Medical systems, whether Ayurveda or conventional allopathic modern medicines, each have their own advantages and disadvantages. Without any intention to criticize any system of medicines and/or to force you to follow a certain medical practice, the article presents a detailed comparison between modern and Ayurvedic medicines.

1. Approach

Modern medicines treat the physical body, considering each organ or component as separate from the other. Thus, we find specialists in modern medicines. For example, a cardiologist would most likely refer you to a gastrologist if you came to him complaining of severe burns.

By contrast, the field of Ayurveda treats the entire body in a holistic manner. This system believes that a complete Ayurvedic physician is one who is conversant with all systems of medicines associated with Ayurveda. For the Ayurvedic doctor, the body, mind and spirit are connected, and treating any condition involves balancing all three aspects.

2. Side effects

It is a common fact that modern medicines are full of side effects. For example, a woman who takes birth control pills often becomes obese.

On the contrary, Ayurveda is based on herbs found in nature and Ayurvedic natural herbal remedies have no side effects.

3.Natural Treatment

In recent decades, the influx of Ayurvedic knowledge in the West has sensitized them to the concept of natural treatment, but they are far from applying the understanding of natural medicines. Conventional medicines believe in the prescription of synthetic and chemical substances to treat any condition

On the contrary, Ayurveda believes in herbalism, which is derived from nature. They believe that intimate communion with nature is the only way to obtain the ideal well-being.

4. Evidence-based

Conventional medicine is purely evidence-based, although modern doctors engage in a lot of trial and error. How many times have you visited a doctor who gave you a particular medication for an ailment that was changed on your next visit?

On the contrary, it is a mistake to think that Ayurveda is not based on scientific principles. In fact, Ayurveda has its own set of principles that all Ayurveda practitioners follow religiously. Ayurvedic treatment is based on nature and the system follows the natural wisdom and universal truth that plants and derived herbal remedies can be used to prevent and, if necessary, cure all health problems. It has been said that “there is no beginning or end to Ayurveda”. His range of knowledge cannot be contained in books.

5. Roots

Modern medicine and treatment tend more to suppress the symptoms of a disease than to eradicate it from the roots. A simple case: when you visit a doctor when you have the flu, often the doctor prescribes drugs that suppress the symptoms. But does the medicine cure it? Not.

By contrast, Ayurvedic remedies are not concerned with suppressing symptoms. In fact, initially prescribed remedies will very often intensify the symptoms so that the problem can be treated at its root. Instead of suppressing the fever, the Ayurvedic practitioner will allow it to rise, while controlling it, to allow the high fever to destroy any bacteria that have invaded the body.

6. Diet and lifestyle

Modern medicine rarely considers the diet and lifestyle of the suffering person. They are only interested in the disease and doing so never prevents a disease and at best suppresses it until the next episode. However, in recent years, modern medical professionals have slowly become accustomed to the idea of ​​including diet and lifestyle when prescribing treatment.

On the contrary, Ayurveda believes that our well-being depends on what we eat and the way we manage our lives. A healthy diet, a balanced lifestyle that includes spiritual improvement, will ensure balance and harmony in a person’s life. If this balance is maintained, there is no need for any kind of medication. Only when the balance is broken do health problems arise.

7. Detox

Modern medicine is more concerned with suppressing symptoms, as mentioned above. You just don’t understand the concept of prevention through body detoxification, for example. Even if a handful of doctors know about it, they avoid recommending it because it is not prescribed according to the rules of modern medicine.

Rather, detoxification is the foundation of all Ayurvedic remedies. They emphasize the fact that removing toxins from the body plays the most important role in eradicating disease-causing factors, which will also prevent the disease from breaking out again and again.

Resume

These are the 7 main differences between Ayurveda and modern, conventional medicine. We bring them to you in the hope that they will invoke in you the curiosity and hunger to explore and discover for yourself the enormous benefits that Ayurveda has to offer.