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This article is planned for those who want to differentiate between Ayurveda and siddha.
Similarity between Ayurveda and Siddha
1. Both Ayurveda and siddha are Indian Systems of Medicine.
2. Both the systems have immense traditional knowledge resources.
3. Both the systems have centuries of history.
4. Both the medical systems are taught by Gurukula (student stays in teacher’s place and learn by doing all the works assigned by teacher) tradition.
5. Both the systems use herbal preparations as medicines.
6. Five element theory is the basic principle of both the systems.
7. Both system uses the three humours (vatha, pitha and kapha in ayurveda and vali, azhal and iyam in siddha) to explain cause of the diseases.
8. Naadi (Pulse reading)is the main diagnostic principle used by both the systems.
9. Both systems give importance to the changes in lifestyle (charya in ayurveda and ozhukkam in siddha) and food pattern not only while taking medicine but also in preventing diseases.
10. Both medicines possess no side effects when taken in prescribed dose and with prescribed diet regimen.
Deference between Ayurveda and Siddha