Aids –an ayurvedic view and its management through ayurveda

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AIDS is presently assuming global importance as its wings spread far and wide, aids are the most dreaded modern disease which has spread over almost the entire world. Ayurveda is a science of life that teaches us disease management and the art of living also. it is difficult to directly interlink AIDS and Ayurveda because the word aids are not found in Ayurvedic texts, but Ayurveda has long back considered the difficulty in naming each and every disease in this large world. In samhitas we can find AIDS in a different form, Acharya Charaka said that the one who cannot label a disorder with some name should not feel ashamed because all disorders have no established footing by name the reason. the reason is that the same vitiated Dosha causes various disorders according to variation in etiology and location hence one should treat a disorder by keeping in mind the specific nature of the disease, its place, and its mode of occurrence from the concept [ Vata Pitta Kapha ]. It is clear that the name of the disease is not as important as the correct diagnosis and therapy. According to texts it can be regarded that the name aids is not seen in ayurvedic samhitas, but similar conditions described in Ayurveda known as ‘ pratiloma Dhatukhsaya " arising from STD stimulants AIDS. This works looks into the theoretical aspect of management and study of AIDS-related conditions as told in the samhitas. Keywords: AIDS, Pratiloma Dhatukhsaya, STD, Immunity, Ojakshaya INTERNATIONAL AYURVEDIC MEDICAL JOURNAL Purnima Bharti et al