Diploma in Ayurveda Practitioners Course - PowerPoint Presentation

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Diploma

in

Ayurveda

Practitioners Course

Level 2

Medicine class

24

th

January 2019

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Herbal

supplements

- 2

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Triphala

Haritaki (Terminalia chebula)Vibhithaki (Terminalia belerica)Amla (Phyllanthus emblica)

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Triphala

Available in the form of:

Tablets

Powder

Decoction

Guggulu

Grita

Rasayana

Oil

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Different combinations of triphala

Haritaki

Vibhitaki

Amalaki

1. equal amounts

1 : 2 : 4

1 : 2 : 3

triphala

kaphapittaghni

-

mehakushtahari

sara

chakshushya

dipani

ruchya

vishamajwara

nashani

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Rasa panchaka of tripala

Dravya

Haritaki

Vibhitaki

Amalaki

Tripala

Rasa

Pancharasa

(

kashaya

)

Katu

Pancharasa

(

amla

)

Kashaya

Guna

Laghu

,

ruksha

Laghu

,

ruksha

Laghu

,

ruksha

,

sita

Laghu

,

ruksha

,

sara

Virya

Ushna

Ushna

Sita

Anushna

Vipaka

Madhura

Madhura

Madhura

Madhura

Prabhava

Rasayana

Rasayana

Rasayana

Dosha

karma

Pacify

tridosha

, specially effective on

vata

Pacify

tridosha

, specially on

kapha

Pacify

tridosha

, specially on pitta

Tridosha

Karma

Anulomana

,

chakshushya

,

dipana

,

hridya

,

medhya

,

sarva-dosha

prashamana

Chakshushya

,

keshya

,

bhedaka

,

kriminashana

,

kasahara

Vrishya

,

chakshushya

Rasayana

,

Chakshushya

,

dipana

,

vranaropana

,

ruchikara

,

Medohara

,

Anulomana

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Guna of triphala

Laghu

(lightness)- reduces

kapha

and aggravates

vata

. Reduces tissue weight. Clears channels. Improves digestion. Provides activeness and inspiration to mind

Ruksha

(roughness)- subsides

kapha

and aggravate

vata

. Has negative effect on

dhatus

and

malas

hence reduce quantity of mala

Sara- (mobility)- spreads all over the body easily and quickly. Aggravates

vata

and stimulates

dhatus

and

malas

to eliminate excess

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1:2:3

(

Haritaki

,

Vibhitaki

,

Amla

)

combination:

- has less laxative effect than the equal amounts

- ideal for pitta as it has more

amla

Triphala

 is classified as a

tridoshic

 

rasayana

Hence effective in diabetes as it

prevents

dhatukshaya

(wasting of

tissues). It controls blood sugar levels without causing muscle wasting

Equal amounts is good for external use- bath, face wash, head paste

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Textual references

Triphala

Rasayana

 (

Triphala

 with honey and ghee) daily has the potential to make a person live for one hundred years devoid of old age and

diseases (cha)

Sushruta

indicated that the formula is useful for treating ulcers and

wounds

Triphala

represents

an essential foundational formula as it promotes efficient digestion, absorption, elimination, and rejuvenation

.

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Properties of tripala in Ayurvedic texts

Rasayana

- rejuvenator

Tridosha

shamaka

- pacify

tridosha

Deepana

Anulomana

– stimulates downward movements (

bowel tonic at low dose, purgative at high

doses)

Rochana

- increase the sense of taste

Shukrala

- increase quality and quantity of sperms

Mehaghna

- control

meha

Vishamajwara

nashana

- cures different types of fever

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Contd..

Netrarogaghna

- cures eye disorders

Medohara

- removes excess fat

Kushtaghna

- cures eczema

Kanduhara

– relieves itchiness

Kledaapaharana

-

eliminates

wastes

Kapha

nissaraka

- expectorant, bronchodilator, removes excess water in the body

Vranashodhana

/

ropana

- clears and cures

wounds

Varnya

- restores normal skin

color

Yonishulaprashamana

- helps pains in vagina

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RASA

 MANSA 

 

MEDAS

 

FIVE ELEMENTS

RAKTA

ASTHI

MAJJA

SUKRA

Sugar present

Infection / fungus

First weight



Then weight



Glucose

Hyperglycaemia

First muscleThen muscle 

Weakens, pain Calcium 

Immunity 

SROTAS BLOCKED

LibidoInfertility Impotence

Deepana

Anulomana

Kledaapahara

Kriminashana

kaphanissaraka

Deepana

Medohara

Pittashamaka

Deepana

Rasayana

Vrishya

Varnya

Shukrala

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Chemical analysis

Contains potent antioxidants like

tannins

gallic

acid

ellagic

acid

chebulinic

acid

Rich with bioactive

compounds

like

flavonoids -

quercetin

and

luteolin

saponins

anthraquinones

amino acids

fatty acids

various carbohydrates

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Scientific evidence for Triphala

