Myths and reality about Ayurveda - by Dr. S. Ananthanarayan,

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Gurucharanam saranmMyths and reality about AyurvedaLarge number of people has apprehension onAyurveda medicines and treatment. These are not unfounded as they would haveundergone various problems with the quacks and highly commercialized practitioners.Ayurveda is a gift of God to mankind and this knowledge, derived by our ancientRishia through their spiritual pursuit, used to be passed on to generation byGuru – disciple order, and as a service to humanity. Some how this system,which was widely practiced from time immemorial, got sidelined with theincursion of western culture. Ayurveda is a system without sideeffect, a system which cures from root cause and a system which has remediesfor almost all ailments. Santhigiri Ashram, Kerala a spiritual and charitableinstitution has taken up the task of reviving this ancient knowledge. In theprocess, Santhigiri has set up medicine

manufacturing plants, herbal gardens,full fledged hospital, medical colleges, R & D centre and a chain of AyurvedaPanchakarama centers throughout the country. Santhigiri has tied up with Governmentof Andhra Pradesh to set up Ayurvedacenters throughout AP and to preach, practice and propagate Ayurveda in thepurest and traditional form. Does an Ayurvedadic medicine haveside effects?Genuine Ayurveda medicines do nothave any side effect as the base of Aurveda medicines are natural herbs.Taste bitter and quantity large?Only few items of medicines are ofbitter nature. For eg: a medicine for a diabetespatient will not have sweet taste. Arishtams, Lehya and certain choornas have sweet taste. As for quantity, compared to allopathicdrugs, quantity could be bit largeHow about cost, time duration andrecurrence in Ayurveda treatments?It is must cheaper ascompared to some other methods. Most of

the diseases can be cured at muchlesser cost than even the diagnostic bills. One should not deny the fact thatscientific and technological inventions have greatly helped in diagnosing andtreating various ailments under modern system. Yet there are various categoriesof ailments where other systems fail and Ayurveda succeeds. Many diseases can be cured muchfaster than any other system.Food restrictions?The cause of many diseases is unsuitablefood habits. Untimely food, various combinations of spices which createnegative effects and excess comfort to body contribute to health hazards. Unhygienicsurroundings, adulteration, pollution etc. add to the misery. Ayurveda clearly defines these.A NOTE TO REMEMBERAuthenticity and credibility ofthe institution should be verified before choosing a centre for treatment. InAyurveda the combination of three are equally importance, the quality ofmedicines is

equally important.For details: Dr. S. Ananthanarayan, (Chief Consultant Physican) Santhigiri Ayurveda & Siddha Vaidyasala, Chennaiwww.ayurvedasanthig iri.com, www.santhigiriashra m.org

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