Ayurveda Acharya Kunjiraman Vaidyar is a proficient Ayurveda practitioner. His main contribution to Kerala Ayurvedics is the form of three books – Ayurveda Chikitsa Sidhanthangal, Ayurvedathile Maulika Sidhanthangal and Rogavum Chikitsayum, which are all now the textbook for Ayurveda students in Kerala.
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Vaidyavachaspathi Ayurvedacharya KC Kunjiraman Vaidar
Friday, March 23rd, 2007E T Neelakandan Moose
Friday, March 23rd, 2007An ashtavaidya of Kerala, E T Neelakandan MooseÂ’s contributions to Kerala Ayurvedics are commendable.
He learned ashtangahridaya from Kuttancheri Valiya Aaryan Moose and Manu Moose.
He worked towards the formation of Vaidyaratnam Ollur Ayurvedic Medical College. His contributions to modern methods of Ayurvedic medicine production, Ayurvedic medical education, etc are memorable.
He got prestigious Padmasree Award from Govt. of India in 1992 for his outstanding contributions to Kerala Ayurvedics.
Friday, March 23rd, 2007
Horthus Malabaricus, the book that lists the medicinal herbs of Kerala, is the first printed book in Malayalam. Itti Achuthan Vaidyar is the co-author of the book with the Dutch Governor, Henric Vaan Reid. Keralarama, is the original book by Itti Vaidyar, from which the materials for Horthus Malabaricus was taken.
He was a Vaidya in the 17th century.
Kaikkulangara Rama Warrier – Ayurveda Acharyas of Kerala
Friday, March 23rd, 2007Kaikkulangara Rama Warrier was the teacher of Vallathol Narayana Menon. He was proficient in both Ayurveda and Sanskrit. Another notable thing about him is that he was also an astrologer.
He wrote a few Ayurvedic books, which accounted to Ayurveda education.
His lifetime was from 1832 to 1894.
Friday, March 23rd, 2007
Modern day Vagbhata – Kayikkara PM Govindan Vaidyar was described thus by famous Malayalam poet and writer of Ayurvedic texts, Vallathol Narayana Menon.
His notes on Ashtangahridaya, Arunodayam is famous. Students of Ayurveda still learn this.
His book, soothikamritham details about pregnancy, delivery, woman and childcare. Soothi means a pregnant woman. His book details about soothi karma or the techniques of caring a pregnant woman to get a healthy, child.
Manakkodam Kesavan Vaidyar
Friday, March 23rd, 2007Manakkodam Kesavan Vaidyar concentrated mainly on the sodhan chikitsa, Panchakarma.
His book ‘panchakarmam adhava sodana chikitsaÂ’ (panchakarma – sodhan therapy) is very famous. He has described in detail all the five sections of panchakarma – snehan, swedan, vaman, virechan, and rakthamoksha. He also describes the techniques of nasya and vasti.
Trigunas
Friday, March 23rd, 2007Triguna or three gunas are the three main qualities of mind. They are Sattwa, Rajas and Tamas or good, indifferent and bad respectively.
The mental powers exist parallel to tridoshas that control the body.
Sattwa means purity. Persons of this quality are calm, kind and thoughtful. This is the best mental quality to posses.
Rajas roughly translates into activity.
This kind of persons will be very active and seek incessant activities.
Tamas is darkness.
The most unfavorable mental condition, the persons in this condition have a lethargic mind.
There is Sattwa, Rajas and Tamas (all the trigunas) in every individuals. The dominance of a guna in that person tells about the character of that person. It is said that there is no one man on earth without at least a bit of purity in his mind.
Tamas Guna
Friday, March 23rd, 2007Tamas means darkness, persons with tamas guna (tamasikas) possess negative habits and mental activities like fear, envy, indolence, etc…
There are three main subtypes for Tamas Guna persons, they are:
Pasava – pasava persons show lack of understanding or comprehensive powers. Envious and excess sexual indulgence, they also like many hours of sleep a day.
Matsya – Matsya guna persons show cowardice. They require too much water everyday. Unsteadiness, constant passion, etc are other signs to identify Matsya guna persons.
Banaspatya – they don’t like to work. Poor intelligence and excess indulgence in food is another sign to identify them.
Ashtavaidya Pulamanthol Moose
Friday, March 23rd, 2007Pulamanthol Moose, one among the ashtavaidyas of Kerala believed that only Dhanwantaris can prescribe medicines, the practitioner is only a means.
He was excited about treating rare or newfound diseases. He attempts to retain Ayurvedic tradition and his openness to modern techniques coming into Ayurvedic treatment is quite visible.
Friday, March 23rd, 2007
Satwa or sattwa is known for awareness, delight, purity, lucidity, and composure. The best quality human beings can possess. The people with an abundance of satwa (satwa-dominant) are free from diseases, anger, and quick emotional barrage.
Satwa quality is further divided into seven subtypes they are described below
Brahma: Brahma persons are free from jealous, greed, ignorance, anger and possess knowledge and understanding.
Arsa: Arsa satwa guna persons have good memory, purity of mind, maintains composure, free from ego and pride, and are knowledgeable persons.
Aindra: Aindra Satwa guna type of persons have great interest in theology and spirituality. They read holy books, and like to lead disciplined life. They are knowledgeable and possess far-sightedness and courage. They are happy to perform religious rituals at temples and other places.
Yamya: Yamya satwa guna persons have clear thought and purposes. They stay away from mean thoughts and all kinds of negative emotions. They are natural leaders. They are capable of taking and implementing right decisions at the right times.
Varuna: Varuna satwa guna people like to observe religious rites and keep themselves away from all vices. They are also not afraid to express their feelings at the right place.
Kabera: Kabera Sattwa guna persons have courage and patience. They like virtuous acts but hate impure thoughts. They enjoy spending time in leisure.
Gandharva: Gandharva guna persons attract people and wealth. They study and understand epics, puranas, poetry, etc. They enjoy dancing, singing and listening to music. They are passionate and spend money on perfumes, flowers, etc.
Ancient and Modern Ayurveda Texts and Books: Troves of Knowledge of Life
Friday, March 23rd, 2007Long before the days of paper, books in India were written on palm leaves. Palm leaves can be preserved only for a few years and people needed to rewrite the content of a set of palm leaves to another.
Some of such books that offer some light into the past of India and the knowledge that was available thousands of years ago are the Vedas, Upanishads and other literature.
Ashtanga Hridaya, Sushruta Samhita, Charaka Samhita and a host of ancient Ayurvedic texts were retrieved in the form of palm leaf scripts.
Practitioners of Ayurveda started the practice of jotting down their knowledge somewhere from 3,000 to 600 BC. Ashtanga Hridaya is younger than Sushruta Samhita and Charaka Samhita and is believed to be written in sixth or seventh century AD.
All the original texts were in Sanskrit language, which has translations to different Indian languages like Malayalam and Tamil.
The practitioners of different times have also published their observations and directions on the use of medicines and lifestyle directions. Thus Ayurveda literature today is a vast subject with books available in all specialties.
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