Dr Sreedevi N V and The World of Ayurveda

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Knee pain is becoming common in middle age population also now a days . Causes of knee pain may be falls ,fractures or conditions like Osteo arthritis causing degeneration of bones in knee joint. Symptoms associated with knee pain may be difficulty in movement , swelling of knee joint , difficulty to stand up after sitting and stiffness in knee joint. Investigations helpful for diagnosis are blood tests , X ray and other radiological tests. In Ayurveda , Sandhivata causes knee pain. Treatment aims to reduce symptoms and reduce weight of the body to decrease work load of knee joint which bears the body weight always. Patients are advised diet plans and simple exercises along with Ayurvedic medicines including oils . Why applying oils is recommended ? Applying oils increases lubrication in the joints ,helps for movement ,also reduces dryness created ;by Vata in joints. Other therapies like Abhyanga ,Kizhi and Janu basti also are highly effective in knee pain cases. Posted by Dr...

Look at your childhood pics where you were seen as a chubby baby with lots of happiness and enthusiasm on face always , and pictures of old people with frowned eyebrows and  wrinkled skin ... How people get transformed like this ? As per Ayurveda , the Vata ,Pitta and Kapha affects the body in three stages of life also. In the childhood , Kapha nourishes and develops the bodily tissues with its unctous nature , also the babies will be having soft , smooth skin and  attraction to sweet things due to kapha ,happiness also correlates to Kapha. Satva guna dominates in mind also . They are innocent in nature then. Later , Pitta with hot nature makes the body attain full maturity ,makes brave ,valour Rajasic materialistic people in the middle age . In the senility , the body undergoes influence of Vata , bodily tissues deplete ,body becomes discoloured , greying and other ageing mechanisms occur. See antioxidant activity get reduced , so Oxygen the gas is having role there.. Ga...

You might have seen Demons ,The Asuras fighting with prickly weapons in the Television. Why such a shape is preferred for showing negative weapons ? The answer is in thorny plants like Cactus which are xerophytic adaptations to store water and to  decrease surface area of the plant surface for  reducing further loss of water in dry areas like deserts. As per Ayurveda , dryness ,the ruksa guna is found in Vata dosha. So , the black thorny plant itself represents Vata dosha kopa and it shows a kind  of dehydration in the surrounding areas too as it stores water for itself always . In terms of human emotions , this can be correlated to Rajasic and Tamasic attitude full of greed and Ignorance respectively. The flowers will be rajasic , with attractive colors like red , thorns will be tamasic , black and prickly. Vastu sastra also shares similar view to avoid thorny plants in house and nearby premises. The dryness can even reflect in personal relationships in the family me...

Vedic numerology , Astrology and Ayurveda are closely related. Ever wondered why Modern medicine became the primary medicine in the recent era ? Why Strong Sun in the natal horoscope chart signifies modern medicine study ? Why Homeopathy is favourite for all and even their medicines ? For that , the connections need to be explained first. In Vedic  Numerology , Numbers from 1 to 9 are assigned to Navagrahas . 1 - Soorya or Sun 2 - Chandra or Moon 3 - Guru or Jupiter 4 - Rahu 5 - Budha or Mercury 6 _ Sukra  or Venus 7 - Ketu 8 - Sani or Saturn 9 - Kuja  or Mars For English alphabets also , numbers are assigned . 1- A, I ,J, Q , Y 2 - B, R , K, R 3 - C, G, L, S 4 - D, M, T 5 - E ,X , N ,H 6 - U, V , W 7 - Z , O 8 - F 9 - P If we calculate , total of Ayurveda the word letters , we will sum up as number 8 . 8 represents Saturn , the giant old planet in Astrology . In Astrology , Saturn shows wisdom , ancient literature , hard work and constant strug...

You might have noticed famous celebrities like Kareena Kapoor Khan wearing gems like Silver Pearl ring in  the little finger in films and public functions .Such people also undergo expensive beauty care treatments including facials like Pearl facial to reduce sun tan and  prevent wrinkles  on face due to ageing. Pearl is the common thing here . Pearl ,one among the Nava ratnas originating from the water itself is considered as Queen among  Astrological gems also . That which is cool and  have water origin will be obviously reducing excessive effects of heat in the body and mind . Be it fever , acidity , mental depression due to excessive tensions and anger or excessive bleeding, Pearl or mukta is effective in all ways . Pearl is also a natural Calcium supplement useful in Osteo arthritis and associated ailments. In Ayurveda , we give Mukta bhasma ,the incinerated form for such complaints . It reduces Pitta imbalance in the body . Pitta is having hot nature ...

What details you need to share with your Ayurveda doctor on consultation? Apart from normal medical case history details ,Ayurvedic doctors ask some specific questions related to the examination aspects in Ayurveda . So , take care of these things in mind before your visit to the Doctor. Name ,age ,address,gender ,occupation are part of common medical data at first recorded , next part comes as presenting complaints ie , now what the patient feels as signs of the disease . Then ,the onset ,duration and progressof that complaint is recorded along with any associated complaints if any like numbness in feet in Diabetes patients . The past medical history also is asked to reveal any fall ,accident or illnesses like Chickunguniya the patient had or  had undergone treatment before . Specifically ,after asking height and weight ,checking parameters like Blood pressure etc , the patient is asked about Bowel , how the bowel motion is taking place ? Is it hard stool ,passing only on...

NEET the national entrance is getting popular day by day.  Those who wish to be doctors study hard to crack out the entrance ,some succeed , some donot. The majority who wish to be doctors will be having the aim to be a doctor mainly due to some concepts of the society. Let me say one by one , A doctor is highly respected in the society ,even name ,fame amd wealth are guaranteed assets in the future for them . They have to study well , harder and harder and work out every now and then to improve their knowledge and clinical skills . Yet the society loves the so called 'Stethoscope tagged doctor images ' always . Many people aspire to make their children doctors in the future ,for that they send them to coaching centres even starting from primary classes for the so called foundation courses. Some students will be good in mathematical gimmicks and byhearting skills . Those with will and determination do succeed in this rat race. Yet, a minority who doesn't had that much...

I have pain balm ,why my doctor tells me to apply oil for my pain ? This is a common question Ayurveda doctors hear. Basically ,pain is caused due to imbalance of Vata dosha in the body ,so to decrease the increased vata in the body , oil is said to be effective. Vata is having cold and dry properties ,in the body also it creates such a situation . So the taila or the oil has in it naturally the oilyness which moisturize and nourish the body especially in joint pain . Lubrication created by the oil helps the body become flexible too . So it is advisable to apply oil than applying general balms for every pain . Posted by Dr. Sreedevi Nv To access similar inspiring health tips or consult top doctors online at any time, download Lybrate App: http://lybr.at/app-pz

Ayurveda the age old medicine has its own medicinal forms like kasaya ,arista ,choorna ,gulika ,lehya etc. Apart from these there are other forms like Arka which is a vapourable liquid distillate ,then Malahara which is an ointment preparation and many more. Apart from these ancient traditional forms ,revolutionary changes in the Ayurvedic medicine manufacturing field has contributed modern era medicinal forms too for Ayurveda . Now ,Ayurvedic medicines are available in capsule , gel ,lotion , liniment ,solution spray and even suspension form . This has changed the clinical practise style also mostly ;Ayurveda doctors can now prescribe these modern forms with ease for patients who like to adopt fast life methods even when it comes to choosing medicines . How this works is shown in these examples , For infants and children ,Uramarunnu is given ,it's now available in drops form , so the patients also get convenient dosage form in this case. Its hard for Vata roga patients t...