DIFFERENT SYSTEMS OFMEDICINE

Ayurveda

Acupuncture

Unani

Homeopathy

AYURVEDA : INDIA

UNANI : GREECE

HOMEOPATHY : GERMANY

ACUPUNCTURE : CHINA

ORIGIN OF…

AGE OF THESE MEDICINE SYSTEMS

Ayurveda - 1500 BC• Unani - 1025 AD• Homeopathy - 1796 AD• Acupuncture - 100 BC

•Life is a combination of 4 parts : soul ,mind, senses and body

•5 elements called ‘MAHABHUTAS’ manifest in human body as 3 humours: Vat, Pita, Kapha.

•Each person is born with a unique combination of these doshas which decide the prakrati of a person.

PRINCIPLE OF AYURVEDA

AYURVEDA

CAUSE OF DISEASE ACCORDING TO

AYURVEDAAccording to most ancient medical science - • disobedience of nature , • Unnatural food habits and• behavior is the causes of

diseases. • Imbalance of three elements

Air. (Vat), Bile (Pitta), Mucous (Kapha)IMBALANCE OF VATA PITA KAPHA IN THE BODY CAUSES DISEASES

DIAGNOSIS IN AYURVEDA

• patient’s physical appearance.• Observation of skin color, hair, eyes,

behavior and body condition• few questions are asked to know the

degree of imbalance

 •Human body has four elements :Earth, Water, Fire and Air.•four humours are present in body-blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm•Each person has a unique combination of humours•There are 7 physiological principle elements, temperament, body humours, organs and system, vital spirit, powers and functions. •Each person has a self-regulating power or tabiyat that keeps the seven components in equilibrium.

PRINCIPLE OF UNANI

UNANI

CAUSE OF DISEASE ACCORDING TO

UNANITHERE IS A POWER OF SELF PRESERVATON OR QUWWAT-E-MUDABBIRA. IMBALANCE OF THIS POWER CAUSES DISEASES.

Diagnosis in unaniDIAGNOSIS IN UNANI SYSTEM IS DONE BY THE EXAMINATION OF:• PULSE (NABZ)• URINE (BAWL)• STOOL (BARAZ)

Principle of Homeopathy The basic principle on which homeopathic

medicines work is ‘similia similibus curentur’ (like cures like). A second principle of homeopathy is individualization.  Each diseased person is different from other in terms of mental physical and emotional aspects so the remedy must be highly individualized.

Dr. Samuel Hanhemann

HOMEOPATHY

CAUSE OF DISEASE

ACCORDING TO HOMEOPATHY

DISEASE IS CAUSED WHEN THE VITAL FORCE IN A BODY GETS DISTURBED. ACCORDING TO HOMEOPATHY, DISEASES ARE NOT THE RESULT OF MICROORGANISMS.

Diagnosis in Homeopathy

OBSERVATION OF PATIENT’S PHYSICAL MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL FEATURES.

• THERE IS AN ENERGY FLOW IN EVERY LIVING BEING THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LIFE. THEY CALLED THIS ENERGY THE CHI FORCE.• THIS ENERGY ‘CHI’ (PRONOUNCED AS KEE) FLOWS THROUGH THE BODY IN CHANNELS CALLED ACUPUNCTURE MERIDIANS.• EVERY MERIDIAN INFLUENCES AN ORGAN AND THERE ARE DIFFERENT MERIDIANS FOR THE HEART, LIVER, LUNG, LARGE INTESTINE, STOMACH, KIDNEY, URINARY BLADDER ETC.

PRINCIPLE OF ACUPUNCTURE

ACUPUNCTURE

POINTS

CAUSE OF DISEASE ACCORDING TO ACUPUNCTURE

ACUPUNCTURE STATES –THAT WHEN ENERGY FLOW IN A BODY GETS OBSTRUCTED, IT LEADS TO DISEASES. ALONG THE MERIDIANS SOME POINTS GET BLOCKED. AS A RESULT ENERGY FLOW STOPS IN THE BODY. WITH NEEDLES WE UNCLOG THESE POINTS.

Diagnosis in AcupunctureEXAMINATION OF FACIAL EXPRESSION• MANNERISM,• BEHAVIOR,• TONGUE COLOR,• SOUND OF THE PATIENT’S VOICE,• BODY ODOR,• PULSE RATE HELP IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF

DISEASE IN ACUPUNCTURE

Ayurveda : High blood pressure, high cholesterol, asthma, ENT problems, heart diseases, paralysis, rheumatism, migraine, body purification, hair loss etc.

Unani : Asthma, Arthritis, Cardiac cancer, Mental disorder, Urinal infection, Digestive disorder, Cerebral palsy, Diabetes, etc.

Diseases Cured By AyurvedaAnd Unani

Diseases Cured By Homeopathy and

AcupunctureHOMEOPATHY : Asthma, Diabetes, underactive thyroid, Tonsillitis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Anemia, Arthritis, Migraine, Viral and

Bacterial infections and Hepatitis are some of The diseases which can be cured by homeopathy.

ACUPUNCTURE : Headache, Migraine, Low back pains, Arthritis, Fatigue, constipation, addiction, bronchial asthma, eczema, gastritis

and paralysis.

