"Because of the potential of ayurvedic therapies for treating conditions for which modern medicine has few, if any, effective treatments, this area is a fertile one for research opportunities." -
WebMD
The National Institute of
Ayurvedic Medicine, based in Brewster, New York (USA) and founded
by Scott Gerson, M.D.,
is reflective of the movement of alternative health care into the
embracement of cross-cultural healing systems that work.
Even though we are still grappling to fully understand how
ayurvedic medicine (or "ayurveda") works - particularly in light
an underlying philosophy that lies outside the rigidity of
Western empirical thinking, the increasing open-mindedness
of physicians towards ayurveda, TCM (traditional Chinese
medicine), Jamu (Indonesian herbal tradition), etc.
is a good sign. Certainly, such a shift emphasizes the desire
at the clinician's level, to align health care with "performance
based" systems and products, as opposed to strictly
profit-based ones. 
AO's Ayurvedic Products
Alpha Omega's
initial offering of ayurvedic products
begins with eight "traditionals," branded
as follows:
Cansgon - (cancerolytic -
promotes faster rate of remission.
Galactogogue - (naturally
promotes milk secretion for nursing mothers)
Proliv - (hepatoprotective,
general liver support)
Prorest - (insomnia,
agitation, anxiety conditions)
Prosex - (herbal aphrodisiac)
Prosulin - (anti-diabetic
insulinotropic)
Sirimoov - (rheumatoid arthritis,
spondyiosis, gout sciatica, other inflammatory conditions of joints)
he ayurvedic system of holistic healing
is thousands of years old and has a place in health care
in India which is, as a popularly accepted modality,
comparable to orthodox medicine in the West. ("Ayurveda"
literally means "the science (veda) of longevity (ayur).)Rather than recompose
introductory materials here that are quite well manifest
elsewhere on the internet, we provide here a series of
links that will provide good explanations of ayurveda,
its originals, its philosophy and underlying "concepts,"
including important health concepts. Also made available
are ayurvedic sub-disciplines which cover important health
concepts which have been almost entirely overlooked by
modern medicine: panchakarma (detoxification),
rasayana (rejuvenation), and samyoga
(food combinations).
Introductory Ayurvedia Links
Basic Principles of Ayurveda --
Includes a thorough definition of ayurveda, the ayurvedic view of a human being,
the five element theory and the tridosha (vata, pitta, and kapha), and other
basic concepts that form the underpinnings of the overall discipline.
(Source: NIAM).
Ayurvedic Medicine (Overview) - Article by WebMD Health
What is Ayurveda? - (ayur.com)
Medicinal Plants (from Ayurvedic
Materia Medica)
Partial list of medicinal herbs with the field of dravyaguna (ayurvedic
pharmacology) taken from the
Ayurvedic Materia Medica (comparable to the position held by the "Homeopathic
Materia Medica" in that field, or the U.S. (or British) Pharmacoepia, and to
a lesser extent the PDR (Physician's Desk Reference), in Western orthodox
medicine.
Ayurmedic Medicine - Introductory article by Yahoo Health
Ayurveda Resources (Kris Morgan).
History of Traditional Indian Medicine -
Only a couple of links are devoted to ayurveda, but other links add to any
interdisciplinary study of the history and culture that surround it.
Ayurvedic Links< |
Web Resources
Alpha Omega's Involvement with Ayurvedic
ust so our position is clear, we wish to point out that our
involvement with ayurveda is quite restrictive when taking into account
the entire breadth of the system itself. Our interest is fairly
confined to dravyaguna - and even then, the botanical
portions therein -- or what in North America we would
refer to as "plant medicine." It is our belief (and as you can
see in the quote at the top of the page, even a conservative
and orthodox a source as WebMD agrees) that there is untold
medical riches to be gleened from further exploration and research
into the 5,000 year old medical tradition that is ayurveda. The company we work with in
India is committed to following proven, traditional formulas.
We received inquiries from some concerned AO clinicians, asking
if we were tied into the TM movement - to which we replied
"no." (The traditional phytopharmacists we work with in India are
not at all keen as to what the Maharishi has done to the formulations).
The ayurvedic
formulations we offer are traditional,
widespread in use in Asia, revered, and in regular use by physicians
there. In keeping with drug laws in the U.S., Canada, UK, Australia,
New Zealand, and elsewhere, we make no claims ot any therapeutic nature.
These products have not been evaluated by any food and/or drug
agency and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent
any disease. They are provide for educational and research
purposes only. Medicinal Herbs of the Western Amazonia
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