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I have always followed your CF posts with interest because when I crash coursed Ayurveda some years back, I remember learning that Ayurveda has no diagnostics f
by jelliclesfarm 6y ago
I have always followed your CF posts with interest because when I crash coursed Ayurveda some years back, I remember learning that Ayurveda has no diagnostics for CF (Random Google link: https://saiayurvediccollege.com/ayurvedic-management-of-cystic-fibrosis/ https://saiayurvediccollege.com/ayurvedic-management-of-cyst... ) as it’s mostly inherited and genetically preferred Europeans. So the main source Ayurvedic texts that were centuries old didn’t address that particular combination of symptoms. Or have a name for it.
But we had to start somewhere. So we did a codification of the known symptoms and worked backwards. The goal is to eliminate suffering and take the whole person. That was one of my favorite sessions because we could hack our way to a cure and in a systematic way that was replicable.
Otoh, homeopathy had a protocol for CF mostly because it treats the symptoms one by one and considers the patient as a whole..and not a carrier of one particular disease symptom. Also Homeopathy is relatively new and was discovered by a German physician, Samuel Hahnemann. Personally, I prefer reading homeopathy to Ayurveda because I kept stumbling due to my lack of proficiency w/Sanskrit language. And so I started studying Sanskrit and never did go back to studying Ayurveda in a legit way. But I never forgot the CF discussions. Thanks for your posts and esp the ones educating re CF.
- DoreenMichele 6y agoI'm only just now seeing this comment. A couple of random factoids: Butter has been really beneficial to me and when I was a lot sicker I sometimes made ghee at home because I tolerated it better. They are developing a cheap test for CF in India for administering in rural clinics and it's a really interesting approach: https://www.indianpediatrics.net/feb2019/109.pdf https://www.indianpediatrics.net/feb2019/109.pdf
- jelliclesfarm 6y agoYes. But it’s not a definitive test. Hopefully genetic marker tests will become cheaper and widely available.
- DoreenMichele 6y agoIt's not intended to be a definitive test. The first test usually isn't genetic. It's purpose is prescreening to decide who to refer to larger medical facilities for more definitive testing. For rural clinics dealing with people where referring someone to a large hospital in a big city involves expensive travel, being able to prescreen helps prevent financial hardship for local families.
- jelliclesfarm 6y agoIndeed, yes. Not all rural areas have good medical facilities. Many only have mobile services that shuttle diagnostic samples etc.