9 Striking Ayurvedic Interpretations Of Medicine



In the Science of Ayurveda, medicine is referred to as Bheshaja which means overcoming the fear stipulated by illness which can mainly be corrected essentially by intervention of medicine. Here are the 9 synonyms of medicine as portrayed in Ayurveda.  
1.    Chikitsata - That what relieves the illness.
2.    Vyadhihara - That what conquers or overpowers the disease.
3.    Pathya - That what fortifies wellness and is beneficial for the minute channels of the body.
4.   Sadhana - That what the Vaidya (Ayurvedic physician) uses to amplify healthiness.
5.    Aushadha - That what is useful and valuable in case of disease.
6.  Prayashchita - In case the sufferer or the diseased one wants to get rid of the disease that has intervened his system, owing to diet and lifestyle discrepancies that had been undertaken by him; at this time the aid that comes to his rescue.
7.    Prashamana - The practice that is undertaken so as to pacify the bodily ailments or imbalanced doshas.
8.  Prakriti-sthapana - The practice that helps to balance the imbalanced Doshas (vata, pitta and kapha), Dhatus (Body tissues) and Mala (Body wastes) and brings them back to their normal form and place.
9.  Hita - That what is essentially supportive and beneficial for the one who has attained a body in this lifetime.


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