Congruence with Health by Divergence in Uses of Water: An Ayurvedic Notion

Anam Aftab, Vandana Verma*, Sangeeta Gehlot

Department of Kriya Sharir, IMS, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.

Corresponding Author Email: Vandana.verma04@gmail.com

In the vocation of nutrition science, tremendous research has been executed over the analysis of food, its chemistry, conservation, preparation, consumption, production, deficiencies and so on. Even in present time professionals have pinned their eye over the manner of intake of food too, but the water being very essential element for survival has not been yet attracted the attention of the heavenly body. Ayurveda, one of the most ancient traditional systems of medicine contemplated water as an endorser of life which plays a pivot role in attaining vigor or occurrence of maladies. The scriptures divulged the facts that proper nourishment and metabolism of body also rely on the quality, quantity and even on the right manner of intake of water along with other major nutrients, and regarding this, a very comprehensive narrative is found in all the obtainable treatises of ancient medical science. This inspires the researcher to highlight such codes which can be directed as an additive protocol for the human being having pursuance of health. Moreover, an extensive search has also been performed to find out the parallel scientific evidences regarding the dogmas which can be established over the scientific background, so to make it more acceptable and admissible in the community and to also provide a pointer on which further research could be carried out.

Alternative Medicine; Hydrotherapy; Jala; Traditional Indian Medicine

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