Post by shino on Mar 16, 2011 2:41:03 GMT -5
Ayurvedic practitioners follow eight essential steps towards curing a disease. Go to a kerala ayurvedic center or talk to an Ayurvedic practitioner to get a glimpse of their treatment methods. You can also understand that all of them adhere to the principles set by ancient sages and these principles are still relevant and efficient in curing diseases.
Identifying the patient’s prakriti – body type – is the practitioner’s first challenge before starting the treatment. According to Ayurveda, no two people will be of the same body type and the treatment for each patient differs greatly from the other. The body type can be different depending on the predominance of humours – vata, pita and kapha – in the body. The Ayurvedic practitioners also detect the humour responsible for the health disorder in the body.
The patients’ diet and lifestyle practices, emotional and psychological factors etc also have been taken into account before starting the therapy. The initial treatment in Ayurveda focuses on removing the cause of the disease and in order to attain it, appropriate diet will be prescribed by the Ayurvedic practitioners to the patients. He may suggest some lifestyle or environment changes, apart from advising the patients to practise some yoga techniques.
The next step includes various therapies to detoxify the body. Panchakarama, virechana etc help eradicate the toxins from the body. Rejuvenation therapies which will give nourishment and strength back to the body too will be advised by the practitioners depending on the nature of disease.
Identifying the patient’s prakriti – body type – is the practitioner’s first challenge before starting the treatment. According to Ayurveda, no two people will be of the same body type and the treatment for each patient differs greatly from the other. The body type can be different depending on the predominance of humours – vata, pita and kapha – in the body. The Ayurvedic practitioners also detect the humour responsible for the health disorder in the body.
The patients’ diet and lifestyle practices, emotional and psychological factors etc also have been taken into account before starting the therapy. The initial treatment in Ayurveda focuses on removing the cause of the disease and in order to attain it, appropriate diet will be prescribed by the Ayurvedic practitioners to the patients. He may suggest some lifestyle or environment changes, apart from advising the patients to practise some yoga techniques.
The next step includes various therapies to detoxify the body. Panchakarama, virechana etc help eradicate the toxins from the body. Rejuvenation therapies which will give nourishment and strength back to the body too will be advised by the practitioners depending on the nature of disease.