KERALIYA CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT MODALITIES AND SANSARJANA KARMA FOR PEDIATRICS; SHORT REVIEW

Abstract

Ayurveda, an ancient Indian System of Medicine, has been in mode from times immemorial to impart natural healing for various ailments. This system is believed to be quite safe and free from side effects as it is more close to nature. The development of Ayurveda in Kerala is particularly noted for its origins in non-brahminical traditions even before the entry of classical Ayurveda. Selected few brahmin households, named Ashtavaidyas, carried forward Ayurvedic tradition by practicing it as a health care service as well as by teaching its principles in the unique Gurukula tradition. The traditional practitioners of Ayurveda considered Ashtangahridaya as a primary text. .Ayurveda physicians in the state developed simplified procedures of therapies of Kerala without violating the fundamentals of Ayurveda. Sirodhara, Pizhichil, Chauthi thirumal, Navarakizhi, Thalapothichil, Pachakizhi and Podikizhi are some of the Kerala special Ayurvedic procedures developed in Kerala. After samshodhana, the expulsion of doshas and mala from body impression of Agni converted into manda(mildest form) type¹, hence cannot tolerate the caliber of food articles. This procedure helps to boost the agni gradually and digestive power turn into more powerful and stable by tiny fire with the help of vayu (air) ² The disease child should take complete rest for an equal period of time for which he has undergone the therapeutic procedure. Samsarjana krama is done as the disease child requires to regain the strength of dhatus and to come to normalcy.