Statistics

Main Classical Texts on Ayurveda:

Vrihat Trayee (Great Triad):

* Charak Samhita (Charak)

* Sushruta Samhita (Sushruta): Sushruta Samhita is mainly concerned with surgery.

* Astanga Hridaya (Bagbhatt)

Laghu Trayee (Small Triad):

* Madhav Nidan

* Sarangadhar Samhita

* Bhava Prakash Nighantu

#* Kashyap Samhita deals with pediatrics, gynecology and obstetrics.

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Ayurveda Colleges in South Asia

In India

* There are 300 Ayurveda Medical Colleges in all over India.

* Government of India is increasing its investment in Ayurveda research, study, training, and services.

In Nepal

* There are three colleges within two Universities: Tribhuvan University and Nepal Sanskrit University.

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The Top Ten Diseases treated in different Ayurvedic institutions:

1. Amlapitta (Gastritis including peptic ulcer)

2. Kamala (Hepatitis, jaundice)

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Vata Pitta Kapha

* There are 80 vataj diseases, 40 pittaj diseases, and 20 kaphaj diseases.

* Vata is sheeta, laghu, ruksha, sukshma, chala. Pitta is usna, laghu, tikshna, sara,. Kapha is guru, sheeta, shnigdha, manda, sthira.

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Demographic Look on Nepal

• Fertility rate in 2001 was 4.1, which was 3.1 in 2006.

• Population growth rate is 2.1 (Population doubling time is around 30 years).

Central Bureau of Statistics: http://www.cbs.gov.np/

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Sections on Charak Samhita

Charak Sahmhita is the one of the major three books on Ayurveda. It has following sections:

1. Sutra-sthana – general principles

2. Nidana-sthana – pathology

3. Vimana-sthan- diagnostics

4. Sharira-sthana – physiology and anatomy

5. Indriya-sthana – prognostic

6. Chikitsa-sthana – therapeutics

7. Kalpa-sthana – pharmaceutics

8. Siddhi-sthana – successful treatment.

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Important Figures: Nepal

• 48.6 % population gets safe drinking water in their house.

• 24.5% population uses safe toilet.

• 30% population is out of access to any means of communication.

• 40% male and 15 % female smoke.

• 55% women from the family of higher socioeconomic class attend birth delivery in hospital, while that of lower socioeconomic class is 3.4%.

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o o o Herbal Economy o o o

• The market of Herbal resource estimated is US $ 62 billion and expected to grow to US $ 5 trillion by year 2050. Growth Rate 5-15 % per annum.

• About 20,000 tons of medicinal and Aromatic plants (MAP) of worth US $ 18-20 million are traded every year in Nepal  alone, about 90 % are harvested in uncontrolled fashion by resource-poor mountain farmers for whom harvest and trade of medicinal plants is the only source of cash income.

• 80% population of developing countries depends on medicinal plants for primary health, nutritional needs and income generation.

• Plants products are found effective in prevention and treatment of microbial, autoimmune, and degenerative diseases.

• There is increasing demand of herbal based Ayurveda, Unani, Naturopathy, Homeopathy and Siddha as alternative and/or complementary health care system domestically and globally.

• There is increasing demand of organic products free of chemicals.

• There is greater uses and demand of herbal medical systems like Ayurveda and Yoga in Health and Health Tourism.

•Nepalsells 90% of Jadibuti in raw forms while byes 90% of formed medicine. This shows the lack of technology and managerial practices in the country.

• About 70 tons of essential oil has been produced and marketed annually fromNepal.

• Poor people who produce raw herbs are not benefited from the value addition in the herbal productions.

• There is still a lack of awareness and educational infrastructures related to herbs and herbal products.

• There is lack of comprehensive and dynamic database regarding MAP, harvest, formulations, and marketing.

• There is lack of standardization and well documented quality control process/standards, which has led to doubts on reliability, traceability, and sustainability of South-Asian produces and products.

• Other issues are – research, documentation, community awareness and participation, adequate law, infrastructures, scattered resources etc.

• The rural development can be highly assisted by herbal uses.

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Ayurvedic Manpower in the country:

(Date 2067 Shrawan 10 BS)

• Ayurveda Doctor = 314 (NAMC)

• Kaviraj = 1124 (ACV-A)

• Baidya = 507 (ACV-B)

This is far less than the country needs for its people.

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Plants or Herbs

• Plants are source of sustenance .

• They are store house of traditional health care system.

• They are the master chemist.

• They are source of: – food, fibers, furniture, aromatic substances, chemicals, resins, medicines, oxygen, cosmetics, etc.

• Plant is useful for health, environment, social justice, economy.

• Plant is the sole agent that provides O2.

• Plant is the base for Sustainable development.

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