The document discusses the need to contemporize Ayurveda practices while retaining basic Ayurvedic principles. It notes the need to update Ayurvedic doctors, patients, clinics, and dosage forms like tablets, capsules, and semisolids. Specific examples provided include sugar-coated tablets, color-coated tablets, capsule forms of powders, converting liquids to tablets/capsules, rectal and vaginal suppositories, and body lotions. Contemporizing requires sensitivity given Ayurveda's principles, and must be done carefully and thoughtfully without controversy.

1. Dr. RANJITH. B. M.
2nd Yr, M.D.
Dept OF RS & BK
T.G.A.M.C, BELLARI
KARNATAKA
Under the guidance of
Dr.SHANKAR GOWDA
HOD(UG)
Dept of RS & BK,TGAMC,
BELLARY
H.O.D
Dr.M.S.DODAMANI
Dept of RS & BK,TGAMC,
BELLARY
CONTEMPORIZING AYURVEDA PRACTICES - NEED VS CHALLENGES

2. CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
NEED VS CHALLENGES
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSION

3. INTRODUCTION
IS
THEIR
ANY
NEED
TO
CONTEMPORIZE
AYURVEDA??
??

4. NEED OF THE HOUR
SARVATANTRASIDDHANTA

5. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IN THE
NAME OF CONTEMPORIZATION

6. CONTEMPORIZING AYURVEDA PRACTICES
Chikitsa Chatushpada
1. Bhishak
2. Dravya
3. Upasta
4. Rogi

7. Bhishak
A doctor should update himself in
various aspects like
1. Theoritical
2. Practical
3. Research based etc etc

8. Upasta/Attender
1. Procedures
2. hospitality

9. Rogi
Patient should update his knowledge
regarding Various kinds of treatment
like panchakarma, kshara, agni etc

10. Clinic
Well equiped, attractive, which
gives a pleasant feeling such clinic
should be built.

11. DRAVYA

12. Solid dosage forms
Tablets-
Challenges Need
Palatibility Sugar coated tablets
Attractive colours colour coated

13. Guggulu- size must be reduced,
soft capsules

14. Powders- Capsulated
Tablet

15.  Granular forms
 kwatha to tablet /capsule

16. VACHA SUVARNA

17. LIQUID DOSAGE FORM
Swarasa
Arista
Kwatha
syrup

19. VARTI
• Rectal suppositaries
• Urethral
• Vaginal
• Wound
• Eye
LOCAL ACTION
FAST ACTION

20. DHUMAPANA
Drugs for
dhumapana
should be in
tablet or small
wick form.

21. Semi-Solid dosage forms
avaleha

22. Things to be focused
 Ayurvedic deodrants
 Douches
 Cigars
 Body lotions
 Transdermal Plasters
 Injections
 Aerosol sprays
 Body talc

23. In case of panchakarma
• Basti bags- containing all ingedients

24. Rakta mokshana

25. DISCUSSION
• When it comes for
ayurveda
contemporization is
a sensitive issue,
utmost care has to
be taken
• Basic principles of
ayurveda must be
retained

26. conclusion
Ayurveda should be contemporized
With great awareness,
With great thinking,
With 100% smartness,
without controversies and this needs a lot of effort.