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CONCEPT OF PANCHAMAHABHUTA IN AYURVEDA – A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH
Dr. Ashok Naikar*, Dr. Savita, Dr. Renuka, Dr. Gururaj and Dr. Pramod
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Vedic literature gives some knowledge about the panchamahabhutas later, Upanishads elaborated them. Darshana?s have further utilized this theory to explain the animate and inanimate creation. Ayurveda which is upaveda of atharvaveda naturally, follows panchamahabhuta theory. History of medicine reveals that Panchamahabhuta theory is similar to Biochemistry – western medicine was also based upon four or five elements theory in the earlier days. Emplidocles(492-432 BC) (lep.utm.edu) philosopher and poet his works on nature and purifications gives four element theory of matter Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Later Hippocrates father of medicine added the fifth element Ether and accepted fifth elements theory. The treatment mainly depends upon panchamahabhutas theory quoted “Bhutebyo hi param yasmat nasthi chinta chikitse” (sushruta). Earlier many scholars have tried to interpret this theory with metaphysics and Biophysics. But it appears to be an attempt made to find out the chemistry behind this unique concept.
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