Basic studies in Ayurveda medicine

Ayurveda basics: Concepts and disease factors
- Introduction to the history and philosophy of Ayurveda
- Essential features and literature of Ayurveda
- Traditional Ayurvedic medicine versus modern science
- Five elements (panca-mahabhuta)
- Nature of the human being: Differentiation of body, mind and soul
- Introduction to the anatomy and physiology of Ayurveda
- Functional components: doshas (classification, properties, functions, seats) and agnis (classification, function, states)
- Structural components: dhatus, upadhatus , malas and srotas
- Process of tissue formation (dhatu-parinama)
- Definition of health (svastha)
- Causes (hetu) of health and physical and mental diseases
- Process of etiopathogenesis (samprapti)
- Stages of etiopathogenesis (six kriyakala)

Additional material for medical practitioners (ABK)
- Live eWorkshop: Integration of Ayurveda into modern medicine
- eCourse "Practical examples for doctors": Irritable bowel syndrome
- Combination of Western medicine and Ayurveda
- Video lecture: Core concepts of Ayurveda with reference to Western natural healing methods

Ayurveda basics: Constitution and medicine
- Concept of constitution (prakrti) in theory and practice
- Symptomatology: symptoms of dhatus, malas and srotas
- Introductory diagnostics: models of patient examination (rogi-pariksha): three-fold, six-fold and eight-fold examination
- Health maintenance (svasthavrtta) in Ayurveda: Daily routine measures (dinacarya) and seasonal recommendations (rtucarya)
- Introduction to Ayurvedic nutrition, general dietary rules, Ayurvedic food science
- Disease treatment in Ayurveda: basic therapeutic approaches
- Introduction to the concept of internal cleansing (pancakarma)

Additional material for medical practitioners (ABH)
Additional content in the basic course for medical practitioners:
- Live eWorkshop: Integration of Ayurveda into modern medicine
- eCourse "Practical examples for doctors": Ayurvedic pathogenesis (Kriyakala) in the everyday practice of conventional medicine
- Smart Learning (online): The roots of Ayurveda - the classical texts and Sanskrit

Pharmacology and phytotherapy 1
- Introduction, basics of Ayurvedic pharmacology (dravyaguna-vijnana)
- Basics of vaisheshika doctrine with reference to dravyaguna
- Classification criteria of substances (dravyas): Property (guna), taste (rasa), postdigestive taste (vipaka), potency (virya), effect (karma), specific effect (prabhava)
- Introduction to pharmaceutical forms of administration (e.g. powder, tea, decoction, tablet, medicated oil and ghee) and carrier substances
- practice-oriented discussion of mainly herbal monopreparations (dravyas, e.g. spices, rasayana plants) and individual combination preparations (yogas, e.g. triphala, trikatu). Triphala, Trikatu)
- Ayurvedic classification, effects, indications and dosage of the preparations
- exemplary application in clinical practice
- availability in Europe
- legal bases and quality assurance

Ayurvedic diagnostics
- clinical examination of the patient (rogipariksha): Comprehensive explanation of the three-fold, six-fold and eight-fold examination
- Special features of the anamnesis in Ayurveda
- Determination of the individual digestive power (agni) and sensitivity of the intestines (kostha)
- Ayurvedic concept of metabolic intermediates (ama)
- Ayurvedic pulse examination (nadi-pariksha)
- Diagnosis of the disease (rogapariksha): Five-fold analysis scheme of the disease (pancanidana)
- Determination and comparison of the strength of patient and disease (atura-roga-bala-pramana-jnana)
- Ayurvedic criteria for clinical prognosis (sadhya-asadhyata)
- Practical exercises for diagnosis

Practice of manual therapy 1
- Introduction, Basics of manual therapy in Ayurveda
- Physical and psychological aspects of manual therapy
- Ayurvedic oil science
- Full body massages with varying techniques (abhyanga, kalari)
- Partial body massages: Head (shirobhyanga), face (mukhabhyanga), back (prshthabhyanga), feet (padabhyanga)
- forehead casting (shirodhara)
- warming packs (upanahasveda, lepa)
- oil compress of the head (picu)
- heat treatments (svedana)
- specific indications and contraindications
- practical implementation of manual therapies
- introduction, Fundamentals of manual therapy in Ayurveda
- Physical and psychological aspects of manual therapy
- Ayurvedic oil science
- Full body massages with varying techniques (abhyanga, kalari)
- Partial body massages: Head (shirobhyanga), face (mukhabhyanga), back (prshthabhyanga), feet (padabhyanga)
- forehead casting (shirodhara)
- warming packs (upanahasveda, lepa)
- oil compress of the head (picu)
- heat treatments (svedana)
- specific indications and contraindications
- practical implementation of manual therapies

Orthopaedics, Immunology, cardiology and principles of clinical medicine
- Introduction to the internal medicine (kayacikitsa) of Ayurveda
- Discussion of Ayurvedic and modern clinical pictures
- Cardiology/angiology: z.e.g. heart failure, hypertension, venous thrombosis, varicosis
- Orthopaedics: e.g. Arthrosis (sandhivata), rheumatoid arthritis (amavata), sciatica (grdhrasi)
- Immunology: Ayurvedic view of immunity (bala), the concept of ojas
- Therapeutic principles for immunological problems
- Nutrition and order therapy (ahara, vihara)

Practical therapies and philosophy of Ayurveda
- Practical therapies and philosophy of Ayurveda
- Introduction, History and classical Ayurveda texts (brhattrayi)
- Brief overview of the philosophical foundations of Ayurveda (nyaya, vaisheshika, samkhya, yoga, vedanta)
- Deepening of nutrition and order therapy (ahara, vihara)
- Practical tips for implementing nutrition and behavioral recommendations in everyday life
- Therapy concepts for frequently occurring minor symptoms and illnesses: z.e.g. digestive disorders, constipation, hyperacidity, skin problems, joint pain, immunodeficiency, stress
- Implementation of Ayurveda therapies in outpatient practice
- Infrastructure of an Ayurveda practice
- Legal status
- Professional associations

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