Today globally Ayurveda is making a come back due to several reasons and when a parent or student wants to chose a career -they would like to know facts and figures so here is some guidance.

1. Dr.shantala Priyadarshini.M.A(Sans)M.S(Ay)
H.O.D Dept of shalakya
Government Ayurveda medical college.
Mysore

3. Career -what to choose ? Why ? How ?
Scope –future –talent – friend’s choice……

4. Are you artistic ? Have melodious voice ? Want to be a poet ?
More interested in sport ? Can you have a career in sports ?
Do you have flair for writing ? Journalism ?
Mathematical genius ? Physics is interesting ?
Star gazing ? Metallurgy ? Languages ? Painting ?
Medical field ? Can you tolerate pain-suffering-sight of blood ?
Research oriented ? Choose cautiously….
Orator ? Politics ? Leadership ? Political ambition ?
Law ? Accountancy ? Auditing ? Teaching ?

5. •Your talent –creativity,flair –is it stimulating ?
•Scope of the career –does it interest you really ?
•Cultural or religious sanction –is it needed ?
•Long and short term promises of a career.
•Financial burden to parents –bank loans.
•Family responsibility –problems of commutation,residence.
•Physical and mental abilities –are you fit for the challenge ?

6. •Work is worship
•Sick,disabled,suffering –need help to heal
•India needs many dedicated doctors in rural areas.
•Doctor –patient ratio-1:1700 in Mumbai
•Lady doctors are best to serve
•Mitigation of suffering is ultimate goal
•No other profession is so unique and important
•Doctors cannot be replaced
•Highly demanding and in high demand always

7. 1. Indian system of medicine -stagnant
2. Herbal medicine -only
3. No side effects –even now
4. Slow -always
5. Not for emergencies –are these conditions new ?
6. A lot of dietary restrictions –eat right –think straight
7. For only chronic conditions -
8. Only for jaundice,joints pain etc
9. Only for poor people –young-old & U
10. Is only for Indians

8. 1. Herbs,minerals,animal products
2. For all and forever
3. Globally accepted
4. Not slow in all conditions
5. Diet enhances recovery rate
6. Applicable for all health conditions
7. If not as per Ayurveda can result in problems
8. Multiple choices to cater all categories
9. Time tested and holistic.
10. Medical Science about art of living

10. Learned men from China, Tibet, the Greeks, Romans, Egyptians,
Afghans, Persians,& more traveled to learn the complete wisdom.
Ayurvedic texts were translated in Arabic physicians Avicenna &
Razi Sempion, both of whom quoted Indian Ayurvedic texts,
established Islamic medicine. .

12. •The term Ayus means duration or span of life, veda means
unimpeachable knowledge
•Holistic management of life.
•Ayurveda –traditional Indian medicine
•Personalized medicine –genetic individuality and more
•Prevention,Preservation, Promotion.
•Evidence based since centuries.
•Time tested,simple,safe ,effective measures
•User’s manual for machine called –human being.
•Ayurveda recommends plans to save the planet
•Macro cosm-micro cosm –it’s related.

13. Military medicine in Ayurveda
Theranostics, 121 surgical instruments,300 type surgeries

14. Knowledge was passed on for eternity.
A close nit family atmosphere
Proximity to nature
Theoretical & practical lessons
Following the guru ‘s footstep.
Awareness of “ Universal
brotherhood.,”
Lessons in life – lead by example
Royal / public patronage.

15. Maharishi Ayurveda –1950….globally
David Frawley;American institute of Vedic
studies
Dr.Marc Halpern:California college of Ayurveda
The Ayurvedic institute in New Mexico
Ayurveda holistic center,long island.New York
Robert Svoboda Ayurveda faculty at-Bastyr uni
Maharishi Ayurveda -Iowa
Charaka club of New York
completed a century in 2000.

16. •European institute of Vedic studies - Atreya smith.
•Ayurvedic company of Great Britain –Thames Valley university.
•The Ayurvedic university of Europe.
•Reidmann International college for Complimentary Medicine,
Tel.Aviv, Israel.
•Mahindra Institute of Ayurveda, Germany
•European Institute for Scientific Research on Ayurveda, The
Netherlands.
•Nippon school of Ayurveda, Institute of Traditional Oriental
Medicine in Japan.
•Sri lanakana system of Ayurveda.
•Many Ayurveda centers in Australia,Russia,Africa,Ireland,Italy are
worthy of mention.well being centers,spas,Traditional or integrated
health units have mushroomed all-round globally

17. •Ayurveda colleges in India are 221.Offer 5 ½ year degree course.
•Post graduate centers in more than 60 colleges.3 year study.
•12,k graduates per year in India .3 National Ayurveda universities
•India exports Ayurveda products worth 2500 crore per year.
•Ayurvedic products in India sold-6000 crore per year.
•Ayurveda research units in many states
•Pharmaceuticals developing at faster rate,nearly 7800 units in India.
•Multi national pharmaceutical industry.
•Herbal export increasing annually. Dabur,Himalaya,Charak …
•Demand for Ayurveda doctors abroad multiplying.

