07 Sep 2019
Parkinson's disease is known to Ayurveda 5000 years ago The main symptoms of degenerative brain disease, known in Western medicine as Parkinson's disease, are:
- shaking hands
- shaking head
- shaking legs
- impaired muscle reactions and slow movements to stiffness
- inability to make volitional movements
- loss of balance
- memory loss
- lack of logical thinking
- attenuation of perceptions
It is named after James Parkinson, who formulated the disease in the second decade of the 19th century . In Ayurveda, however, this condition is known as early as 5,000 years ago, listing the main and secondary symptoms, herbs and treatments. Ancient Indians called this disease Kampava.
The condition is actually a neurodegenerative process that is progressing. It is characterized by a decrease in the production of dopamine in the body - an important signaling substance for the flow of nerve impulses and the connection between the brain and the body. Dopamine plays a role in both movement control and emotion.
Parkinson's disease is common worldwide by ethnic group, with the number ranging from 5 to 19 people per 100,000. According to some studies, the risk of disease in men and women is the same, while others predominate men - 1.8 times more threatened. It is an illness of the elderly and the prevalence increases with age. In over 65 years, the disease occurs in one percent, and over 80 years the percentage reaches 5. Ayurvedic treatment of Parkinson
The disease starts unnoticed and develops without the patient suspecting that there is a problem. The first visible manifestations begin when 60% of the cells that produce dopamine are damaged. Apart from the main symptoms, apathy, anxiety, depression, visual hallucinations, and the onset of insomnia can also be observed. Depending on the patient's overall health, the condition may affect an organ or system and causes
● severe sweating or salivation
● impotence
● constipation
● difficult urination
● abrupt weight loss
● precarious gait
● broken stand, etc.
The problem in Western medicine is that the causes of Parkinson's disease are not fully understood, due to heredity and environmental factors, there is no comprehensive preventive program, early diagnosis is difficult, there is no comprehensive treatment, and drug therapy is aimed at compensation of motor problems. Then naturally the question arises of Ayurveda and Parkinson - treatment or relief? The answer is easy, but for him, Ayurveda's understanding of the disease must be outlined.
Ayurveda's approach to treating Parkinson's
Ayurveda's approach to combating Campava (Parkinson's disease) is integrated. It aims at the complete restoration of the full functioning of all organs and the normal functioning of the systems in the body.
By helping the body to function optimally, Ayurveda eliminates the basis for the emergence and development of diseases. This is done by restoring the body's natural energy balance. This balance is between the three energies responsible for the various biological processes.
● One energy is for movements , such as nerve impulses, and is called Watt
● The other is about transformation (metabolism) and is called Pita
● The third is Kafa, which controls the fluids in the body
Getting out of the balance of one of them causes disorders in the functioning of certain organs and this leads to diseases. Usually, the unbalance of one of the energies expresses the equilibrium of the other, especially since Pita and Kafa are dependent on the energy of the Vata movement - without it they would not be able to flow.
The name Kampava refers to Ayurveda's perception of Parkinson's disease. Campa is tremor, and combined with Vata means that the cause is out of balance motion energy. A special diet, herbs, massages with oils, yoga poses and exercises and mediation are used to bring back Vata to the balance . However, as mentioned, the energy imbalance may have affected both Pita or Kafa, or both, from which numerous secondary symptoms were mentioned, which were mentioned.
