Ayurvedic medicine - Core concept, therapeutic principles, and current relevance
Ayurvedic medicine - Core concept, therapeutic principles, and current relevance
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DOI:
10.1016/s0025-7125(03)00073-7
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发表时间:
2002-01-01
影响因子:
5.9
通讯作者:
Doiphode, VV
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作者:
Chopra, A;Doiphode, VV
In the prebiblical Ayurvedic origins, every creation inclusive of a human being is a model of the universe. In this model, the basic matter and the dynamic forces (Dosha) of the nature determine health and disease, and the medicinal value of any substance (plant and mineral). The Ayurvedic practices (chiefly that of diet, life style, and the Panchkarama) aim to maintain the Dosha equilibrium. Despite a holistic approach aimed to cure disease, therapy is customized to the individual's constitution (Prakruti). Numerous Ayurvedic medicines (plant derived in particular) have been tested for their biological (especially immunomodulation) and clinical potential using modem ethnovalidation, and thereby setting an interface with modem medicine. To understand Ayurvedic medicine, it would be necessary to first understand the origin, basic concept and principles of Ayurveda.