Naturopathy

Nature cure is rightly described as a system of man living in harmony, with constructive principle of nature on physical, mental, moral and spiritual planes of living.

 

Health is normal and constitutes a harmonious vibration of the elements and forces composing the human entity at the physical andThe mental level in conformity with the constructive principle of nature as applied to individual life.

 

Disease is abnormal and an unharmonious  vibration  of  the elements  and forces constituting  the  human entity  the primary  cause  of disease  is violation  of mother nature’s  laws.

 

Most  of the health  scientist  are of the view  that  many  diseases  from which mankind is afflicted  are the  outcomes  of the wrong life styles, food  habits  and  increasing  pollution in  the  environment.

 

 

Nature  cure  is very  old science  of healing  and method  of  living  and  has great primitive , curative  &  rehabilitative  potentials.

 

 

For treatment , the system, primarily  lays  emphasis  on correcting  all  the  factors  involved  and  allows  the body to recover  itself. The  nature cure physicians  simply  help  in nature’s   efforts to overcome disease  by applying  correct  natural  modalities  and  channelising   the natural  forces  to work under safe limits.

 

Most of  the principles  and  practices  of  naturopathy  like  morbid  matter  theory, fasting  Nutrition  Dietetics, Cleansing  acts, Excersises, Massage, Longevity  have been in practice  in some form  or the other  and  are well known  to our ancient  Vaidays,  Seers  and Sants. Because of this, Natural Modalities and concepts form an integral part of Indian way of living, thinking  traditional and culture.

 

Naturopathy  believes  that  the natural  method  of living  and  of treatment  are:

 

1. Return  to nature  by the Regulation  of eating,  drinking, breathing , talking,  standing,  sitting,  bathing, dressing, working, resting,  thinking  the  moral   life, sexual, social  activities  etc,on a normal and natural basis.

 

2. Eliminatory Remedies  such as water, air, earth, magnetism,  electricity etc.

 

3. Bio-chemical Remedies  such as scientific  live  food, selection and combination  of natural  food, juices.

 

4.  Mechanical    Remedies    such as corrective physical culture, yogic practices, massage, magnetic  treatment, acupressure, water  treatment.

 

5.   Mental and Spiritual Remedies   such as  scientific  relaxation, normal suggestion, constructive thought, the prayer of faith etc.

 

 

Three  types of  broadly  classified  diets  include :

 

 1.  Eliminatory  diet-liquids lemon-citric juices-tender coconut water,vegetable soups,buttermilk etc.

 

 2.  Soothing Diet  such as fruit, Salads, Boiled Streamed Vegetables, Sprouits, Vegetable Chutney.

 

 3.  Constructive  Diet  such as Wholesome flour, Unpolished rice, little pulses, Sprouits, Curd,less  spicy  curries etc.

 

 

Nautropathy  Believes  that organism is composed  of five great  elements of nature  and the soul :

 

   1. Earth, tissues, mussles  and bones

 

  2. Water , fluids, Blood,Lymph

 

  3. Air,  the vital force, Oxygen  and corbon-dioxide

 

  4. Ether, Vacum, cavaties, lungs, stomack, intestines, uterus, urinary bladder

 

  5. Universal soul, Individual soul 

 

 

Nautropathy  adopts  the following  diagnostics methods :

 

 1.  Full life case-history covering  all  the facts of life, since birth

 

 2.  Facial diagnostics- the science  of facial expression by studying the various  characterics features upon the body

 

 3.  Iris  diagnostics- study of iris indicating the condition of  various  visceral organs

 

 4.  Modern clinic diagnosis  to some extend

 

 

The methods applied  for cure in Nautropathy are the following

 

 

1. Water Theraphy :

Water is the most ancient of all remedial agents.It is employed  in different forms in treatment and produces  several types of physiological effects depending upon temperature and duration .Hydrotheraphy  is employed  in almost all types of disease conditions

 

2. Air Theraphy :

Fresh air is essential for good health.Air theraphy  is employed in different pressure and temperature in variety of disease conditions

 

3. Fire Theraphy:

Existence  of all the creatures and forms depend s  upon  “Agni”  Fire Nature Cure treatment .diffrent temperatures are employed  through different heating techniques to produce different specific  effects

 

4. Space Theraphy:

Congession causes disease Fasting is the best theraphy  to reduce congession of body and mind

 

5. Mod Theraphy :

Mod absorbs  dissolves and eliminates  the toxins and rejuvenates the body.it is employed in treatment of various diseases like constipation,skin disease etc

 

6. Food Theraphy:

Most of the disease are amendable through food theraphy .As you eat so will  you be physically as well as mentally.Your  food is your medicine.There are main slogan fo Nature Cure

 

7. Massage Theraphy:

Massage is generally employed  for  tonic, stimulant and sedative effects.It is an effective substitute for exercise

 

8. Accupressure:

There are different points on hands, feet and body whics are associated with different organs.By applying pressure on these selected points,related organs can be influenced for getting rid of their ailments

 

9. Magento Theraphy:

Magento influence health,south and north poles of different powers and shapes are employed in treatment by applying directly on different parts of body or through charged up water or oil

 

10. Chrono Theraphy:

sun rays have seven colours –violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow,orange and red.these colours are employed through irradiation  on body or by administering charged water, oil and pills for treatment

 

 

Nautropathy  have been found to be efficacious  in the following disease  conditions:

 

 1. Asthama (Allergic  & Bronchial)

 

 2. Amoebiasis

 

 3. Anaemia

 

 4. Anxiety Neurosis

 

 5. Allergic Skin Diseases

 

 6. Cervical spondylosis

 

 7. Chronic  non –healing  ulcers

 

 8. Colitis

 

 9. Cirrhosis of liver

 

10. Constipation

 

11. Depression

 

12. Diarrhea

 

13. Dysentery

 

14. Diabetes Millitus

 

15. Eczema

 

16. Facial paralysis

 

17. Flatulence

 

18. Gastritis

 

19. Gout

 

20. Hemiplegia

 

Infrastructure:

 

There are 21 Hospitals & 56 Dispensaries  for Naturopathy  treatment.about

 

400 practitioners  have been registered  by the state Govt. of  Andhra Pradesh