{"id":1308,"date":"2010-11-06T21:11:34","date_gmt":"2010-11-06T21:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nhsf.org.uk\/2010\/11\/ayurveda-your-freedom-to-choose-your-medicine\/"},"modified":"2020-07-19T13:09:22","modified_gmt":"2020-07-19T12:09:22","slug":"ayurveda-your-freedom-to-choose-your-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nhsf.org.uk\/?p=1308","title":{"rendered":"Ayurveda \u2013 YOUR freedom to choose YOUR medicine."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>By Miten Kana<br \/>\nNHSF Learning Team<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For many, conventional Western medicine is rapidly becoming a thing of the past. Over the last 5 years, more ethical, traditional and Dharmic practices are becoming the norm. Believe it or not, this practice is not something new to the world \u2013 in fact, it is regarded as one the oldest forms of healthcare in the world \u2013 <em>Ayurveda<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Ayurveda is a form of complementary and alternative medicine currently available in the UK. The word Ayurveda stems from the Sanskrit \u2018<em>\u0101yus<\/em>\u2019 meaning \u2018life\u2019 and \u2018<em>veda<\/em>\u2019 meaning \u2018knowledge\u2019, thus signifying the science as \u2018life knowledge\u2019. The origins of the medical practice come from the <em>Charaka Samhita<\/em>, which deals with internal medicine and <em>Sushruta Samhita<\/em>, which deals with the surgical aspect of medicine, both dating back 2000 years ago. The practice itself dates back at least 5000 years. In that time frame, the number of reported negative effects from Ayurvedic treatment is pretty close to zero.<\/p>\n<p>As Hindus, Ayurveda has become instrumental in every day living \u2013 often our elders produce a remedy consisting of perfectly natural ingredients and they work better than conventional western medicine. Not limited to just medicine, Yoga constitutes a large part of Ayurveda too. Yoga is extremely beneficial for ones health, and has caught on massively in the West.<\/p>\n<p>Why, therefore, should British Parliament plan to ban a system that has proved beneficial for thousands if not millions of people? A proposed ban on all Ayurvedic herbal remedies in April 2011 will come into effect, from European Union. That\u2019s 7 months from now! Ayurvedic remedies consist of nothing more than the regular plants and herbs, often, which are used in every day cooking. To ban it would be absolutely preposterous \u2013 surely that would mean a ban on Indian foods? Suffice to say, many delicacies of Indian cuisine stem from Ayurvedic herbs and plants.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s investigate this further; Ayurveda seldom produces a negative reaction, and it most certainly isn\u2019t the root cause of diseases. On the other hand, alcohol, cigarettes and meat are all known to cause death in one way, shape or form. Can the UK Government honestly justify banning Ayurvedic remedies, whilst allowing these death-inducing products to be readily available? This point was quite rightly made by HH Swami Ramdevji at a meeting held recently in London organised by Amarjeet S Bhamra of the Save Herbal Medicine National campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, a large number of established Ayurvedic practitioners and organisations have joined together to help stop this ban. You too can help by visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.saveherbalmedicine.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.saveherbalmedicine.com<\/a> and downloading a letter that you can post to your member of parliament. Remember, it\u2019s our freedom of <strong>choice <\/strong>to use Ayurveda \u2013 don\u2019t let anyone stop <strong>you <\/strong>from receiving what is rightfully <strong>yours<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Miten Kana NHSF Learning Team For many, conventional Western medicine is rapidly becoming a thing of the past. Over the last 5 years, more ethical, traditional and Dharmic practices are becoming the norm. 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