Dr. Priyanka Sanwal
Experience: | |
Education: | Rishikul Ayurveda College |
Academic degree: | Doctor of Medicine in Ayurveda |
Area of specialization: | I am into treating lifestyle & hormonal issues with Ayurveda—things like diabetes, PCOD, irregular periods, frequent UTIs… stuff that really affects people day to day, even when they look "fine" from outside. My main work is around figuring out how these problems connect to deeper patterns like dosha imbalance or metabolic sluggishness and working on those, not just quick fixes.
I also get a lot of skin and hair cases. Acne, pigmentation, dandruff, hairfall—sometimes mild, sometimes it's been going on for years. I rely mostly on internal classical meds, like properly chosen herbal combos, and external treatments like lepa, abhyanga, shirodhara when needed. But always depends on the person, not just the symptom name.
And yes, I still see regular stuff too—cough, cold, fevers etc.—but I try to guide people into seeing how their immunity got off track in the first place. That part really matters, especially in repeat infections or kids falling sick too often.
My whole treatment approach is prakriti-based... dosha-focused... but with attention to what stage the disorder's in. I don’t rush panchakarma unless the body’s ready. I look at lifestyle, wrong eating patterns, sleep cycles—all those daily things that throw us off balance. Diet correction is huge for me, can't skip that bit.
I kinda believe sustainable healing only happens when we stop only treating the flare-ups and actually shift the terrain inside. That’s what I aim for, even if the road takes time. |
Achievements: | I am an MD in Ayurveda, and honestly that 3-year dive into Kayachikitsa really reshaped the way I see chronic disease. Not just in a textbook kinda way, but like—how prakriti, dosha, and disease stage all overlap in real patients, not clean diagrams. It helped me refine my diagnostic skills big time. I mean you read a verse a hundred times and then one day in OPD, it clicks. That’s what happened.
That journey also pushed me into evidence-based thinking but through an Ayurvedic lens, not just copying allopathy terms n pretending they fit. I’ve learnt to trust classical protocols but tailor them per person...not one-size-fits-all stuff. I now feel more grounded when planning treatments across gut issues, metabolic syndromes, stress-induced complaints—you name it. And not gonna lie, seeing results from that—like real shifts in ppl's energy, appetite, sleep—kinda keeps me going.
Even now I keep revisiting those texts. Not ‘cause I have to. But ‘cause I want to stay sharp, and cause there's always something I missed before. |
I am an Ayurvedic doctor with 3 years of clinical practice behind me, and honestly—still learning every single day. I did my BAMS and later MD in Kayachikitsa, which kinda shaped the way I think about health now. Internal medicine in Ayurveda—Kayachikitsa—has always drawn me, mostly cause of how deep it goes into chronic issues we see today... digestion mess-ups, metabolic stuff, autoimmune flares, skin complaints that just won’t quit, stress burnout, even random respiratory flares that never fully go away. During my MD I was pretty immersed in the Samhitas. Not just reading for exams, but actually looking at how those ancient principles still solve real-world things. They really sharpened my diagnosis skills—I started seeing how each patient's doshic pattern tells a whole story if you actually listen. That pushed me toward a more prakriti-based, root-focused approach rather than just chasing symptoms. In the OPD and ward rounds, I’ve handled a lot of mixed cases—like chronic IBS, urticaria, PCOD, high cholesterol, even stubborn allergic rhinitis—where modern meds give short-term fixes but don’t really offer exit plans. I usually work with a combo of dietary corrections (like seriously, wrong food is half the problem), classical Ayurvedic meds, plus things like Panchakarma where it fits. Basti and virechan sometimes changes the whole picture when nothing else does. But yeah, all that’s only useful when you really match it to the person—not the textbook case. I care a lot about patient education too—because honestly, people don’t follow plans they don’t get. I try to keep the language simple, relatable, and always tie their daily habits into the bigger picture of healing. Ayurveda has huge potential in today’s healthcare but we gotta present it clearly, not mystify it. I’m also trying to stay updated through academic circles, talks, case discussions—just keeping my edge sharp. To me, this isn’t just about curing diseases. It’s about creating systems for long-term recovery and helping folks actually feel like their health’s in their hands again. That’s what keeps me going.
