Introduction
Siddha system of medicine was popular in ancient India, even 2000 years before Christ. According to tradition, the origin of Siddha system of medicine is attributed to the great Siddha Agastiyar. Siddha System is largely therapeutic in nature.
What is siddha?
Siddha is one of the earlier medical system used by people for 2000 years ago. It is a science having holiness and Siddhars show the enormous possibility of human beings.
Because of richness and simplicity Siddha Medicine is contributing much to the health care of human beings and Siddha Vaidya could be considered as the crown of all the traditional arts of the ancient world .
The Siddha System of Medicine is one among the primary of all other medical systems of the world. The other systems are concerned with treatment and preventive aspects only. But Siddha Medicine is the only system which bestows immortality.
Siddha science considers nature and man as essentially one. Nature is man and man is nature. The use of metals started from the period of Vagbhata (6th Centaury AD),the Siddha Medicines which contains mercury, silver, arsenic, lead and sulphur have been found to be effective in treating certain infectious diseases including venereal diseases.
The Siddha system is capable of treating all types of disease other than emergency cases. In general this system is effective in treating all types of skin problems particularly Psoriasis, STD (Sexually Transmitted Diseases), urinary tract infections, diseases of liver and gastro intestinal tract, general debility, postpartum anaemia, diarrhoea and general fevers in addition to arthritis and allergic disorders
The Siddha System is effective in treating chronic cases of liver, skin diseases especially “Psoriasis”, rheumatic problems, anaemia, prostate enlargement, bleeding piles and peptic ulcer. The Siddha Medicines which contains mercury, silver, arsenic, lead and sulphur have been found to be effective in treating certain infectious diseases including venereal diseases. Practitioners have claimed that Siddha medicines are effective in reducing the highly debilitating problems that manifest themselves among patients of HIV/AIDS. More research into the efficiency of these medicines are presently in progress.
Siddha Medicine is contributing much to the health care of human beings and Siddha Vaidya could be considered as the crown of all the traditional arts of the ancient world owing to its richness and simplicity.
This is the first medical system to emphasis health as the perfect state of Physical, Psychological, Social and Spiritual component of human being. Alchemy is the hall mark of Siddha system. It deals with the science of converting lower metals in to gold or other form. Siddhars used this technique to assess the quality of prepared medicines, kaya kalpa, muppu and other calcination process of minerals, metals etc. These are the special features of Siddha system of medicine and these are not known to other medical systems of India or other countries
Drugs used in Siddha medicine were classified on the basis of five properties.
Generally the basic concepts of the Siddha medicine are almost similar to Ayurveda. The only difference appears to be that the Siddha medicine recognizes predominance of vatham, pitham and kapam in childhood, adulthood and old age respectively, whereas in Ayurveda it is totally reversed: kapam is dominant in childhood, vatham in old age and pitham in adults.
Siddha science considers nature and man as essentially one. Nature is man and man is nature. Man is said to be the microcosm and Universe is the macrocosm because what exists in the world exists in man. Man is nothing but a miniature world containing the five elements of the various principles which constitute the minerals, vegetables and the animal kingdom. According to Siddha medical science , the Universe originally consisted of atoms which contributed to the five basic elements, viz., earth, water, fire, air and sky which correspond to the five senses of the human body and they were the fundamentals of all the corporeal things in the world.
Siddha Medicine is contributing much to the health care of human beings and Siddha Vaidya could be considered as the crown of all the traditional arts of the ancient world owing to its richness and simplicity. No doubt, the Siddha System of Medicine is one among the foremost of all other medical systems of the world. The other systems are concerned with treatment and preventive aspects only, but Siddha Medicine is the only system which bestows immortality.
The Siddha System considers a patient, his attendant, drug and the physician should function in harmony for a healthy living. This is stressed by Thiruvalluvar.
"Uttravan theerppan marunthuzhai selvaanen
drappal naal kootre marunthu"
Siddha Medical Science has a wide range of application in Medical and Non-Medical fields.