Improves

digestion, absorption, assimilation and elimination

Effective on wide variety of bacteria and virus

Reduces serum

cholesterol

Improves circulation (potentiates adrenergic function

)

C

ardio-protective effect

Reduces high blood

pressure

Improves liver

function

A

nti-inflammatory

and anti-viral

properties

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Expectorant

Anti- cataract effect

Reduces blood glucose levels

Cancer chemo-preventive activity

prevent and reverse DNA damage and

mutagenesis

Adaptogenic

Antioxidant

Immunomodulatory

Reduction

of

hyperacidity

Prevention

of dental caries. 

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Why triphala is not effective for everything?

Quality of

tripala

Comparatively less

pachana

property

Comparatively less purgative effect

Most prominent action is

rasayana

Lot of

ama

in the body can slow down the

rasayana

effect

Pathyapathya

for

triphala

People expect something more than

triphala

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Tripala in different seasons

Sisira

(late winter)- mid Jan-mid March- with 1/6

th

of long pepper powder

Wasanta

(spring)- mid March- mid May- with 1/6

th

honey

Grishma

(summer) - mid May- mid July- with 1/6

th

Jaggery

Varsha

(rainy)- mid July- mid Sept- with 1/6

th

rock salt

Sarat

(autumn)- mid Sept- mid Nov- with 1/6

th

sugar

H

emanta

(early winter)- mid Nov- mid Jan- with 1/6

th

ginger powder

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Triphala for VPK constitutions

Vata

- with ghee/ milk

Pitta - sugar/ ghee

Kapha

- hot water/honey

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Paaka choorna 1(manufactured)

Haritaki (Terminalia chebula)Ginger (Zingiber officinale)Long pepper (Piper longum)Ajamoda (Tachyspermum ammi) Jeera (Cuminum cyminum)Rock salt

Paaka choorna 2(home made)

Fenugreek (

T

rigonella

foenum

)

Ajamoda

(

Tachyspermum

ammi

)

Black

cumins

(

Nigella sativa

)

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Paaka choorna 1

Main

ingredients

–

haritaki

, ginger

, long

pepper

Dosage

–

½ teaspoon

twice a day before meals

Not suitable for children under 16

Anupana

(vehicle for herb):

-

vata

disorders – 30ml lukewarm or hot water

or ½

tspn

ghee

- pitta

disorders – 30ml lukewarm or hot water,

30ml

coriander water, 30ml butter milk,

½

tspn

ghee

-

kapha

disorders – 30ml lukewarm or hot

water

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Deepana

,

pachana

-Indigestion , abdominal pain due to indigestion, abdominal distention, bloating, acidity, heart burn

Virechaka

- purgative

Rasayana

– general weakness, wasting disorders

Meha

nashaka

- diabetes

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Paaka choorna 2

Main ingredient- fenugreek

Dose- ½-1 teaspoon, 1-2 times a day depending on patient’s strength

Anupana

- hot water

Not suitable for children

Most suitable before bed

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Therapeutic uses

Kapha

-

pitta

shamaka

-

indigestion, acidity, skin disorders

Medohara

(removes excess fat)- obesity, PCOS, high cholesterol

Meha

nashana

- diabetes

Anulomana

– constipation, bloating

Shulahara

(relieves pain)- pain due to acidity, indigestion, menstrual pain

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Hingwashtaka

Avipattikara

Paaka

1

Paaka

2

Ajamoda

Ajamoda

Ajamoda

Maricha

Maricha

Long pepper

Long pepper

Long pepper

Ginger

Ginger

Ginger

Haritaki

Haritaki

Black cumin

Black cumin

Cumin

Cumin

Rock salt

Rock salt

Hingu

Bibhitaki

,

Amla

, Vidanga,

t

eja patra, Trivrut , ela, musta, lawanga sharkara

Fenugreek

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Pittahara tablet (sudarshana shoorna)

Main ingredient-

kiratha

(

Andrographis

paniculata

)

53 ingredients in equal amounts

Most of them are bitter in taste

Pacify

tridosha

vata

disorders- arthritis, body aches, back ache

pitta disorders- fever, dizziness, vertigo, confusion, excess thirst, jaundice,

anaemia

kapha

disorders- respiratory disorders, heart disorders

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Promotes bile flow

Normalizes liver functions

Improves immunity

Used to prevent and cure epidemic disorders of flues (swine flue,

chikungunya

)

, communicable disorders