Pujya Gurudev
Pt. ShriRam Sharma Acharya’s Kripa :
Health
Tips - Your Health: Guidelines from Ayurveda - IX
(Akhand
Jyoti, Nov.Dec.2004)
In case of Obesity: Overweight of the body is the root cause of many
other diseases and disorders. Strict diet restraints should be followed in
general. In particular, use of sweet, fried and fatty substances should be
stopped. Light, but nutritious food (as described under generally good
category) devoid of sweets and fats should be taken with large proportions of
green leafy vegetables, fibers, etc; balanced amounts of cream-free cow-milk
may also be taken. Drinking lukewarm water in the morning, physical exercises
(especially morning and evening walk) and taking medicines as per the doctors
advice help in getting rid of obesity in general.
What should be always avoided by everyone desirous
of a naturally healthy life?Tea, coffee, cold-drinks, ice-creams, tobacco,
gutaka, paanmasala, wine (liquor/alcohol), synthetic food and confectionery,
fruits that are ripened artificially (e.g. using carbide). Ayurveda also warns
against eating food-items preserved under cold storage and eggs, meat, breads
prepared from maida (fine white wheat flour), etc.
Common Modes of Medication in Ayurveda: Ayurvedic medicines are usually available in the
forms of vati (tablets), curna (powder of herbs), ras-bhasma (specially
grinded, prepared fine powders of processed herbs), syrups and decoctions of
different types asava, arishta, kwatha or kadha etc. Apart from these, some
herbal oils and ointments are also prescribed for external use. The following
are general guidelines for using the different classes of Ayurvedic medicines.
For vati and churna: These types are usually recommended to be taken
around 10-20 minutes after meal. Should be taken with warm water in case of
diseases due to vataj-kapha dosha, and with normal water in case of pitta
doshas. Unless they taste bitter or pungent, the tablets (vatis) should
preferably be chewed rather than gulped down with water. The special tablets
like muktadi, madhunashini and kayakalpa vatis are recommended to be taken with
fresh water about one hour before meals. Often people use some curnas just
because of their taste and soothing effects on digestion. This is not correct,
such curnas are also medicinal e.g. for controlling acidity and might cause
imbalance in the dosha levels; these should also be taken only as per the
doctors advice.
For rasa and bhasmas: These are usually eaten with honey, fresh cream of milk or with warm water (depending upon the dosha and ailment type) at least half-an-hour before meals.
For asava and arishta: These are drunk with fresh water (mixed in equal proportion) about 10 to 15 minutes after meals.
For rasa and bhasmas: These are usually eaten with honey, fresh cream of milk or with warm water (depending upon the dosha and ailment type) at least half-an-hour before meals.
For asava and arishta: These are drunk with fresh water (mixed in equal proportion) about 10 to 15 minutes after meals.
For kwatha (kadha): Kwatha should be best drunk freshly prepared at
timings as prescribed by the doctor. It is recommended that nothing should be
mixed in it. However, if it is bitter in taste and one just can't bear that
bitterness then minimal quantity of honey or sugar-crystals (mishri) could be
mixed.
For kwatha-bathing: At times, depending upon the type and state of disease, bathing or fomenting in the steam of boiling kwatha of specific types are advised. In such cases, the prescribed herbal medicines are to be cooked in a pressure cooker with about 1-1.5 kg water. A tube of appropriate size (and of material that could bear the high temperature) is to be connected at the outlet for steam (where usually a weight-whistle is kept on the cooker). A small piece of cloth is tied on the other end of the cloth; the desired body-part is exposed to this end at a safe distance so that direct spray of steam does not burn the skin. If available, an appropriate steaming device should be used instead of pressure-cooker. After steaming for prescribed duration of time, the desired body part should be fomented by gently bathing it in the medicinal solution (left in the cooker) while the latter is cooled up to a bearable temperature.
For kwatha-bathing: At times, depending upon the type and state of disease, bathing or fomenting in the steam of boiling kwatha of specific types are advised. In such cases, the prescribed herbal medicines are to be cooked in a pressure cooker with about 1-1.5 kg water. A tube of appropriate size (and of material that could bear the high temperature) is to be connected at the outlet for steam (where usually a weight-whistle is kept on the cooker). A small piece of cloth is tied on the other end of the cloth; the desired body-part is exposed to this end at a safe distance so that direct spray of steam does not burn the skin. If available, an appropriate steaming device should be used instead of pressure-cooker. After steaming for prescribed duration of time, the desired body part should be fomented by gently bathing it in the medicinal solution (left in the cooker) while the latter is cooled up to a bearable temperature.
For Massaging (by Ayurvedic oils): Massaging of the particular body-part should always
be done gently and at a slow pace. Its direction should always be towards the
heart. If the guidelines and disciplines of Ayurvedic medication and preventive
care are followed strictly, the patients enjoy fast recovery and natural vigor
thereafter. In the succeeding issues we shall look at the therapeutic and other
important aspects of Ayurveda.
Thanks GOD, Thanks Sadguru,
Shiv Sharma
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