Ayurveda is a set of time-tested and scientific Indian indigenous procedures to cure diseases. Moreover, Ayurveda also offers the means to insulate our bodies from various ailments.

This website on Ayurveda has seven sections for your benefit. They are the:

I. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs);

II. The Basic Ayurveda Principles;

III. The Pancha Mahabhutas (Sense organs);

IV. The Tridosha Concept (The fundamental elements determining diverse functions of our bodies;

V. The Sapta Dhatu (Tissue elements);

VI. The Mala (Purgation Means);

VII. The Srotas (Circulation channels);

VIII. Metabolism Mechanism;

IX. Fundamental principles for a healthy lifestyle (Dinacharya);

X. Ayurveda Pharmaceutical Means;

XI. Ayurveda Drug Classification;

XII. Ayurveda Drug Nomenclature technique;

XIII. Need for Purification;

XIV. Logic of Using Metallic Medicines; and

XV. Treatment of Common Ailments.

The XVth chapter will help you to diagnose 83 common ailments affecting mankind. It also extends the Ayurvedic treatments to the ailments. The diseases are dealt within the following 13 sub-sections.

(i) Family Planning;

(ii) Ailments of the head (Migrane and headache);

(iii) ENT the ailments afflicting the ears, nose and throat like tonsillitis; Stomatitis; Sneezing; Pyorrhoea, Ear pus; Voice hoarseness; Glossitis and Epistaxis: eight diseases);

(iv) The Urinary System (the diseases affecting Hematuria; Urinary Tract stones; Prostate enlargement; Nephritis; Burning urine; and the bed wetting syndrome: six diseases);

(v) Ailments of the Joint, Glandular and Metabolic Processes (Rheumatoid arthritis; Rheumatism; Obesity; Lumbago; Gout; Goitre; Diabetes; and Cervical spondylitis: eight diseases);

(vi) Diseases of the Digestive tract (Chronic constipation; Intestinal worms; Vomiting; Excessive Thirst; The Sprue syndrome; Piles; Infantile diarrhoea; Indigestion; Hematemesis; Gastritis; Flatulence; Duodenal ulcer; Colic pain; Liver Cirrhosis; and Amoebic Dysentery: 15 diseases);

(vii) Ailments of the Nervous System & the Common Psychic illnesses (Sleeplessness; Sciatica; Schizophernia; Hysteria; Memory loss; Paralysis of the facial muscles; Epilepsy; and Cramps: eight ailments);

(viii) Genital organ problems (Painful menstruation; Menorrhagia; Male sterility; Leucorrhea; and Female sterility: five diseases);

(ix) Eye diseases (Stye; Myopia; and Cataract: three ailments);

(x) Cardio-vascular & Blood ailments (Scurvy; Oedema; Jaundice; High Blood Pressure; Heart Problems; and Anaemia: six diseases)

(xi) Ailments of Hair & Skin (Urticaria; Scabies; Ring worm; Psoriasis; Prickly heat; Leucoderma; Hair greying; Eczema; and Baldness: nine ailments);

(xii) Respiratory diseases (TB; Pleurisy; Hiccups; Hemoptysis; Bronchitis; and Bronchial asthma: six ailments)

(xiii) Common Fevers (Filaria; Mumps; Measles; Malaria; and Influenza: five diseases).

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