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Ayurveda practitioner claims cure
for heart disorders
Gorakhpur:
Ayurveda has cure for heart diseases. For arterial
sclerosis and other high cholesterol-related ailments,
allopathic doctors often recommend surgery and by-pass.
But according to 96-year-old Dada Guru, a Gorakhpur-based
ayurvedic practitioner, ayurveda has a cure for these
life- threatening disorders. Several patients have
vouched their support for Dada Guru's ayurvedic treatment
after experiencing trying times at hospitals that
swear by allopathic treatment. "I am much better than
earlier. I have stopped having allopathic medicines.
Now, I am totally on Guruji's prescription. I am 75
per cent healthier," claims Ravi Pratap Singh, a heart
patient. "We were dissatisfied with all the treatment
from other big hospitals. Then to oblige a relation's
suggestion, we consulted Guruji. I am much better
now," said Kusum Singh, another heart patient. Dada
Guru credits his ancestors for his talent in ayurveda.
He generally uses a proportionate combination of internationally
accepted and proven ayurvedic drugs like Arjuna that
comes from the bark of the Terminalia Arjuna tree,
Alfalfa that cleans arteries congested with cholesterol,
Coriander ( Coriandrum Sativum) and Guggulu (Commiphora
mukul).
According
to ayurveda, the heart takes the higher position due
to its anatomical and physiological position, and
therefore, must be maintained by the right Ahaar (diet),
Vyayama (physical exercise), Yoga and Achaar (austere
lifestyle and behaviour). Dada Guru says that today's
generation has ignored all these rules and seems to
have forgotten the life giving powers of ayurveda.
"These ayurvedic herbs can give a new life to one.
We all have heard of Sanjivini (a mythological herb).
Nowadays, we have forgotten about our ancient treasure
of herbs. I prescribe a combination of herbs to these
patients that I have learnt from my Gurudev and the
patients get relief. I am not treating them, these
herbs are treating them," said Dada Guru. An added
advantage of ayurveda as a remedy is that the herbal
based treatment has no side effects. A couple of months
back, Pradeep Singh, a medical representative had
brought his ailing mother to Dada Guru for treatment
after many allopathic specialists had failed to cure
her. Now, she is leading a healthy life. Ayurveda
is a traditional medicinal legacy that promises the
eradication of the root causes of a disease. The principles
of Ayurvedic therapy are Vata (air relevant to nerves),
Pitta (fire relevant to digestion) and Kapha (water
vis- a-vis the mucous, lubrication and the carrier
of nutrients into the arterial system). The medicines
are herbal and not synthetic or inorganic as in the
case of allopathic formulations. Unfortunately, the
therapeutic effects of ayurveda for many diseases
have been underplayed, particularly by the allopathic
system of medicine.
- May 20, 2007
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