AYUSH is a short form of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy. In 2003, the Government of India created the Department of AYUSH to promote traditional medicine. One major advantage of AYUSH treatment is that the cost is low. Many people are being treated with AYUSH now because they find it very powerful. Since AYUSH has become a part of the central government, offering coverage for alternative medicine has become simple for insurance companies in India. These systems are based on definite philosophies of medicine and represent a way of living healthy with established concepts of disease prevention and health promotion. The basic approach to health, disease and treatment of all these systems is holistic. Because of this, AYUSH systems have a resurgence of interest. Yoga has now become the icon of global health and many countries have begun to integrate it into their delivery system for health care. Similarly there is great curiosity to understand the principles and practice of Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Siddha and Unani especially due to growing challenges in medicine in Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Life style disorders, long term diseases, multi drug resistant diseases, emergence of new diseases etc.

Ayurveda

Ayurveda means the science of life. Charaka describes “The science is referred to as Ayurveda the deals with advantages and disadvantages as well as happy and unhappy living conditions along with what is good and bad for life, its calculation and existence itself” Ayurveda accepts all living things, both human and non-human. It is divided into three main branches, namely, Nara Ayurveda dealing with human life, Satva Ayurveda the science dealing with animal life and its diseases, and Vriksha
Ayurveda the science dealing with plant life, development and diseases. Ayurveda is clearly not only a medicine system, but also a way of life for complete positive health and spiritual achievements.

Yoga & Naturopathy

Yoga is a healthy life art and science. It is a spiritual discipline focused on an extremely subtle science that focuses on creating peace between mind and body. Yoga’s goal is self-realization, overcoming all kinds of sufferings that lead to ‘ the liberation state. This is one of the oldest sciences of the world, which originated in India. Yoga is very useful for the conservation and maintenance of one’s physical and mental health as well as for “spiritual development.”

In Naturopathy, it is not the disease but the entire body of the patient which is caused and is renewed. In comparatively less time than any other form of medicine, naturopathy cures patients with chronic ailments. Naturopathy treats all the aspects like physical, mental, social and spiritual at the same time. Naturopathy treats the entire body According to Naturopathy, “Food is only the Medicine”, no external medications are used.

Unani

In the Middle East and South Asian countries, Unani Medicine is a form of traditional medicine. It is not only the original medical science, but also a vast storehouse of medical theories and philosophies that can be of great value to medicine in particular and to science in general. It is a comprehensive medical system that manages the multiple health and disease conditions carefully. It provides promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative healthcare. The system’s fundamental modalities of diagnosis and treatment are based on scientific principles and holistic health and healing concepts. The Unani Medicine System provides treatment of diseases related to all the human body’s systems and organs. It has been found that treatments for chronic skin, liver, musculoskeletal and reproductive diseases, immunological and lifestyle disorders are highly effective and acceptable. In both health and disease, Unani physicians give primary importance to a person’s diet and digestive status.

Siddha

It is one of the world’s oldest traditional medicine systems that treats not just the body, but the mind and soul as well. Siddha medication is said to revitalize and rejuvenate the disease-causing dysfunctional organs. This system connects both physical and spiritual and treats the individual as a whole, i.e. it concentrates an individual’s physical, psychological, social and spiritual well-being.

Homeopathy

Homeopathy can be described as a “dynamic, holistic and vitalistic method of individualistic drug therapy, based on similar rules, capable of curing curable diseases and relieving incurable symptoms. General use of homeopathic remedies for viral diseases, various forms of allergic conditions, skin disorders, behavioural problems, and several long-term chronic diseases. The value also lies in its effectiveness on certain health conditions for which other medical systems have less treatment. This medicine is used as an independent treatment for different diseases of women and children, hormonal disorders, pain and palliative care, infertility, etc. Similarly it is used as an adjunct/ adjuvant in Cancer, COPD, Diabetes and its complications.

ALLOPATHY TREATMENT

Allopathic medicine, or allopathy, refers to modern medicine based on science, such as using medications or surgery to relieve or prevent symptoms or ill effects of illness.

“Allopathic medicine” is a term used for modern or mainstream medicine. Other names for allopathic medicine include:

1-conventional medicine

2-mainstream medicine

3-Western medicine

4-orthodox medicine

5-biomedicine

Allopathic medicine is also referred to as allopathy. It is a health system licensed to practice and treat symptoms and diseases by medical doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals. Treatment is done with: medicine, surgery, radiation, various treatments and procedures. Various medicine types or approaches are referred to as complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) or integrative medicine. As is often done in mainstream medicine, it applies loosely to treating a symptom with its opposite.

Preventative care in allopathic medicine includes:

1-Vaccinations to prevent life-threatening disease in children, adults and children

2-Preventing infection with prophylactic antibiotics after surgery, wound or very deep cut

3-Prediabetes care helps with diabetes prevention

4-Medicines for blood pressure to help prevent serious complications such as heart disease and stroke

5-Education programs to reduce health problems common to at-risk communities such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes

Conclusion

AYUSH objects to discover the root of a disease and then remove it completely from the patient, while Allopathy believes in providing patient with immediate relief by abolishing the species that caused the disease, but it is not certain that the disease will be cured forever. The philosophy of Ayush treatment is to avert human beings from needless sufferings and to provide them a stretched and fit life. It consists of natural herbs and is grounded on straight sense awareness, logical
implication and hearing from the souls and saints that are known. On the other hand, allopathy treats the diseases with some treatments that have completely altered the symptoms of those instigated by the disease itself. It is done primarily in 3 steps-Hypothesis, Testing & Observation and Conclusion. Ayush basically consists of the essence of fruits, vegetables, spices and natural herbs that help to treat the diseases without causing any side effects on the patient. In the meantime,
allopathy treats the infection in no time but leaves behind a number of side effects such as allergies, pain, etc. While being the modern medical system, allopathy has been unable to find a lasting solution for some of the diseases such as jaundice, masses, biliousness, etc. ayush can effectively manage these ailments. Although AYUSH acts slowly, it works efficiently and heals from its root the disease. This is the reason, it is now-a-days outshining the Allopathic treatment as people are becoming mindful about their future alongside their present.