Speech On Ayurveda

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Ayurveda — A Potential Global Medical System It is a universally accepted fact that good health plays an important role in human development. According to the concepts of Ayurveda, good health is based on the equilibrium of dosha (humor), agni (digestive fire), dhatu (seven body tissues: lymph, blood, muscle, adipose tissue, bone, bone marrow, semen), and mala (feces, urine, and other waste products). Furthermore, in Ayurveda there is clear-cut emphasis on maintaining physical, mental, and spiritual well-being as part of good health.1 The World Health Organization (WHO) defines good health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely an absence of disease or infirmity,2 which is in close approximity to the definition…show more content…
Though it does not have as an elaborate organized structure as its modern counterpart, it plays a major role in meeting the health-care needs of a large section of India. There are separate directorates of the ISM & H in 18 states. Though Ayurveda is popular in all these states, this system is more prevalent in the states of Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya is prevalent. At present there are 611,413 practitioners of TSM, 26,032 hospitals/dispensaries, and approximately 8,500 Ayurvedic drug manufacturers in the country. There are more than 190 Ayurvedic colleges turning out more than 7,000 Ayurvedic graduates and around 700 the resources and is taking steps to integrate ISM in primary health care and national health programs. This growing attitude change is demonstrated by the drafted national policy mentioned…show more content…
Attempts can also be made to utilize the medicinal plant resources of these countries for meeting the health-care needs of their people after categorization of the plants according to Ayurvedic concepts. Drugs used in ISM can be used as adjuvant to the main drugs used in conventional medicine. Therapeutic approaches such as Panchakarma, Ksarasutra, etc. can certainly be integrated into other health systems, broadening the choices available to physicians and
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