in balance – Avikṛta i.e, free from diseases
• When not in balance - Vikṛta i.e., causes diseases

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VĀTA DOṢA
• ‘VĀ GATIGANDHAYOḤ’ i.e., to move, known or to be felt
• Vāyu and ākāśa mahābhūta
Guṇas of vāta doṣa
RŪKṢA
(DRY)
LAGHU
(LIGHT)
ŚĪTA (COLD IN
POTENCY)
KHARA
(ROUGH)
SŪKṢMA
(MINUTE)
CALA
(MOVES)

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PITTA DOṢA
• ‘TAPA SANTĀPE’ i.e., heat, burn or warmth
• Agni mahābhūta
• It has functional resemblance to agni
Guṇas of
pitta doṣa
SASNEHAM (UNCTUOUS)
TĪKṢṆAM (SHARP)
UṢṆA (HOT)
LAGHU (LIGHT)
VIŚRAM (FOETID/UNPLEASANT)
SARAM (FLOWING)
DRAVAM (LIQUID)

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KAPHA DOṢA
• ‘KENA JALENA PHALATI KAPHA’ i.e., it is a product of water
• Another name for Kapha is ŚLEṢMA. ‘ŚLIṢA ĀLIṄGANE’ i.e., to keep
together
• Mahābhūta is jala and pṛthvī

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KAPHA DOṢA
Guṇas of kapha doṣa
SNIGDHA (UNCTUOUS)
ŚĪTA (COOL)
GURU (HEAVY)
MANDA (SLOW)
ŚLAKṢṆA (FINE/SMOOTH)
MṚTSNA (STICKY)
STHIRA (STABLE)

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NATURAL VARIATION IN
DOṢA
VĀTA PITTA KAPHA
DAY EVENING MID-DAY MORNING
NIGHT LATE NIGHT MID-NIGHT EARLY NIGHT
AGE OLD AGE YOUNG AGE CHILDHOOD
FOOD COLONIC PHASE INTESTINAL PHASE GASTRIC PHASE

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TYPES OF AGNI
TYPES OF AGNI DOṢA IMPACT ON
DIGESTION
VIṢAMĀGNI VĀTA INCONSISTENT
DIGESTION
TĪKṢṆA PITTA SHARP
MANDA KAPHA DULL
Samāgni – when agni is in equlibrium, no problems in digestion

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KOṢṬHA
TYPES DOṢA
KRŪRA KOṢṬHA (HARD BOWEL) VĀTA PRAKṚTI
MṚDU KOṢṬHA (SOFT BOWEL) PITTA PRAKṚTI
MADHYAMA KOṢṬHA KAPHA PRAKṚTI

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PRAKṚTI
• Can be translated as ‘constitution’ of the body.
• Decided and inherited by the person at the time of śukra and
ārtava saṃyoga (i.e., at the embryo is formed).
• Present from birth to death.
• The constitution is nothing but the doṣas in our body.
• In non pathological state (i.e., does not cause harm to the body).

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TYPES OF PRAKṚTI
TYPES
VĀTA PRAKṚTI
(HĪNĀ)
PITTA PRAKṚTI
(MADHYAMĀ)
KAPHA PRAKṚTI
(UTTAMĀ)
DVIDOṢAJA
(WORST)
SAMADOṢA
(BEST)

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ṢAḌRASA
MADHURA (SWEET) ĀMLA (SOUR) LAVAṆA (SALTY)
KAṬU (ACRID) TIKTA (BITTER) KAṢĀYA (ASTRINGENT)

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VĪRYA
• Can be translated as ‘POTENCY’ OF A DRAVYA / SUBSTANCE
• The factor with which a dravya acts
• Mainly it is of two types:
1. UṢṆA (hot in potency)
2. ŚĪTA (cold in potency)

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ŚĪTA VĪRYA
UṢṆA VĪRYA
KṢĪRAM
DADHI
GHṚTAM ANNAM / ŚĀLĪ
KULATHAM
MATSYAḤ

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VIPĀKA
• The end state of any product after complete digestion
• It is madhura, āmla and kaṭu
Madhura rasa attain madhura vipāka
Lavaṇa rasa
Āmla rasa attains āmla vipāka
Kaṭu rasa
Tikta rasa all three attain katu vipāka
Kaṣāya rasa

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DEŚAS
BROADLY OF TWO TYPES:
1. DEHA DEŚA (REGIONS IN THE BODY)
2. BHŪMI DEŚA (TOPOGRAPHIC REGIONS)
BHŪMI DEŚA
JĀṄGALAM (EG
DESERT)
ANŪPAM
(WET/MARSHY)
SĀDHĀRAṆAM
(BALANCE OF BOTH)

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1. Features like scarce water, scanty trees and plants.
2. The plants, animals, humans in this region have
predominance of vāta doṣa.
Ex - Goat meat, excess leafy vegetables, legumes
JĀṄGALA DEŚA

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1. Plenty of water bodies, thick forests, absence of wind
and heat of the sun.
2. Organisms here show predominance of kapha doṣa.
Ex - Fish, sea foods
ANŪPA DEŚA

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CIKITSĀ
METHOD OF TREATMENT IN ĀYURVEDA
CIKITSĀ
ŚODHANAM
(PURIFICATION)
VAMANAM VIRECANAM VASTI NASYAM RAKTAMOKṢAṆAM
ŚAMANAM
MEDICATIONS

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CIKITSĀ FOR THE MANAS
• DHĪ (INTELLECT)
• DHAIRYA (CONFIDENCE)
• ĀTMAVIJÑĀNA (KNOWLEDGE OF SELF / ORIENTATION OF
SELF)

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VYĀDHI / DISEASE
DISEASES
SĀDHYA
(CURABLE)
SUKHASĀDHYA
(Easily Curable)
KṚCCHRASĀDHYA
(WITH EFFORT)
ASĀDHYA
YĀPYA (MANAGABLE)
ANUPAKRAMA (SHOULD
NOT BE TREATED)

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FURTHER ON…..
• Dinacaryā (daily regimens)
• Ṛtucaryā (seasonal regimen)
• Properties of different dravyas
• Detailed discussion on āhāra and its importance
• Viruddha āhāra
• What āyurveda has told about food and eating
• Rasas (tastes) and its influence on the body

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