I am writing about Ayurveda and its
connection with Astrology.
Ayurveda, the Indian system of medicinal
treatment has been in existence since ages
and is still widely prevalent in rural
areas of India. It is gaining popularity
again in the urban areas.
Ayurveda is the science of longevity. The
word Ayurveda literally means science of
life. Indian scholars of yore knew how
each and every part of our body functioned
and also knew how the forces of the nature
worked. They devised a science, which
could extend the life of human beings.
This science is now taking roots in US and
Europe and is known as alternate medicine.
The theory of Ayurveda is very sound. It
acknowledges that the entire cosmos is
made up of five great elements namely Air,
Water, Fire, Ether and Earth. Human
beings are also made of these great
elements but they manifest in the form of
Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Vata is made up of
Air and Ether elements, Pitta of Fire and
Water elements and Kapha of Water and
Earth elements. All human constitutions
have these basic humors in a variety of
combinations. Persons exhibit the traits
of the domination humor. For example
persons with Vata humor dominating could
be slender, very tall or short. Persons
with Pitta humor dominating could have a
body which is of medium built. Persons
with Kapha would have a stout body. There
are several other traits exhibited .
Thus constitution of a person can be
identified by appearance of the person,
personality traits and by checking of the
pulse. There are several other physical
factors which help in identifying the
dominating humor, for example teeth, hair,
eyes etcetera. The disease process creeps
in when the tridoshas (three humors) get
out of balance. An ayurvedic doctor tries
to find this. Depending on the vitiated
dosha, he administers the treatment and
tries to bring the dosha back to its
original state.
Ayurveda is superior to Allopathy because
of the soundness of its theory. The
theory of allopathy is based on germs.
For any disease, the inventor of the
medicine as well as the allopathic doctor
tries to find the germs causing the
disease. Then he tries to find a medicine
which can kill these germs. Now, this is
an erroneous starting point. Here the
constitution is completely neglected.
Constitution of a person is of paramount
importance. Two persons suffering from
the same disease may respond differently
to the same medicine depending on the
constitution of the person. An ayurvedic
doctor is always in the know of the
constitution of his patients and
administers medicines accordingly.
Ayurveda also recommends seasonal cleaning
of the body for prevention of disease. It
was observed by the ancient Indian
scholars that the body accumulates Vata
during the rainy season, Pitta during
summer and Kapha during winter season. By
employing appropriate Pancha Karma (Five
Methods) treatment at the end of the
season, aggravated humor can be brought to
check and good health is maintained.
Now this system of ayurveda is well
integrated with astrology. An astrologer
can also find out which humor has vitiated
and can help the doctor in identifying the
disease. One who knows both these systems
viz. Ayurveda and Astrology can cure his
patients better and faster since
identification of the disease becomes
easier.
Here I have introduced you to a new system
of treatment for the diseases. I have
just given you the basic concepts. The
subject is vast. Ayurveda mentions of
cures of diseases that are considered
incurable in Allopathic treatment. There
is plenty of literature available on the
subject and is available in the
book-stores. If one feels inspired by
this little article of mine, one can visit
one of the book-stores and explore further
on the subject.
