Importance of Vaidhya in Chikitsa

Ayurveda

Ayurveda is the ancient science. It has been evolved since creation. Ayurveda is a preventive medicine. It gives importance to health aspects. To achieve chaturvidha purushartha, the health is important. Among the three eshanas, pranaishana is the most important one, due to pranaishana only the remaining dhanaishana, paralokaishana will be achieved. In ayurveda, the importance of physician was described. In ancient days the physicians were occupied by king’s royal physician known as raja vaidhya. A physician used to check the food cooked in royal kitchen to ensure the safety of royal family. The ayurvedic physician was called vaidhya. Vaidhya laid equal emphasis on cure of diseases as well as drug, he is supposed to keep in mind that both the therapeutic and adverse effect. In the aspect of chikitsa, purusha primary importance is given to physician. The main aim of ayurveda is ‘swastasya swasthya rakshana & aturasya vikaara prashamana’.

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