What Ayurveda says about depression?
Depression is a serious medical condition that negatively affects the way you feel, think and how you act. Fortunately, it is treatable if noticed in proper time. Depression causes feelings of sadness and or a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed. It can lead to emotional and physical problems and decreasing a person’s ability to function at work and home. According to WHO, depression is expected to account for more lost years of healthy life than other disease by 2030 except for AIDS. Everyone occasionally feels sad or gloomy. But these feelings pass within a couple of days. When a person has a depressive disorder, it interferes his daily life. It leaves pain for the person who is affected and those who care about him. World Health Organization define depression as a common mental disorder, presented with depressed mood, loss of interest or pleasure, feeling of guilt or low self-worth, disturbed sleep or appetite, low energy and power of concentration. Depression cannot just be blown away, it has to get treated.
Ayurveda mentions
depression as "Vishada roga. From an Ayurvedic perspective, we are at our
core healthy, whole, and happy by nature. It is important, to engage in habits
and practices supporting the emergence of our essential nature and bringing
balance to mind, body, and spirit. In addition to herbal remedies, drug
therapies and Ayurvedic procedures, Ayurveda also supports yoga, breathing
techniques, and lifestyle tools to address imbalance. Allergies and the
breakdown in metabolic processes can disturb the brain chemistry. This can
cause mood swings in a person. Vata imbalance can also cause depression known
as “unmadam” in Ayurveda
The Ayurvedic
methods of curing depression are Gentle,
Natural, and effective. It offers a complete understanding of the nature and
causes of depression. Ayurveda offers very effective treatment for depression
without negative side effects and the possibility of prevention. It promotes
higher levels of psychological health. These remedies not only restore the
balance in the body, they also progressively raise the overall level of inner
contentment.
The general line
of treatment affecting mind are daivavyapashraya chikitsa (spiritual
healing), yuktivyapashraya chikitsa
(rationale therapy) and satvavajaya chikitsa( psychotherapy).
Treatments that provide
internal cleansing are effective in these cases that includes purification and
alleviation. The elimination of vitiated doshas by panchakarma therapies
including procedures like virechanam/vamanam is called internal purification.
External cleansing treatments includes snehanam(application of oil),
swedanam(sudation/steam therapy), lepanam(external application of medicines),
parisheka ( sprinkling of medicated water), shirodhaara etc. On the other hand,
the allevation treatments include different types of drugs, diet and activities
to alleviate vitiated doshas.
Unlike a physical
illness, having a psychological illness prevents them from approaching a
doctor. But once diagnosed, our science offers enough modalities and care to
support them. So, understanding the disease in ayurvedic approach will provide
patients with help, hope and feel worth. Positive attitude by holistic approach
of Ayurveda aids in uplifting a person's mind.
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