Ayurveda
is an ancient Indian medical science, the origin of which can be traced
back to the Vedas, which are the oldest available classics of the world.
Vedas are the ancient books of knowledge, or science, from India. They
contain practical and scientific information on various subjects
beneficial to the humanity like health, philosophy, engineering, astrology
etc. Ayurveda is a holistic healing science which comprises of two words,
Ayu and Veda.Ayu means life and Veda means knowledge or science. So the
literal meaning of the word Ayurveda is the science of life. Ayurveda is
a science dealing not only with treatment of diseases but is also a complete
way of life.
Ayurveda
is a science of life. Life according to Ayurveda is a combination of senses,
mind, body and soul. So it is clear from this definition of life that Ayurveda
is not only limited to body or physical symptoms but also gives
a comprehensive knowledge about spiritual, mental and social
health. Ayurveda practises the theory of balance. According to Ayurveda
health is the state of balance and disease is the state of imbalance. The
aim of Ayurveda is to give complete health and not just getting free from
physical diseases. Ayurveda aims at having a happy, healthy and peaceful
society. Two most important aims of Ayurveda are: to maintain the health
of healthy people and to cure the diseases of sick people.
Ayurveda
helps us in understanding each individual at a very subtle personal level
and giving a detailed description about diet, daily routine, life-style,
actions and activities to be followed. Ayurveda is a science that teaches
how to live life in a true and natural balance.It teaches how to live in
society and in the universe without disturbing the natural balance. Ayurveda
not only deals with diseases and treatments but is a complete way
of life. It describes how one can make his life advantageous or disadvantageous
for himself or for others and what one can do to make his life happy or
unhappy. It also describes what actions, activities, foods etc. are good
or bad for life. As long as we can maintain this balance one remains healthy
and when there is imbalance there is disease, unhappiness and misery.
Ayurvedic
treatment does not suppresses the main symptoms and create new ones as
side effects of the main treatment. It is to remove the root cause and
give permanent relief. The treatment mainly comprises of powders, tablets,
decoctions, medicated oils etc. prepared from natural herbs, plants and
minerals. Panch Karma therapy is also used as a treatment in many diseases.
Panchkarma is a purifying therapy to enhance the metabolic process through
food and herbal medicines. Panch Karma means five types of actions or techniques
or treatment. As the wastes are eliminated from the body the person becomes
healthy.
