Abstract

IMPORTANCE OF AYURVEDA AS TRANQUILIZERS

Dr. Pramod Chandra Dwivedi*, Dr. Dinesh Patil, Dr. Prachi Kawthekar and Dr. M. K. Vyas

ABSTRACT

Modern age is the age of tranquilizers. Especially in mental diseases tranquilizing agent are the main stays of the treatment. The modern life is assuming a pattern, which has made gradually the need for a tranquilizer indispensable. Tons of tranquilizers are sold in the market and sales-graph is still raising its curve every day. The modern prescription cannot be complete without at least a tablet or a dose of sedative drug. In the name of rationalization we are galloping towards quackery by prescribing every now and then the large acting tranquilizers. There has been a sharp and dreadful decline in the tendency to diagnose cases by finding radical cause of ailments. It is true that modern physician is embarrassed and he has nothing left but to adopt the popular way even if he thinks otherwise and diagnose and treat the cases ethically. Ayurved has potential as regards the ethical tranquilization, with more advantages over the modern ways. Ayurved discards the way of treatment which neutralizes the cause of disease in the body. The cause of the disease should be radically and rationally removed. No trace of the seed of the disease should be left in the system latent or apparent. To fulfill the condition, Ayurved has devised methods of treatment. Shodhana treatment is the vital part of the whole scheme. Of the shodhana treatment, Basti and Rakta Mokshana are the most potent and important processes with respect to Tranquilization. Shodhana treatment needs drugs but they eradicate the cause and wash out the system of the cause of the disease. Basti and Rakta Mokshana acts as best tranquilizers by taking away the toxins from the body, safely, radically and rationally. So, there is dire necessity of tranquilizing agents and if this demand is not met with, the whole human population will one day turn out insane and for which Ayurveda is the best weapon to fight with.

Keywords: tranquilizer, Ayurveda, shodhana treatment.