Médecine traditionnelle et naturopathie clinique

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Concept of Anagataabhada Pratishedaniya Upakramaniya (The Rules of Hygiene and the Prophylactic Measures) in Ayurveda

Rathod Motilal and Geetha B Markande

We are living in the twenty first century where man has become his own rival by creating lots of hazards like chemicals, pollution , hybridized food material, unmanaged urbanization, ineffective transformation in life style, inappropriate working patterns etc. These are life style changes, some being good and some being bad. To modify and bring balance to our life on a day to day basis, we need to understand the basic need of constitution, age, environment, life style, food, and occupation. Some of the Ayurvedic easy tips given to bring balance and modification to Prakriti (constitution), Dinacharya (daily regimen), Ritucharya (seasonal regimens), Santarpana (good nourishment), Apatarpana etc. have been discussed. There is a need to identify the multiple risks in the variety of population, so that one can prevent sufferings due to the plethora of disease. These concepts in Ayurvedic treatise are discussed as in Anagataabaadha chikitsa (the rules of hygiene and the prophylactic measures). The different risk factors and its possible management will be discussed in this review article.