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| The department of Ayurveda is started in May 1960 under the Health and Panchayat along with establishment of Gujarat state. In 1979, it was renamed as directorate of Traditional System of Medicine. Again it was changed as directorate Indian system of Medicine & Homoeopathy. The directorate was shifted to Dr Jivraj Mehta Bhavan, Gandhinagar in the year of 1983. |
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| The department is managing all types of activities like guiding inspecting, maintaining, developing, financing, administrating as well as all technical responsibilities regarding education, health services, herbal gardens, manufacturing of classical Ayurvedic medicine, registration of practitioners, training of all technical staff and research etc. |
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| An excellence health education service is only tool to produce prudent and pious doctors. There are 11 Ayurveda, 16 Homoeopathy and 1yoga and Naturopathy colleges are managed by directorate of ISM&H. Information of the health services is as follow. |
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| Health Services |
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| There are 32 Ayurvedic hospitals across the state. Classical therapies like Panchkarma, Ksharsootra therapy, Dantotpatan (Painless Tooth extraction), ENT, Agnikarma (Ayurvedic cauterization) Yoga and Naturopathy etc are provided at hospitals. The health needs of the state are serving by 523 Ayurvedic dispensaries and 216 Homoeopathic dispensaries at rural and urban area. 16 Mobile dispensaries are on road to fulfil the health need of interior area where medical facilities are not readily available. |
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| Ayurveda Pharmacy |
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| Standardized and sufficient quantities of Ayurvedic medicine are manufactured at government Ayurveda pharmacies at Rajpipala (Dist.Narmada) and Vadodara. Quality of medicine is assured by GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice). |
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| Herbal Garden |
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| Gujarat has rich flora of herbal medicinal plants and to avail advantage of that, 10 herbal gardens are nourished by the department of ISM&H. where medicinal plants are cultivated, conserved and collected. More than 150 species of medicinal plants are maintained in the herbal gardens. Special attention is given to preserve the endanger species of rare medicinal plant like Chandan (Santalum), Patala (Stereospermum suaveolens), Shyonak (Oroxylum indicum), Bhallatak (Semicarpus Anacardium) etc. |
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| State Medicinal Plant Board is coordinating all activity regarding medicinal plants like cultivation, collection, preservation, farming, research, Development and supply of raw material to pharmacies. |
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| Registration Board |
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| There are two types of practitioners being registered (1) Gujarat Board of Ayurveda and Unani System of Medicine (2) Homoeopathy Council register the practitioner of ISM&H. |
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| Ayurveda |
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| Literally connotation of Ayurveda can be ‘science of lifestyle management’. It is oldest system of health care entrenched in eternal form of knowledge-Veda (5000BC). Echoing with definition of health by W.H.O., Ayurveda ponder health as integration of somatic, psychic, environmental and spiritual state of individual wellbeing. Ayurveda emphasise more on preventive aspect of health rather than curative. |
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| Basic Concepts of Ayurveda |
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| Tridosha |
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| Health is a state of equilibrium of three Dosha (vital energy form), Seven Dhatu (Basic tissues element) and Mala (excretory material). Lopsided lifestyle causes imbalance of equilibrium and weaken state of immunity, which make our body vulnerable for any microbial attack. By following daily regime like Aaharvidhi, Dincharya, Rutucharya, Sadvritta etc one can keep the equilibrium (health) without any medication. Thus keep healthy people healthy is more fruitful clue rather than let first arise the disease and then one should effort to cure the ailment. |
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| Panchamahabhuta |
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| It is earliest and most succinct elemental arrangement of universal. All form of life is composed of this five basic element namely Prithvi, Jala, Teja, Vayu and Aksha. Depending upon the ‘diversity of proportion’ gives infinite number of element either invented or non-invented. Any creatures finally dissolve in each component at the time of passing. |
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| Prakriti |
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| Each body is composed of Panchamahabhuta but the qualitative and quantitative ratio of Mahabhutik amalgamation is different in each individual in the universe. So each personality has unique bio identity like finger print. After knowing the prakriti one can prevent his/her body from disease and can treat easily |
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| Agni |
