Kurze Einführung in die Ayurvedische Diätetik

Abstract: Ayurvedic Medicine contains a knowledge of life, its diseases and their conquest, which was handed down originally in the north of India. Earth, water, fire, air and ether are used as metaphors for the fundamental conditions of cosmic Being.The main principles of terrestrial nature (Doshas) are called Kapha (stable, cold and wet), Pitta (light, hot and luminous) and Vata (changeable, cold and dry). Diseases emerge from the imbalances of Doshas, as well as from depositions of waste products (Ama). In this context, the Ayurvedic Dietetics first describe the qualities of various food items and spices, and then recommend how to prepare and how to take them (reasonable combinations, sequences and timings). The aim of these measures is to counteract any imbalance of Doshas, and to prevent further accumulations of Ama.

Keyword(s): Diätetik

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