18. •60 odd colleges ,3 run by government
•400 odd Ayurvedic pharmaceutical industry
•Cosmetic industry ,raw plant extract industry
•Proposed Ayurveda university
•100 year old Ayurveda college.
•Many people invited abroad.
•International spa,Ayurveda doctors
•JSS Ayurveda college.

20. Branches of Ayurveda
•Kaya chikitsa –fever,tuberculosis,multiple sclerosis,AD,hepatitis,etc
•Bala roga- child care,to build immunity,mental faculty..
•Agadatantra-toxicology –bio weapons,vishakanya,snakes-
scorpions,medical jurisprudence…
•Grahachikitsa –psychology, microbiology…
•Shalakaya- sense organs and brain,surgeries,re-construction
•Shalya- surgery,more than 121 instruments,personalized,thera nostics
•Rasayana –geriatrics,immortality gene,longevity gene,rejuvenation…
•Vajeekarana- aphrodisiac,better planned progeny,

21. Specialization in Ayurveda…to name a few
•Arbudhgna –oncologist
•Vranagandhgna,vranakovida –pathologist, specialist in ulcers
•Manvidhu-pharmacology
•Vishavisharadha- toxicologist,forensic expert
•Drstivishardha-retinal specialist,Nayanachinthaka-eye specialist
•Rasayanapaara, Rasa visharada, Rasa Chintaka-genecist
• Shastrakarmaghna-surgeon with super specialization
•Krimikovida -microbiologists
•Swabhava Vyadhi Nivarana Vishista Oushadhi Chintakaha,
Rasaveerya Oushadhi Prabhaven Marana Nivaraka- specialist who
checks aging and death.

22. Why are people looking for better alternatives ?
A recent study from Adelaide University showed
60% of women & 44% of men in Australia use
alternative therapies, & the numbers are increasing.
In 1997 Americans made 627 million visits to
practitioners of alternative medicine, spent $27 billion of
their own money to pay for alternative therapies.
In contrast, Americans made only 386 million
visits to their family doctor

23. The 1990 Harvard Medical Practice Study evidence - iatrogenic
diseases kill far more people in the US than guns, road
accidents.Study indicates that up to 2 million Americans are
hospitalized each year & as many as 180,000 die as a result of
adverse reactions to prescription drugs.Leape, L.L. (1994). Error in
medicine. Journal of the American Medical Association 272: 1851-
1857. Brennan, T.A., Leape L.L., Laird, N.M., et al. (1991).
Over one million people are seriously injured in American hospitals
every year. Blood infections acquired in American hospitals cause
62,000 fatalities every year and bypass surgery results in 25,000
strokes a year.Lazarou, Jason, et al. Incidence of adverse drug
reactions in hospitalized patients. Journal of the American Medical
Association, Vol. 279, April 15, 1998, pp. 1200-05 and pp. 1216-17

24. Ayurveda aims at
Getting the right dose of the right drug to the right patient at the right
time.600 purgatives make 60,000 combinations or more

27. $ US60 billion –medicinal plant related trade growth 7% per year.
India data bank has more than 7000 medicinal plants.
China $ US 6 billion India $I billion
70% of Allopathic drugs are plant based today.
Dabur has units abroad.Himalaya is multinational
Plants,plant product –cultivation,export,pharma industry
Research in plant and animal products
Practicing as a doctor,teaching here and abroad.-Perfect health-seller
Ayurveda café ,cosmetics,dietary products,neutraceuticals,
IPR and patent,publications,manuscript research

28. •A Pre university pass with more than 85 % in PCB
•A reputed private college seat is got between 3-5 lakh donation + fee
•Ayurveda PG seat 6-9 lakh + fees
•Knowledge of Sanskrit helps but is not a requirement
•Both Ayurveda and Allopathy are taught as syllabus
•Anatomy,physiology,basic principles,sanskrit…
•5 ½ year degree course
•3 year pg,3 year phd
•A love for the profession- to be the best