FAMOUS PEOPLE LIKE MAHATMA GANDHI, CHARLES DARWIN, DAVID BEKHAM AND MARK TWAIN ARE KNOWN TO HAVE USED HOMEOPATHYBILL CLINTON, SYLVESTER STALLION, JENNIFER ANISTON, CAMERON DIAZ, KYLIE MINOGUE USE AYURVEDADWAYNE WADE, STAR PLAYER OF NBA, JENNIFER LOPEZ, MADONNA ARE KNOWN TO USE ACUPUNCTURE

FAMOUS PERSONALITIES USING THESE TREATMENTS

SOURCES OF

MEDICINES

AYURVEDA

Plants, animals and mineral extracts.E.g- Root, stem, ghee, wax, honey, gold dust.

UNANIMedicines are made from Plants, animals and mineral extracts.E.g- Root, stem, ghee, honey, gold dust.

HOMEOPATHYCause of the disease is generally the source of medicine. Example- medicine for bee sting is made from the sting of the bee itself.

There's no scientific evidence that many of the medications and healing techniques actually work for patients who are using Ayurveda. Ayurveda is very ancient system of medicine. In today's world we have many new complex medical problems that need proper medical care to treat.The purity and content of medicines and the expert matters a lot.

Limitations of AYURVEDA

Medicines are made from plant and animal materials. The purity of these materials is must for the remedial act.Reliability of the medicine and physician is very important.It is very old system of medicine for newer diseases, newer pathogens

Limitations of Unani

• These medicines can’t be taken for emergency medical conditions like brain fever.

• Dilutions and potencies made by the manufacturing units is immensely required to be standardized.

• Reliability of physician is very important as the drugs are highly individualized.

Limitations of Homeopathy

It can’t be used for all kinds of diseases.Swelling, soreness, pain on the region pricked

with needles can’t be ignored as an unpleasant effect.

Transmission of diseases like AIDS and Hepatitis by the use of infected needles pose a great health risk.

Limitations of Acupuncture

EFFECTIVITY OF AYURVEDA

According to Dr.R Pelletier and Dr. Kenneth it is • Best for disease prevention• Produces longitivity• Most effective • Alleviates side effects of toxic allopathy• Helps in recovery from surgery

EFFECTIVITY OF UNANIBenefits of unani•Unani medicine is unparalleled when treating chronic diseases as asthma, arthritis, cardiac disorder, mental disorder, urinal infection and digestive disorder. 

•    Modern researches have also established the fact that Unani medicines are very effective for the treatment of skin diseases which include leukoderma.

•    Unani medicines claim that they can also cure AIDS. It is believed that certain drugs increase the immunity level of the AIDS patients. The increased immunity system, in turn, helps the patients put a brave face against the fatal disease. However experts of western medicine doubt this claim. 

EFFECTIVITY OF HOMEOPATHY• Homeopathic treatment is an effective

method of healing - in both acute and chronic conditions, as claimed by millions of patients and thousands of homeopathic doctors.

• It may even offer long lasting to permanent cure, treating the disease from its roots, for most of the ailments.

•  Homeopathy is an effective alternative to antibiotics in infectious diseases, producing no toxic side effects and bringing about rapid recovery.

• Viral infections are also very well treated with homeopathy.

• In addition, homeopathy is effective for a variety of complaints occurring in children, including behavioural problems.

EFFECTIVITY OF ACUPUNCTURE

• The application of evidence-based medicine to researching acupuncture's effectiveness is a controversial activity.

•  Some research results suggest acupuncture can alleviate pain but others consistently suggest that acupuncture's effects are mainly due to placebo.

• The evidence suggests that any benefits of acupuncture are short-lasting.

• Any evidence on the effectiveness of acupuncture is "variable and inconsistent" for all conditions

ANCIENT TEXTBOOKS

Ayurveda - susruta samhita, charaka samhita.

UNANI - hijri

HOMEOPATHY- Materia Medica

ACUPUNCTURE- The great compendium of acupuncture and mexhibustion

Ayurveda BookThe Charaka

Samhita

Unani book of medicine

Homeopathic bookMateria Medica

The Great Compendium ofAcupuncture and

Moxibustion

CAN THESE TREATMENTS CURE

AIDS AND CANCER?• Ayurveda, unani, homeopathy and acupuncture all claim

to cure aids and some cancers. • Ayurveda helps to regain energy in hiv infection.• Ayurveda along with chemotherapy and radiotherapy

can help cure cancer.• Unani claims to minimize cancer and provides

immunity to hiv patients.• Some drugs of homeopathy are said to cure cancer to

some extent.• Acupuncture is regarded as a ‘new weapon of aids and

cancer’ though the researches are going on.

PRODUCTS OF AYURVEDA

All the Dabur products are Ayurveda

Ayurveda

PRODUCTS OF UNANIALL PRODUCTS OF HAMDARD ARE UNANI

PRODUCTS OF HOMEOPATHY Bakson and Masood are two popular products of Homeopathy

Bakson products

SURVEY

Department of Indian Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy (ISM&H) was created in March,1995 and re-named as

Department of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) in November, 2003 with a view to

providing focused attention to development of Education & Research in Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and

Homoeopathy systems. The Department continued to lay emphasis on upgradation of AYUSH educational standards, quality control and standardization of drugs, improving the

availability of medicinal plant material, research and development and awareness generation about the efficacy of

the systems domestically and internationally.  

AYUSH

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