The
first ever full-fledged magazine on Ayurveda, the
ancient science of life guided by the knowledge
and wisdom of the Indian hermits purified by
nature and filtered through ages. The world over
people turn to natural medicines these days as a
harmless and real way of life. Ayurveda is more a
medicine tested by time than by a lab. This is a
magazine intended both for the practitioner as
well as the common man. For readers who are new to
this branch of medicine Sanghamam magazine on
Ayurveda will open a Pandora’s box filled with
new information to lead a life simple and healthy
at minimal cost.
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Holistic
Health Care
Dr. P.K. Warier
A lady came to
the hospital complaining severe pain in the lower
spine bone region. This was a case of spine T.B.
She was given Ayurvedic treatment for some time,
with no desired results. Then she was sent for
allopathic treatment. The doctor advised
injection, medicine and plaster-cast for over one
year. She was reluctant to undergo plaster-cast,
as she had financial constraints to abstain from
her job for a long time. We tried a new method.
Along with the allopathic medicines for T.B. she
was given Ayurvedic medicines- More
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Germany
A second home for Ayurveda
Dr.
Jeevan EP
In Germany, even
though Ayurveda is not recognized as a medical
system, Germans can practice Ayurveda. But he /
she should be a Heilpraktiker who has done an exam
to practice another alternative system of medicine
like herbal medicine, Homeopathy, Bach flower
remedies, Acupuncture, Ayurveda etc. More .......
Beauty
Through Ayurveda
Shahnaz keeps her formula
dedicated to Ayurveda
Shahnaz
Husain's Ayurveda belongs to India. This ancient
science of treatment had unlimited knowledge in
beauty therapy.
Shahnaz Husain mixed modern scientific knowledge
with this ancient system of medicine. When pure
herbal remedies got refined with modern technology
Shahnaz Herbal products were accepted.
Now in the modern world of beauty therapy,
Shahnaz’s products stands second to none. There
may be critics who hate this way of mixing pure
Ayurvedic science with cosmetology. But the fact
that Shahnaz keeps her formula dedicated to
Ayurveda, will silence her critics. More .......
Ayurveda and Modern Medicine
Dr. Lucia Tommasini
Ayurveda is
something completely different from what is
understood as scientific in the modern world: its
teaching is based on theories which go beyond
proof on the base of pure thought. Einstein, too
relied on pure thought for the elaboration of his
theory of relativity.
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Ayurveda- Problems for
propagation
Dr. Sebastian
Mathew MD FRCP (MA) Austria
Many people here
think that Ayurveda is in connection with Hindu
religion-they even say it as a Hindu medicine. We
have to convince that Ayurveda is a science of
life and health applicable to all human beings
irrespective of race and religion. More .......
Concept of Ageing
and the Science of Nutrition
Dr. V.L. Shyam, BAMS, MD (Ay.) Ajman
Since time
immemorial there have been oral and written
stories of the quest to find the elixir of life,
the Fountain of Youth. There are stories of a
Golden Age when people lived hundreds of years and
those who attained immortality.
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What is ageing?
Ayurveda defines
old age by giving a simile of decaying old house,
which may collapse during rainy season. Ageing is
the declining of structural components (Dhathu).
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Arogya
Pacha
The
wonder plant from the lush green woods.-
In 1987, a team
of scientists from the Tropical Botanic Garden and
Research Institute (TBGRI) undertook an ethno
botanical field study in the tribal inhabited
Western Ghat region of Kerala. During this
expedition, they came across an interesting ethno
medical information on a wild plant Trichophus
zeylanicus, locally called as “Arogyapacha” by
the Kani tribe. More .......
The Panchakarma
Therapy in Ayurveda
Prof. Dr. Muraleedharan
Pillai MD
So many chronic
and uncurable diseases are cured by these type of
special Ayurveda treatments prevalent in Kerala.
The experience
has shown that the above modes of predicatory
treatment with palliative treatment properly
applied separately or jointly as per the
prescription of the physician cure the patient
completely of his chronic ailments. More .......
Uzhichill or Massage Therapy in the practice of
Kalarippayat the traditional martial art of Kerala
C.V. Govindankutty
Nair
Ayurveda, the
ancient system of Indian medicine has elaborately
dealt with the system of oil application all over
the body under the heading Abyangam, with clear
references and instructions detailed in the
classical Ayurvedic text of Charaka Samhita and
Susrutha Samhita dating from early 1000 B.C.
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Ayurveda A health
care system under revival
Dr. M.D. Nair
Opinions
differ as to how old is the Ayurvedic system of
Medicine, practiced and used by millions of
people, particularly in the sub-continent of
India. Estimates range from 5000 years to 2000
years. Even though this system of medicine had its
origin in the ancient Vedas the Rig, Sama, Yajur
and Atharva and have been reportedly mentioned in
the over 10572 slokas (hymns) in Rigveda,
documentary evidence in the form of some of the
ancient texts, the Charaka Samhita, the Sushrutha
Samhita and Ashtangahridaya. More .......
Kottackal A
legend in Ayurveda
Padmashree Dr. P S Warrier- From an unassuming rural clinic to an
internationally-
Acclaimed
Ayurveda centre with an annual turnover exceeding
$ 37 million,
the rise of the century-old institution has been
phenomenal. The Arya Vaidya Sala now boasts of an
Ayurvedic hospital of international standards.
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Diabetes control
and cure
In Ayurveda
diabetes is classified in to 20 categories under
‘Thri dosha’ namely ‘ vatha ‘, ‘ pitha
‘ and ‘ kapha ‘. There are 10 types under
‘ kapha’ , 6 types under ‘ pitha ‘ and 4
types under ‘ vatha ‘.
About 2,500 years
ago, ayurvedic experts Sushruta and Charaka noted
that its victims frequently passed large amounts
of sugar - laden urine which attracted ants.
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Vegetarian Food -
for your health only
People suffer
from digestion problems such as gas, bloating,
stomach pain, constipation, heartburn, and fatigue
after eating. Ayurveda provides simple solutions
to these common complaints by considering not only
what we eat but how we consume our meals. More .......