Siddha system of medicine was popular in ancient India, even 2000 years before Christ. According to tradition, the origin of Siddha system of medicine is attributed to the great Siddha Agastiyar. Siddha System is largely therapeutic in nature.
What is siddha?
Siddha is one of the earlier medical system used by people for 2000 years ago. It is a science having holiness and Siddhars show the enormous possibility of human beings.
Because of richness and simplicity Siddha Medicine is contributing much to the health care of human beings and Siddha Vaidya could be considered as the crown of all the traditional arts of the ancient world .
The Siddha System of Medicine is one among the primary of all other medical systems of the world. The other systems are concerned with treatment and preventive aspects only. But Siddha Medicine is the only system which bestows immortality.
Siddha science considers nature and man as essentially one. Nature is man and man is nature. The use of metals started from the period of Vagbhata (6th Centaury AD),the Siddha Medicines which contains mercury, silver, arsenic, lead and sulphur have been found to be effective in treating certain infectious diseases including venereal diseases.
The Siddha system is capable of treating all types of disease other than emergency cases. In general this system is effective in treating all types of skin problems particularly Psoriasis, STD (Sexually Transmitted Diseases), urinary tract infections, diseases of liver and gastro intestinal tract, general debility, postpartum anaemia, diarrhoea and general fevers in addition to arthritis and allergic disorders
The Siddha System is effective in treating chronic cases of liver, skin diseases especially “Psoriasis”, rheumatic problems, anaemia, prostate enlargement, bleeding piles and peptic ulcer. The Siddha Medicines which contains mercury, silver, arsenic, lead and sulphur have been found to be effective in treating certain infectious diseases including venereal diseases. Practitioners have claimed that Siddha medicines are effective in reducing the highly debilitating problems that manifest themselves among patients of HIV/AIDS. More research into the efficiency of these medicines are presently in progress.
Siddha Medicine is contributing much to the health care of human beings and Siddha Vaidya could be considered as the crown of all the traditional arts of the ancient world owing to its richness and simplicity.
This is the first medical system to emphasis health as the perfect state of Physical, Psychological, Social and Spiritual component of human being. Alchemy is the hall mark of Siddha system. It deals with the science of converting lower metals in to gold or other form. Siddhars used this technique to assess the quality of prepared medicines, kaya kalpa, muppu and other calcination process of minerals, metals etc. These are the special features of Siddha system of medicine and these are not known to other medical systems of India or other countries
Drugs used in Siddha medicine were classified on the basis of five properties.
- Suvai (Taste)
- Gunam (Character)
- Veerya (Potency)
- Pirivu (Lass)
- Mahimai (Action)
Generally the basic concepts of the Siddha medicine are almost similar to Ayurveda. The only difference appears to be that the Siddha medicine recognizes predominance of vatham, pitham and kapam in childhood, adulthood and old age respectively, whereas in Ayurveda it is totally reversed: kapam is dominant in childhood, vatham in old age and pitham in adults.
Siddha science considers nature and man as essentially one. Nature is man and man is nature. Man is said to be the microcosm and Universe is the macrocosm because what exists in the world exists in man. Man is nothing but a miniature world containing the five elements of the various principles which constitute the minerals, vegetables and the animal kingdom. According to Siddha medical science , the Universe originally consisted of atoms which contributed to the five basic elements, viz., earth, water, fire, air and sky which correspond to the five senses of the human body and they were the fundamentals of all the corporeal things in the world.
Siddha Medicine is contributing much to the health care of human beings and Siddha Vaidya could be considered as the crown of all the traditional arts of the ancient world owing to its richness and simplicity. No doubt, the Siddha System of Medicine is one among the foremost of all other medical systems of the world. The other systems are concerned with treatment and preventive aspects only, but Siddha Medicine is the only system which bestows immortality.
The Siddha System considers a patient, his attendant, drug and the physician should function in harmony for a healthy living. This is stressed by Thiruvalluvar.
"Uttravan theerppan marunthuzhai selvaanen
drappal naal kootre marunthu"
Siddha Medical Science has a wide range of application in Medical and Non-Medical fields.
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