Abstract

CONCEPT OF MENTAL HEALTH IN AYURVEDA

Dr.Anurag Pandey*, Dr.Mamta Tiwari

Abstract

Ayurveda, the ancient Indian system of medicine, offers a holistic approach to mental health that integrates the mind, body and soul. Ayurveda is described mental health in Atharva Veda and in subsequent treatises by Charak, Susrut, and Vagbhatt, containing the details of etiology, symptoms, diagnosis, and therapy for afflictions in humans and animals. The science of mental disorders describes extensively conditions from mild anger and greed to severe psychoses. Simultaneously the whole world is looking for the solutions of the inner conflicts afflicting in mental health sector. Ayurvedic theory of mental health is based on combination of The three gunas, tridosha, and panchabhuta, The combination of these doshas and three gunas inherited at birth indicates an individual's called Prakriti. The dynamic balance of these above elements creates a good mental health. Daiva vyaprashraya, Yuktivyapashrya, Satvavajaya cikitsa, Aachara Rasayana, Dinacharya and Yoga therapy is described in Ayurveda foe resolving these ailments.

Keywords: Ayuvreda, Manas Dosha, Mental health.