Ayurveda & Homeopathy Lecture Powerpoint

Question 1

Ayurveda definition

Answer 1

Holistic system of healing evolved among Brahmin sages of ancient India some 3-5000 years ago, includes use of herbal meds, mineral or metal supplements, surgical techniques, or application of oil by massages, emphasizes proper nutrition, massage, meditation, and natural meds

Question 2

The Tridosha

Answer 2

Based on the concept that everything in the universe is made up of combo of 5 elements and the tridosha is the regulator of everything physiological and psychological in the living organism, including space (ether), air, fire, earth, and water

Question 3

3 universal energies and what they regulate

Answer 3

Vata (space and air)
Pitta (fire and water)
Kapha (water and earth)

Question 4

Vata

Answer 4

Impulse principle necessary to mobilize function of the nervous system

Question 5

Pitta

Answer 5

Bilious humor that secreted between the stomach and bowels and flowing thru liver and permeating spleen, heart, eyes, and skin - chief quality is heat

Question 6

Kapha

Answer 6

Body fluid that relates to mucus, lubrication, and carrying of nutrients

Question 7

Simila similibus curentur (first principle)

Answer 7

In homeopathy, a substance capable of provoking symptoms in a healthy organsim, acts as a curative agent in a diseased organism in which the same symptoms are manifested

Question 8

Vitalism

Answer 8

Disease, in the homeopathic model, is thought to arise from inherent or developed weaknesses in patients defense mechanisms, creating susceptibility to toxic environmental influences

Question 9

Father of homeopathy

Answer 9

Samual Hahnemann

Question 10

Succussion

Answer 10

The process in homeopathy where small quantities used for treatment are prepared by serial dilution of extracts thru violent shaking of container and dilated extract

Question 11

Materia medica

Answer 11

A list of thousands of remedies listed in a homeopathic text, all FDA approved, OTC, and come from plant, mineral, and animal sources

Question 12

Does homeopathy work? Is it safe?

Answer 12

• Sufficient evidence suggests effects cannot be explained by calling them a mere placebo effect, more research is required
• It is considered a safe alternative to other therapies but dangers are psychological dependence and delay in institution of effective therapy