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A beginners guide to ayurveda (e-book)





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Prod. Code: EB-01

E-book on Ayurveda having all essential information for a beginner.  Ayurvedic dictionary is also included for your convenience.

 

Table of Contents:

Introduction
What the word Ayurveda means
Origin of Ayurveda.
Specialties of Ayurveda.
Kaya Chikitsa
Shalya Tantra
Shalakya Tantra
Kaumarbhritya
Agada Tantra.
Bhuta Vidya.
Rasayana.
Vajikarana.
What is health?
Basic principles of Ayurveda
Pancha Mahabhuta.
The properties and functions of the Basic Elements (Mahabhutas)
Doshas.
Location of the three doshas.
Vata.
Function:
When Vata is vitiated
Types of Vata:
Pitta.
Functions
When Pitta is vitiated
Types of pitta
Kapha
Functions.
When Kapha is vitiated
Types of Kapaha
Status of Doshas in relation to time, seasons, age & place
Time of day
Season
Age
Place
Common factors responsible for imbalanced status of Doshas
Imbalance of Vata
Imbalance of Pitta
Imbalance of Kapha
Prakriti
Vata Prakriti
Pitta prakriti
Kapha prakriti
Dhatus
Srotas
Mala
Agni
Types of Agni:
How our food is broken down.
Ama
Signs And Symptoms Of Ama
How to manage the destructive Ama:
Dravyaguna
How drugs act
Rasa
Description of Rasa
Guna
Virya
Vipaka
Prabhava
Three supporting pillars of life & health
Ahara
Nutrition from an Ayurvedic perspective
Ayurvedic cooking
Food ‘rules’ according to the doshas
Nidra
Brahmacharya
Relation of sex with Doshas
Knowing sexual status of persons of different Prakrit (constitutions)
Disease
The Three Causes of Disease
Parinam: The negative impact of the seasons
Shat Kriya Kal: Six Stages Of Disease Manifestation
Rasayan
What the word Rasayana means
Some points about Rasayana
Definition of Rasayana
Properties of Rasayana
Some general recommendations
Vajikarana
Aphrodisiac Drugs.
Principles Of Ayurvedic Treatment
Daiva vyapashraya chikitsa (Devine therapy)
Yuktivyapashraya (Rational therapy)
Sattvavajaya (Psychotherapy)
Panchakarma
Purva Karma
Snehana
Types of Snehana
For whom/ conditions it is beneficial
It should be avoided in
Abhyantara Snehana
How it should be used
Features of improper (hypo/hyper) administration
Sadyah Snehana
Swedana
Primary Health Care
Allergy/ Urticaria (allergic rashes)
Treatment
Asthma (bronchial)
Backache
Colic (abdominal / intestinal)
Cough
Diarrhoea
Hyperacidity
Indigestion
Common Cold
Treatment
Obesity
Joint pain
Sciatica
Vomiting
Ayurvedic Dictionary

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