Q1: In your experience what is your perception of Indian Ayurveda System?
Though Ayurveda is popularly known in the world as the ancient Indian system of medicine, as per the basic definition, Ayurveda is the science of life, which encompasses virtually every aspect of life and health. It is much more than just the medicinal system. For centuries together, Ayurveda has served millions of people by offering the complete medical therapy for numerous acute as well as chronic diseases.
For maintenance of health, Ayurveda has advised the daily regimen – Dinacharya and seasonal regimen – Rutucharya. Ayurveda also describes the principles of health maintenance – Swasthavritta and goes in the depths of describing the principles of ethical regimen – Aachara Rasayana.
For curing the diseases, Ayurveda insists on trapping the advancement of disease right at its base, treating and eradicating the root cause of the ailment instead of satisfying the patient with symptomatic relief. The thousands of simple prescriptions hidden and scattered throughout the ancient Ayurvedic Scriptures, still serve as home remedies for common health problems even in the present times, irrespective of the vast change and increasing complexity in the life style of the people.
Ayurveda is the pioneer of the art of surgery, which has advanced at present as the curative therapy by using the most complex techniques.
Ayurveda also offers some excellent para-surgical therapies, which serve the dual purpose of eradicating the chronic disease as well as avoiding the complex surgical procedures, such as KsharaKarma (Alkali Therapy), Agni Karma (Cauterization) and the procedures included in the Panchakarma therapy.
If effectively interpreted, the unique areas of Ayurveda can be used very effectively for disease management and health maintenance even today.
Q2: In your opinion what are the top three challenges which Ayurveda needs to correct to catapulate itself into a universally accepted Medical practice?
According to me, the top challenges that Ayurveda faces today and the areas where drastic changes are required so that it can be comprehended and accepted universally as medical practice are –
1. Incorporation of correlation of Ayurveda and modern medicine in the education system for Ayurveda
2. Effective interpretation of excellent Ayurvedic theorems as well as therapeutics and also exploring several areas which are unique to Ayurveda so that they can be put in practice to gain effective results.
3. Lot of efforts are required to study herbo-mineral or metallo-mineral preparations which are used very frequently in Ayurvedic therapeutics – in terms of their toxicity, therapeutic range, restrictions in dosage viz., quantity as well as duration of therapy etc.
4. Standardization of generic Ayurvedic drugs and proprietary formulations in compliance with global GMP standards
Q3: What are the experiences of being an Ayurvedic Practitioner?
Though Ayurveda practice is gaining better acceptance even in major cities and by educated patients, unfortunately, it is observed that generally the patient approaches Ayurvedic practitioner only for treatment of chronic and lifestyle related diseases; that too very often only after the disease has reached its final stage.
While Ayurveda can offer very effective therapy regimens for chronic diseases, its prescriptions are equally effective for many acute diseases as well.
Patients must know and understand that like any other logical medical science, even Ayurveda has clearly described the limitations of treatment for EACH disease. Ayurveda DOES NOT say that every disease in every stage is treatable.
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