Tenets of Sattvāvajayacikitsā in Caraka Samhitā
Journal Title: International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Year 2019, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
Āyurveda is an ancient treasure of abundant knowledge which mainly aims to maintain the health of human beings and to treat the diseases of human beings. It is the science of life.Āyurveda conceives Āyu(life)as a combined state of Śarīra (body), Indriya (senses), Sattva (psyche) and Ātmā (soul). The first two are grosser entities and are very easy to understand while the later two are subtler and difficult to understand as they are beyond the sensory experience. Sattva (mind) is given great importance in the basic definition of health in Āyurveda. Sattvāvajaya Cikitsāis considered one among the threefold type of treatment modules which basically deals with treatment of the psychological component of humans. According to Āyurveda, no disease is purely physical or psychological. Both the components affect each other. It is important to treat the physical symptoms of a patient, but it is equally important not to ignore the psychological symptoms. Caraka Samhitā is the most relevant treatise of Āyurveda pertaining to treatment of diseases. Various authentic revelations are made in Caraka Samhitā regarding Sattvāvajaya Cikitsā. The present paper is aimed to explore the concept of Sattvāvajaya Cikitsāas described in Caraka Samhitā.
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