(To spread the knowledge of Ayurveda and to help the people for
their health problems, this is an humanitarian service to the society)

Quote

Take my hand,

and no matter how dark the night,

the light of day will come,

and we will share the tomorrow.

- Ken Grant

From Charak Samhita :

The Qualities of Cow's milk:

Cow's milk has ten properties; it is sweet, cooling, soft, unctuous, thick, glossy, viscid, heavy, slow and clear.

Possessing these qualities which are common with those of the vital essence, it is promotive of vital essence. Milk is said to be foremost among the vitalizers and rejuvenators.

(Charak Samhita, Sutra Sthana, Chapter 27, Shloka : 217, 218)

Personal: The Experience of the Earth Quake

You must be knowing about the great disaster - Earthquake in Ahmedabad / Bhuj - Gujarat 0n 26th January, 01. It was our republic day. In the morning we experienced great tremors about 7.9 rector scale for 100 seconds, which resulted into great disaster.

By the grace of God, I am safe here with all my family members - my wife, two children and my mother.

It will take little time for us to settle down. We do not know what will be after impact on our socio-economic relations. Official figures are not reality but death mark will reach more than 1,25,000 and affected people will be more than 1million. Government agencies reported the loss of 25000 crores of rupees. That is also very low figure. Government agencies were not ready for such disaster management and they were very slow and without any management skills for relief work. NGOs worked better than government. Even distribution of foreign aids like blankets, medicines etc, all till today is not satisfactory.

Personally, I have very minimum damage. My residence is affected and the pillars of the apartment must be repaired with more technical parameters. We are not living in the house still. Repairing is now started and may be it will take 40 - 50 days. Clinic building is quite safe and having no damages. From yesterday now I have started to attend clinic. Only 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon. But still after 6 in the afternoon, the entire building - shop owners rush to the home. Earlier I was working from 9 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. Nobody wants to be in building after sunset. This is panic. Very fearful situation. We were just relaxed after 10 days of the disaster and started to live in the apartment for night day and again on 8th February, 01 we felt great tremors of earthquake (rector scale 5.3 ) and everybody rush out of the houses and remain out side for whole night. Many people are sleeping in the car on the road for last 15 days. Millions of people are affected by this natural tragedy, rich and poor has no difference.

Many medical doctors teams from different countries are working here. We are thankful to the people of this world. From every corner of the world, people are sending donations, other help and moral support. Lives, houses, business all may be destroyed by this earthquake, but light of humanity in the hearts of human being is unaffected.

Thank you.

Dr. Prerak Shah

Home Remedies:

Home remedies have definite scientific background. Here are some home remedies, which are timely tested by many Indians. We do not claim for curability, but many of us can avail benefit from these day-to-day herbs. Please inform us about your experience, if you try these remedies.

THANK YOU.

Recently I am getting number of questions from our friends related to painful menstruation or irregular menstruation. This is a common for stress related person. If you are having over stressed, under tension or psychological disturbances or pressure, or changes in surroundings / atmosphere may cause disturbances in your regular menstruation cycles. Many of the time, our friends are not providing complete details of their menses. As an Ayurveda doctors, we need details such as;

• height & weight
• body constitution according to Ayurveda, if possible ( like Vata, Pitta, Kapha or bidoshic)
• body structure - thin, medium or heavy
• hormone report (latest)
• are your menses cycles painful / scanty / heavy / duration / last menstruation date / duration between two cycles etc.?
• are you using oral contraceptives ?
• pre-marriage menses cycle history
• any other illness during last 6 months.

In Ayurvedic view, general menses problems are due to aggravation of Vata and Pitta doshas.

For general menstruation problems, mental relaxation is most important which Yoga or meditation can achieve.

For diet changes - avoid sour, hot, spicy, oily food. Take more milk, butter, fruits (not sour), asparagus, rose petals, fennel seeds and vegetables.

• Take 8 - 10 pieces of black resins every night at bedtime. Chew it.
• Kanyalohadi Tab. - 2 tab. 2 times a day.
• Tablet Aloes compound - 2 tablets 2 times a day
• Ashokarishta liquid - 4 t.s.f. 2 times a day for constant 3 months is good to correct menstrual disturbances.
• Trifla powder - 5 grams with luke warm water at bed time.
• Purgation therapy (Virechan) and basties treatment for 8 days in a Panchkarma - Ayurveda center is more beneficial in these problems.

Know your body / Psyche type and get organized

The levels of circulating Kapha, Pitta and Vata, the omnipresent vital forces are claimed to get genetically coded during the formation of a zygote, which depends on the predominance of maternal, paternal, nutritive or individualistic factors. Although a perfect balance of all these three is ideal for a long, disease free life-span but, practically, it is rare. Thus, the varying proportions of Kapha, Pitta or Vata determining the Shareer Prakriti i.e., the body type play a pivotal role. A body type is also termed as `Personal Disposition' or `Physical Constitution' by some scientists. On this principle, it may be well accepted that, all of us are naturally prone to those diseases which relate to the dominant dosha in our particular body type.

Knowing therefore, the characteristic features of various body types such as: i) Vatik, ii) Paittik, iii) Shlaishmik, iv) Vata-Paittik, v) Vata-Shlaishmik, vi) Pitta -Shlaishmik or vii) Prakrita / Sama (balanced) is of great importance. It is also essential to see how the body types get manifest on our physical built, body organs, physiological functions, intelligence & alertness, indulgence in activities, response to stimuli, mental attitude, likes or dislikes, etc. This would assist us in evaluating ourselves and behave rationally for the upkeep of good health.

Similarly, evaluation of our own Manasa Prakriti, i.e., psycho-spiritual profile is made by identifying the predominance of Psychic factors viz., Tama, Raja and Sattwa (Id, ego and superego). This is especially helpful in knowing the individual's vulnerability to psychosomatic diseases. As the physical forces Kapha, Pitta and Vata are inter-connected with our psyche, these psychic forces do have a link with physical health too, hence a need to understand them.

This interactive discussion is aimed at making an attempt to highlight the i) do's & don'ts, ii) take & avoid and iii) stick to or relinquish - type of details, in the interest of health loving individuals.