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--- Miguel Braganza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >AYURVEDA: the science of life > It is possible that a few of the ayurvedic remedies would turn out to be of some benefit. However, articles like the one above are gross overstatements and false advertisements of the validity and usefulness of ayurveda. The above article is full of false assertions. It propagates a significant amount of misinformation on the science of life as we understand it today. > >Ayurveda is based on simple but strong principles, >which till date remain uncontradicted. > Almost all, if not all, of the principles of ayurveda have actually been contradicted by modern science. For example, earth, water, wind, fire and space are not the basic elements of nature. > >Theory of tridosha forms the first step of Ayurveda. > The theory of tridosha is not supported by any scientific fact. > > Vata, which is the combination of air and space, is >the principle of kinetic energy and controls all the >movements of the body and mind, right from intake of >food to evolution of thought. > Kinetic energy is the energy of objects in motion. Movements of the body and of the food in the gut are controlled by the contraction of muscles. The "movements" of the mind and thought are mediated by electrical and chemical processes in the brain. > > Kapha is the combination of earth and water and is >the principle of potential energy and is responsible >for the stability and lubrication. > Potential energy is stored energy, e. g. of an object under the influence of a force field, such as a ball on the top of an inclined plane. Stability as it applies to the structure and function of the body is derived from the stability of the chemical bonds of its molecules and the orderliness of the chemical and electrical processes taking place within it. The synovial fluid is responsible for the lubrication of the joints, and mucus for the lubrication of the alimentary and respiratory tracts. > >Pitta is the combination of fire and water and >controls the balance between kinetic and potential >energy. Its function involves transformation or >digestion. It is responsible for the transformation >of food that enters the gut or the sensory data that >reaches the brain. > The balance between kinetic and potential energy of any object is controlled by the physical forces that influence it at any given time. Digestion of food is a chemical process. Transformation of sensory data in the brain is an electrochemical process. > > The field of action of the tridoshas is the body >which is made up of seven tissues-Saptadhatus >[Ras ;Rakta; Mamsa ;Meda; Asthi ;Majja ;Shukra] > There are four basic types of tissue in the body. Each type is further differentiated into many subtypes. Ras is not a tissue. Mamsa, meda, asthi, majja and shukra are each composed of many different tissue subtypes. Cheers, Santosh