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| The term “Agni” in Ayurveda insinuates the power of transformation of food to more subtle matter. It is a technical concept of Ayurveda for metabolism at macro to micro level. There are 13 functional type of Agni in Ayurveda e.g Jatharagni-01, Dhatvagni-07 and Bhutagni-05. Disturbance of Agni is major cause of any ailments. It can be correlates with all digestive enzymes of Gastro intestinal Track. |
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| Shadpadarth |
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| The concept of Shadpadarth adopted from Sankhya darshan which is useful to understand the basic principal of Ayurveda. It include Dravya (substance), Guna (quality of substance), Karma (), Samanya, Vishesh and samavay. |
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| Chikitsa |
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| So any treatment modalities in Ayurveda included with lifestyle management, Pathya-pathya (do’s and don’ts) along with medication. Treatment as per Ayurveda is an effort to restore the balance of vitiated humours by mean of (1) Avoidance of causative factor (Nidan parivarjan) (2) Eradication of toxic substance with purification (Shodhan) and (3) conservative and palliative approach to balance the Dosha-(Shaman) |
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| Panchakarma |
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| It (detoxification of body) and Kshar-Sootra therapy are widely known Ayurvedic therapies for eradication of many chronic diseases as well as wellness drift. Ayurveda used 600 medicinal plants, 52 minerals and 50 animal products as medicine. There are 21 super specialties in Ayurveda. |
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| Yoga |
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| Yoga is a science having knack of pooling Psyche (Mind) and Somatic (Body) aspects of body. It is a way of viewing individual as physical, psychological, social and spiritual entities. Sage Patanjali is pioneer of Yogic science. The ultimate goal of human being is salvation and Patanjali advocate Ashtang-yoga as a tool for it. Merely physical gesture is not Yoga but it is first step towards yoga. |
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| Unani System of Medicine |
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| Unani medicine was invented in Greece and is based on the Hippocrates and Gallen. Later it was further developed and flourish by Arabs, named Rhazes , Avicenna, Al-Zahravi , Ibne-Nafis and others. Unani Medicines was mainly practicing in Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Persia, India etc. Unani System of Medicine was introduced in India by Arabs. |
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| Unani treatment is based on Temperament (Mizaj), examination of the PULSE (Nubz), Diet therapy (Ilaj-bil-Ghiza), Climatic therapy (Ilaj-bil-Hawa), Regimental therapy (Ilaj-bit-Tadbir), etc. Unani System is very much effective in disorder like Arthritis, Vitiligo, Liver disorders, Nervous system disorders, Bronchial Asthma etc. Treatment is based on cupping, diaphoresis, Turkish bath, Massage, Cauterization, Purging, Emesis, Leeching, etc. |
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| Siddha System |
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| The word Siddha means achievements and Siddhars refers to pious persons who invented the medicine. Lord Shiva is believed as founder of Siddha system and knowledge is conveying through his disciple Parvati who pass on to Nandi Deva. There were 18 siddha who were cited as pillar in building of siddha system of medicine and amongst them the name of Siddha Ayastiyar is taken with respect in siddha field. The basic literature of Siddha is found in Tamil language |
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| Siddha assumed human body as the replica of the universe all objects in the universe are composed of five basic elements namely, earth, water, fire, air and sky. Health is equilibrium of humours and its disturbance or imbalance leads to disease. The Material medica of siddha is enrich with wide description of inorganic, mineral, volatile substances, metals like gold, silver, copper, tine, lead etc. The knowledge of plants and mineral were of very high order. The chemical processing like calcinations, sublimation, distillation, fusion, separation conjunction, fermentation, exaltation were also known to them |
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| The system has holistic approach for treatment with consideration of environment, age, sex, race, habits, mental frame, habitat, diet, appetite, physiological constitution etc. Ailments like Psoriasis, rheumatic problems, anaemia, BPH, bleeding piles and peptic ulcers can be well treated by siddha system. |
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| Homeopathy |
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| Homoeopathy was invented by Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann Homoeopathy was invented by Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843). It based on natures law of “simila similibus curantur” which mean “likes are cured by likes” |
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| Homoeopathy was brought to india by early 1819 BC and nurtured in west Bengal state. This is an only system which is not originated in India but as popular as Indian system of medicine |
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| Merits of the Homoeopathic medicine are |
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