Ayurveda
Hitaahitam sukham dukham ayu: tasya hitaahitam
Maanam cha tacha yatroktam ayurveda sa uchyate.
Ayurveda is a scientific edict, which informs the guidelines, in relation with the wellness as well as the disease state of a living organism.The scientific wisdom, Ayurveda is a primary source of information related with existence of a living organism, which includes, human, animal and plant origins. The script gives you a well decoded information related to healthy regimes, disease management, medicinal information, therapeutic practices including surgical interventions. Kerala, the southern part of Indian subcontinent is considered as the authentic region source of ayurvedic healing wisdom. A domain, keraleeya ayurveda is very much established, confirms the authenticity of healing practices prevailing in Kerala.
Kalari marma chikitsa
Kalari marma chikitsa, is a important medical domain related to the tradition of kalarippayat legacy. It defines the specialty orthopaedic and sports injury management of ayurvedic system of medicine.The word marma codifies the energy points or vital points of a human body. It is explains as there are 107/108 such points/areas in a living human body. This sequence of energy points are responsible for the life force /prana, to circulate in a human body, envisages the functional characteristic of all internal organs as well as the mind. Specialty manipulating practices of kalarippayat traition hels the ailing body to restore its healthy staus. The entire system of practice is known as marma chikitsa, regionally. Kalari chikitsa is an exceptional medical practice in the treatment of musculoskeletal ailmets ranging from sports injuries to metabolic ailments such as rhematisam. Various specialized medicinal bandaging practices are the key sourse of ailment management. Kalari chiktasa is a widely chosen treatment option in various disease conditions. The effectiveness of this specialty modality also includes a body massaging practice known as kalari uzhichil.
Shalya tantra.
Ayurveda edifice its medical literature in to eight, they are Kaya chikitsa (General medicine), Bala chikitsa (Paediatrics), Graha chikitsa (Psychology), Urdhwanga chikitsa (diseases of head and neck), Shalya chikitsa (Surgery), Damshtra chikitsa (Toxicology), Jara chikitsa (Geriatrics), Vrushya chiktsa (Sexual medicine). Among which Shalya chikitsa is a dominant division, which decipher various surgical and para surgical methodologies, ranging from explaining the surgical instruments to various surgical methodologies. Anu shastra karma, the para surgical procedures are very much widely in the practice in the management of various diseases conditions such as non healing ulcers, tendinopathy, anorectal disease conditions, pain management etc.The procedures such as rakta moksha (Blood letting therapy), Agnikarma (Therapeutic heat burn therapy), vidha karma (medical puncturing), Vidhagni karma (Medical puncturing with heat ), Kashara sutra karma (Medicated caustic thread therapy), jalookavacharana (Medicinal leech therapy), are very widely used in various disease conditions.
Kalarippayat.
Kalari is a regional vocabulary of kerala vernacular specifies the space confined for imparting training practices related to war. Kalarippayat is the terminology depicting the martial vetreosity prevailing in kerala. Kalarippayt is considered largely as the mother of all martial arts. This age old martial art practice is emerged and developed on the basis of Yoga, tantra, and ayurveda.
The training space, kalari, is a secret temple space, embodies the presence of hindu gods and goddeses, is where the training is imparted. The training sequence goes through various stages such as Meipayat (Body exercise regimes), Kolthari (Wodden weapon training), Anka thari (metal weapon training), Verum kai (the bare hand martial training). This scientific way of martial practice helps the pratictionar to attain a higher awareness, fitness and a meditative mind.
