Ayurveda: What is it?
आयुर्वेद प्रयोजन.
स्वथ्यस्य स्वास्थ्य रक्षणम्।आतुरस्य विकार प्रशमनम च॥
Ayurveda is for the people who want to preserve there health and to the one who want to get cured, Basic of Ayurveda is for the healthy individual as well and not just for the diseased one.
Now a days people know that its a medical science,but Ayurveda is not just a medical science its a way of life. Ayurveda teaches us how to live our life healthly. Now even W.H.O has also changed defination of the healthy individual, "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not only merely absence of disease or infirmity."Health is no longer defined simply in physical term, as the absence of disease or disability, but now includes mental and social dimensions. This definition of healthy individual Ayurveda has described thousands of years before.
Now during this time people has some misconcept regarding Ayurveda, and even some of Ayurvedic practitioner also leading the people on wrong way, saying that Ayurvedic medicine has no expiry dates and even the worse that Ayurvedic medicine has no side effect.
Every one who studied Ayurveda knows some of the Ayurvedic medicine has its own self life period and during that time only the preparation will give the desirable result, and after that some medicine's efficacy will be reduced. But now a days to increase self life of any medicine some Ayurvedic companies add preservatives in it, eventhough because of preservatives life of medicine will be increased but then also it will not reach the level of freshly prepared medicine. Now again question come that if it is so then why to use such prepared medicine, answer for that is certain Ayurvedic plants gives there fruits or flowers in certain atmosphere and in certain seasons only, so for that if fresh medicine is not available one can use those prepared medicine, but in that one has to look for the expire date also, as because of preservatives medicines property will remain for certain time only. Now some of the Ayurvedic medicine retains there properties even after 10 years, like some BHASMA and AASAV ARISTAS.
Now one more big misconcept about Ayurveda that it will not have any side effect, now for this I just want to in form you that some Ayurvedic medicines are banned in America and European countries as some Ayurvedic medicine contains heavy metal which is banned in those countries. Because if those metal's purification will not be proper then that can lead to certain major diseases as well. And some time patient will not be knowing that there disease is may be because of those medicine, and only certified Ayurvedic practitioner knows the duration to take such medicine. And to buy any of the medicine which contains metals always go for the standard company as they take proper care to purification on the mettle, even though it will be costly but to avoid side effects.
Now in recent time I came to know about one more Ayurvedic medicine's scandal, I just want to drow ur attention, Some Ayurvedic company use the powder of Allopathic medicine and directly give that to patient, patient might not be knowing about it, so be sure what ur purchasing and from whom you are purchasing, always see for the batch no, company licence no as well.
If you find any thing or if you have doubt just go for its lab investigation or report it to food and drug department. So that they can investigate properly.
Being Ayurvedic practitioner it is my duty to drow your attention towards such things.
Be healthy and safe. Enjoy you life.
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