SUCCESSFUL AYURVEDA MANGEMENT OF WILSON'S DISEASE WITH COMPLICATION-A CASE STUDY

Dr. Shashi Kiran*

ABSTRACT

The conceptual framework in Allopathy from which its limited successes arise, is a simplistic idea that all life is reducible to biochemical and ultimately molecular processes. By not emphasizing the effect of diet and lifestyle as contributory factors of diseases, it also promotes an irresponsible approach of humans towards their health. This is in direct contrast to Ayurveda which places the onus of diseases on the person’s lifestyle (mithyāhāravihāra: i.e. wrong diet and lifestyle). Hence we see that there is a deep seated conceptual difference as to idea of health and disease between Ayurveda and biomedical science and this, to an extent explains the limitation of allopathic system. The above statements are proved through a case of Wilson’s disease, diagnosed as Śākāśrita Kāmāla in Ayurveda compliance and treated successfully through Ayurvedic medicines, diet and lifestyle modification, where contemporary science had failed to treat the case. This case highlights the importance of diet as part of management strategy, unduly ignored by biomedical science in this case.

Keywords: Ayurveda, ??k??rita K?m?la, Wilson Disease, Diet.