Ayurvedic Treatment on Acne, Urticaria, Scabies, Ringworm & other Skin Diseases (Set of 2 Vol)

Sadguru (Dr) Vasant Balaji Athavale was a renowned Paediatrician. He founded the Paediatrics Department in 1959 in Lokmanya Tilak Mahanagarpalika Hospital, Mumbai. He was Professor and Head of this Department from 1960 to 1990. He was the Chairman of the 'International Conference on Alternative Medicine' seminar in Bangkok in 1980. In 1996, He received the international honour for the 'Best author of books on Ayurveda'. In 2001 & in 2012 respectively, He was honoured with the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' in an International conference on 'Ayurveda and Hepatic Disorders' and by the Indian Academy of Paediatrics.

1. The journey from being a seeker to becoming a disciple

A. Having the quality of selflessness and the attitude of sacrifice, which are essential for spiritual practice : Sadguru Vaidyacharya (Dr) Vasant Balaji Athavale started noting down higher level philosophical thoughts on Spirituality in 1980. He toiled day and night to create a vast treasure of knowledge on Spirituality. He donated this treasure to Sanatan Sanstha (to become Sanatan's Texts) in 1990. This sacrifice, before He became a Saint indicates the level of His spiritual practice & seekership. Due to His writings, Sanatan's Texts are now becoming inclusive in the true sense.

B. In 2004, He became Paratpar Guru (Dr) Athavale's disciple (A great Saint who is also His younger brother and is the Founder of Sanatan Sanstha, the world-renowned spiritual organisation).

2. Attaining Sainthood

On 16.12.2012, He reached Sainthood due to His spiritual emotion, intense yearning, an inquisitive nature & humility.

A. Sadguru Vaidyacharya (Dr) Vasant Athavale attained Saint-hood by performing spiritual practice through various Paths of Spirituality : Every person performs spiritual practice as per some path of Spirituality, becomes introverted, progresses spiritually and thus moves towards Sainthood. However, Dr Vasant Athavale attained Sainthood through Karmayoga (Path of Action) by serving the patients, Dnyanyoga (Path of Knowledge) by writing Holy texts, Bhaktiyoga (Path of Devotion) and Gurukrupayoga (Path of Guru's grace) by performing spiritual practice as per all these Paths.

3. Active in seva for Sanatan's mission until His last breath

Sadguru (Dr) Vasant Athavale kept performing satseva for Sanatan's mission until His last breath. When He came to know of Divine particles found in Sanatan's Ashram, He inquisitively studied the subject, contemplated on how to conduct research on this topic from a scientific perspective and gave His own suggestions too.

He renounced His body on 9.11.2013 at the age of 80 years.

The co-author, Dr Kamlesh V Athavale, ie is the son of Sadguru (Dr) VB Athavale. He has achieved success in examinations of M.D. (Paediatrics), D.N.B., M.N.A.M.S. (India) and F.A.A.P. (Paediatrics and Neonatology, USA). He is working as a Neonatologist at Duke University Medical Centre (USA). He is also Director of Neonatology at Nash General Hospital.

The skin is the natural covering of the body. Skin performs different functions - It protects the underlying organs from external factors such as dust, breeze, heat, cold, cosmic rays, etc. The skin is the sense organ of pleasant-painful touch, feeling of high-low temperature. It maintains the body temperature through the medium of sweat. Sunlight helps the skin to manufacture Vitamin D, which is linked to cholesterol because we need cholesterol in our skins cells to make Vitamin D from sunlight. Skin has close bonding with the mind. An angry individual's face becomes red, whereas a terrified individual's face turns white. Continuous worry leads to skin diseases.

There are two Volumes on the subject of 'Skin diseases'. In the first Volume, topics such as structure of the skin, measures to be taken for keeping the skin healthy have been discussed. Additionally, symptoms of ailments associated with beauty such as burning of the skin, urticaria, skin ailments associated with beauty, etc. have been discussed and the remedies have been described. In the second Volume, information on the ailments of hair along with ailments such as ringworms, scabies, leucoderma has been given. This Text also elaborates on the various natural and artificial cosmetics. Both the Texts are worth reading for obtaining information on skin diseases and making efforts for maintaining the health of the skin.

One among the many reasons for skin diseases is 'demerits of past lives' and the ancient Texts on Ayurveda advise Divine measures for curing them. These Texts also mention Divine remedies. They have been taken from the Sanskrut Text 'Bruhat Nighantu Ratnakar'.

We pray at the Holy feet of Vayudevata (Deity of Air) - May all be inspired to understand the rules of Ayurveda and act accordingly; may everyone's skin remain healthy and lustrous !

Part - II

Everyone wants to look beautiful and there is nothing wrong in this. Skin ailments affect the appearance of an individual directly. How to improve beauty by eliminating skin ailments, has been described beautifully since ancient times in Ayurveda. There are two Volumes on the subject of 'Skin diseases'. In the first Volume, topics such as arrangement of the skin, measures to be taken for keeping the skin healthy have been discussed. Additionally, the symptoms of ailments associated with beauty such as burning of the skin, urticaria, skin ailments associated with beauty, etc. have been discussed and the remedial measures have been described.

In this Volume information has been provided on the symptoms and treatment on ailments such as scabies, ringworm, leucoderma. Readers will also learn about hair related ailments such as dandruff, seborrhoeic dermatitis, baldness, other problems and the associated treatment. This Text also elaborates on the various natural and artificial cosmetics, and their uses. Both the Texts are worth reading for obtaining information on skin diseases and making efforts to maintain the health of the skin. One among the many reasons for the skin diseases is 'demerits of the past life' and the ancient Texts on Ayurveda advice Divine measures for curing them. These Texts also mention these Divine remedial measures. They have been taken from the Sanskrut Text 'Bruhat Nighantu Ratnakar'.

Our prayer at the Holy feet of Vayudevata (Deity of Air) that may all be inspired to understand the rules of Ayurveda and act accordingly and may everybody's skin remain healthy and lustrous !