The Influence of Ayurvedic Philosophy on Contemporary Health Practices: A Global Perspective
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https://doi.org/10.52783/jns.v14.2646Keywords:
Ayurveda, Integrative medicine, Chronic pain stress, Stress reduction, Indian herbal medicineAbstract
Introduction: Modern societies have received this system of practices from Ayurvedic means of practicing medicine since they embrace the systems today in the practice of health care delivery. This work estimates the demographic profile of practitioners in the Aythe Ayurvedic system, specialists in integrative medicine, and patients weighs the level of implementation of Ayurvedic practices, and analyses the effectiveness of integrating Ayurveda in general health care when blending with conventional medicine practices.
Aim: This study explores the application of Ayurveda in today’s healthcare settings, its adoption and satisfaction by professionals and clients as well as the disease and health status profiles after Ayurvedic intervention when compared to modern medicine.
Methods: This study was conducted in 100 Ayurvedic practitioners, 100 integrative medicine specialists, and 100 patients from various areas. Sample demographics pre-survey and post-survey, Ayurvedic practice usage herbal medicine, diet and nutrition, Panchakarma, meditation and yoga therapy, and lifestyle changes. A comparative assessment of patients’ self-rated health status, together with selected measures of physical and mental well-being, such as chronic pain, stress, immunity, digestion,n, and sleep, was done for patients treated using integrative and conventional medicine approaches.
Results: As to the demographics of the respondents, 70% of Ayurvedic proponents were male Indians, while Integrative Medicine (IM) specialists were relatively younger with equal male and female participation and being globally recruited. Meditation and yoga were the most commonly incorporated approaches by the specialists and patients of which 85% of specialists and 90% of patients reported using these practices for their patients. The use of integrative methods resulted in highly statistically superior levels of perceived stress (P < .001), chronic pain (P < .001), and sleep quality (P < .001) with patients of conventional medicine.
Conclusion: Using Ayurveda in combination with allopathic medicine improves health more significantly in stress, immunological response, and sleep. These results highlight the increasing role of Ayurveda in the contemporary approaches to patient treatment.
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