myth 4

ayurveda is only for ill patients

the main motto of ayurved is - 1. maintain the health of the healthy person

                                                       2. cure the diseased person

as the motto itself clears the working of ayurveda. thus is suitable for all ages and for all group of peoples.

ayurveda myths answered

myth 3

Ayurved can  cure incurable diseases

ayurveda is a seperate science with its own principals of diagnosis and treatment.Thus it has its own parameter of labelling "treatable" or "non-treatable".

an ayurvedic practioner first decide the prognosis according to ayurved than labels accordingly.

if a disease is not treatable accrording to ayurved than only it is labeled as "asadhya". but some of the disease labeled by other science as untreatable can be treatable upto certain stage ( definately based on ayurved).

myth 2

ayurvedic medicine are bitter to taste

there are all types of taste in ayurveda. some medicine are bitter whie some are sweet, sour, salty,etc.

well now a days ayurvedic pharmacies have done great revolution so now we have all kind of formulation i.e. tablets,capsule,syrup,etc (except for injectable).

an ayurvedic doctor now can choose from variety of formulation as demanded by his patients.

myths of ayurveda answered

Myth 1

Ayurvedic medicine acts slowly !

according to classical ayurvedic text- any ayurvedic medicine shows effect on any type of disease within 7 days of starting the medicine. if there is no response, there might be a fault of the practitioner either in chosing the medicine or manier time diagnosis may be not correct.

some times an ayurvedic physiscian ask that this treatment will have to be taken for several months together.

Here say the example of DM - any allopathic medicine cannot cure any type of DM. instead they ask the patient to take medicine life long ( appox. 40 yrs of remaining life) and contrary to that an ayurvedic panchkarma physician ask to come for 3 consecutive years ( 15 days /year) for complete cure of DM. 

Is this what u say ayurvedic medicine take long time to cure?

Let me state another example of fever - ayurvedic medicine are potent enough to bring down any grade of fever with its one dose, of course ayurvedic doctors dont label this comming down of fever as complete cure.

side effects of ayurvedic medicine

there is no therapy or drug on the earth which has absolute no "side effect". the only thing is intensity or type of side effect!
the term side effect means- any unwanted effect from a medicine when given in therapeutic doses.
this statement if also true in case of ayurvedic medicne. but side effects are as wide as in any other system of medicine.it can range from minor allery to death/poison.
so it is always advisable to have ayu. med only in supervision of qualified doctor.
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