Ayurveda is Ours! Wonderful Medicine is Ours!!

By Dr.B.Rajesh vaidya,BAMS,MD Gen.medicine Ayurveda(PG Scholar)

Ayurvedic medicine is a jewel of knowledge formulated based on the four great collections of wisdom known as the vedas: rigveda,yajurveda, samaveda, and atharvaveda. Rigveda, the most renowned of the four vedas, describes medicines of 67 plants and 1,028 hymns. Atharvaveda and yajurveda describe 293 and 81 medicinal plants, respectively. The practice of ayurveda is based on the knowledge gained from these vedas.

In certain suktas ,vedas mentions the names of plants as rama (ghrutakumari), krishna (krushnatulasi, pippali), ashiavni (ashikani) etc plant named soma which was derived from munjavaan mountains can treat the diseases like atisaar (diarrhea), bahumutra(excessive micturition), munja named plant was the best medicine to treat wound. Arjunabark, java (flaxseed), tila (sesame seed) was useful in hereditary diseases prushnaparni was used to treat all types of difficult vatajavyadhi (vaataj diseases).

Nowadays so called pseudo scientists, anti vedic intelligents, atheists some doctors who are allegedly from communist ideologicals claims that ayurveda uses metals in some medicine which causes huge trauma to internal organs of the body, but ministry of ayush , ministry of health and family welfare of government of bharath proves that there are no such proofs while each and every metal while using in a patient will be thoroughly purified thoroughly in a great scientific manner as per the guidelines of acharya nagarjuna mentioned in rasasastra.

Let’s see where our vedas also mentioned the metals in medicinal preparations.

in rig veda (1/56/1, 1/122/2), the use of metals such as tamra(copper), swarna(gold) and kamsya(brass) is seen. Ayas is referred to as tamra here. Tamra refers to lohitayas and loha refers to krishnayas. There is a reference to six dhatus in yajur veda 18/13 and atharvana veda 11/3/7-8. References to swarna, ayas, syama, loha, trapu and sesa are found in yajur veda.

Suklaya-jur veda’s 12th chapter clarifies the medicinal properties of plants, their uses, selection and preservation.

The number of bones in the human body is reported as 360 in sama veda. Sama veda also clarifies the absorption, assimilation, me-tabolism and nourishment mechanism,several physiological aspects of the body.

Ayurveda, which originated from the atharvaveda, was passed down from brahma to prajapati, then to the ashwini kumaras, from them to indra, and through indra to sage atreya. It is written in ayurvedic texts that brahma remembered ayurveda, indicating that ayurveda has existed since the beginning of creation.

"for centuries, ayurveda has stood as the sole illuminating light of medicine, guiding humanity with its profound understanding of a full life and health. Until the establishment of modern medicine in the 17th century, ayurveda was the primary system of medicine, and its remedies and knowledge still resonate today."

"throughout the vast expanse of history, ayurveda emerged as the original science of medicine with roots in india's ancient vedic traditions. For many generations, it remained the primary source of medical knowledge, focusing on the integrity of the body and the prevention of diseases as the foundation of medical knowledge."

Ancient ayurvedic texts provided a profound understanding of physiology, anatomy, and herbal medicine, laying the foundation for future medical systems."

Before the development of modern medical practices, societies worldwide relied on ayurveda for their health needs. This ancient science provided a deep understanding of diseases and their root causes, with a primary focus on prevention and natural methods."

Western scholars and researchers studied ayurvedic texts, and they were translated into european languages. This helped spread awareness of ayurveda worldwide, leading to situations where western institutions claimed recognition for research findings based on these ayurvedic texts.

There have been instances where european countries filed patents on plants and practices that had been part of ayurvedic medicine for centuries.

Between 1769 ad and 1799 ad, four mysore wars took place over 30 years between hyder ali and his son tipu sultan on one side, and the british on the other. As a result of these wars, the british learned two important indian techniques: rocketry and plastic surgery. These two indian technologies were then greatly improved and adopted worldwide - first in england and then in other european countries, achieving significant prominence. How the british learned the indian art of plastic surgery is a story that has been buried.

It is a little-known fact, and today, let's talk about how our surgical knowledge unknowingly became part of foreign accounts.

A maratha cart driver named kawasji used to serve the british officers and there were four lilangees who used to serve british army(indian soldiers in the british army),One day the merchant and the four soldiers were captured by tipu sultan in srirangapatna. As punishment for serving the enemy, their noses were cut off and sent to the officer back in england.

A few days later, while dealing with a random indian merchant, the english officer noticed a peculiar triangular scar on the merchant’s forehead. Upon inquiry, he learned that the merchant's nose had been cut off as punishment for treason and that he had an alternative nose crafted by a maratha doctor.

The commanding officer, with the help of the merchant, sent for the same doctor to reconstruct the noses of kawasji and the four tilangees who were already working under him with cut noses.

This operation took place near pune in the presence of two ayurveda doctors who were experts in shalyatantra(surgery). In october 1794, an illustrated account of this operation was reproduced in london's gentleman’s magazine. This description piqued the curiosity of young english surgeon j.c. Carpue, who, after researching the 'indian nose,' successfully performed two similar operations in 1814 ad. Simultaneous translations of the sushruta samhita by german cultures popularized plastic surgery across europe. All replacement operations using skin flaps near the site of damage are called "indian plastic surgery." thus, this surgery was claimed as western property.

On october 8, 2018, the press trust of india released a news report stating that delhi doctors used the method used to create a nose from 2,500 years ago.

Doctors at a city hospital in delhi reconstructed the nose of a gunshot victim from afghanistan using techniques described by the father of surgery, sushruta, 2,500 years ago. Dr. Ajay kashyap, medical director of kas medical center, said that shamsa, who changed her name to protect her identity, was shot four years ago. Although she survived the attack, she lost most of her nose and her ability to breathe and smell. She experienced this pain at the age of 24 when she was about to get married and settle down. Her family later traveled to india for plastic surgery on her nose, dr. Kashyap explained. In this case, doctors took skin from shamsa’s cheeks for surgery on october 8 and followed the methods described by sushruta. However, considering the complexities involved in such cases, this process requires great precision and skill, kashyap said. The technique used in sushruta's operation, introduced more than 2,500 years ago.

3,000 years ago, sushruta, regarded as a great surgeon in ancient times, described 300 surgical procedures in the sushruta samhita, including eye treatment, neurosurgery, cosmetic surgery, caesarean sections, intra-operative anesthesia, and post-operative pain techniques. Relief, sanitation of instruments, and treatment of operation theaters - demonstrating an understanding of bacterial infections - and many more which are learnt by BAMS (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery) and MS Shalya(Surgery) in present day education

These are the hidden truths which are unfortunately hidden as the history books taking from school level to upsc level had always been a manipulating stories by communal minds who are always intrested in burying the bharatheeya treasuries of knowledge,culture,imperishable sastras and vedas.

There are many instances of the misrepresentation of history and the manipulation of indian scientific wealth let’s make the pavement for truth and evolution with bharatha !! Bharath mata ki jay !! References

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