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Comment by Dr Mukesh Aggarwal on October 22, 2009 at 3:13am

I am an Ayurveda Consultant and practising Ayurveda in Karnal,INDIA.Our family is known for Ayurveda since 1928.we are working for blending Ayurveda with Information Tecnology and we made first ayurvedic software of world-www.easyAyurveda.in and world's largest website of ayurveda-www.AyurvedaConsultants.com .

Comment by David P. Kalin MD MPH on August 9, 2009 at 1:48am

Dr. Abhay Kulkarni,

1. If you know distinguished practitioners of ayurveda, upon your recommendation they are invited to have a complimentary (free) listing (Name, Country, Specialty, Email Address) with the International Board of Medicine and Surgery (www.ibms.us) as other healthcare professionals. Registration and membership would incur a fee and require review of national licensure and specialty certification.

2. How does one explain to the public the advantages of ayurveda, or is this something a patient (consumer) will either know of and then pursue.

3. Where would one go for such services, and why would they go to India or whereever this is practiced?

David P. Kalin, MD, MPH, Executive Director
International Board of Medicine and Surgery
drkalin@ibms.us

Comment by Kalee Shah on July 6, 2009 at 6:02pm

Thank you Dr. Kulkarni for the information. I am actually an asthmatic and would love to look into alternative medicine. Do you practice Ayurveda yourself?

Comment by Dr. Abhay Kulkarni on July 4, 2009 at 11:56am

Your Poll question Kalee needs an elaborate explanation and an unnderstanding of the history and the background, any answer without it would be very incomplete. Ayurveda is a complete Science and can very well tackle majority of the diseases on its own.
Ayurveda is an ancient Indian science of medicine and is existing since around 5000 years it was in existence when no medicine system was there, taking care of all needs of human life serving to war torn soldiers or epidemics or dying patients, it was the main stream medicine till a long time until India was invaded by the British, the Mughals, Alexender etc. This was the period when the golden era of India beginning its end, all of them destroyed the cultural, social and scientific heritage. What Ayurveda we see now is the bits and pieces put together by a handful scientists in all ages, trying to find the missing links of a very civilized and developed form of Ayurveda existing in that period.

Comment by Dr. Abhay Kulkarni on July 4, 2009 at 11:40am

Ayurveda has described a very methodical way of treating bronchial asthma. Basically Ayurveda classifies the patients of Bronchial Asthma under two categories, one when the patient is in asthmatic attack, this condition is called Vegavastha and the other condition is when the patient is not in the attack, this condition is called Avegavastha. The focus of treatment obviously varies in these two conditions, In addition Panchakarma treatments like Wamana and Virechana are used to cure this disease completely. The patient is advised several dietary changes and life style changes. Usually patients having even a severe condition can be completely cured within a span of three months. The Ayurvedic treatment for patients in attack is not so good in the sense does not relieve the symptoms as fast as conventional medicine, but it is extremely beneficial for the patients when they are not in the attack. With Ayurvedic treatment, the frequency of asthmatic attacks reduces considerably and can even stop completely.

Comment by Kalee Shah on July 3, 2009 at 1:53pm

How would Ayurveda treat, say, bronchial asthma? What do you think of the poll question that has been put up on Medical Tourism City? Do you think Ayurveda can be used on its own as a treatment, or should it be a supplement of conventional medical treatments?

Comment by Dr. Abhay Kulkarni on July 2, 2009 at 9:20am

Hi David,
Ayurveda would be used as a treatment mainly for chronic conditions. There is a four pronged approach for treatment Internal medication, Diet, Life style changes and Panchakarma.Diseases like Bronchial asthma, Osteo arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Gout, Eczema, Migraine, are very nicely treated with Ayurveda.

Comment by David P. Kalin MD MPH on July 2, 2009 at 12:24am

Dr. Abhay Kulkarni.

Could you describe a bit about when ayurveda would be used as a treatment and a little bit about what the treatment entails?

David P. Kalin, MD, MPH, Executive Director
International Board of Medicine and Surgery
www.ibms.us

Comment by Mark J. Swirsky on June 26, 2009 at 12:01pm

Great group Dr. Kulkarni! Looking forward to working with you on the Health Tourism Magazine.