Abstract

CONCEPT OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN AYURVEDA: AN EXPLICIT REVIEW

Dr. Madhavi Dattatray Gaikwad, Dr. Sunil Chandrasen Dorle* and Dr. Deepali Jitendra Amale

ABSTRACT

Communicable disease is the disease that spreads from one person to another person through any medium of contact or by water, air and soil. As an ancient science of natural healing, Ayurveda has gained his own place in the world. It gives holistic as well as scientific approach in prevention of transmission of most of communicable diseases. Globally various researches are in progress for rediscovering hidden segments of knowledge in Ayurveda for benefit of human mankind. The practice of Ayurveda has been evidenced from Vedic period and evolved with time and by inputs based on experimental conclusions of practicing Vaidya and classical texts. Ayurveda, that includes various logical and rational concept related to the health and wellbeing. Similarly, the historical perspective of communicable diseases is very vast as per the modern science and Ayurveda though clear mentioned text reference is not available to escalate infective organisms in Ayurveda. Yet some diseases have been described by Acharya as Aupasargik Vyadhi that means those diseases spread by contact to diseased person. This article is purposed for historical review on communicable diseases as per Ayurveda in a view to explore Ayurveda perspective of such diseases and their causative organisms. It may be helpful to trigger a thought process for multidisciplinary management of such diseases through Ayurveda and modern medicines.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Sankramak Roga, Vyadhi, Aupasargik Vyadhi, Krimi, Communicable, Infection, Rogabala.