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"Skilled,
dexterous and empowered by the Divine for healing is our left hand,
for it removes blocks in the free flow of joy. And yet more potent
is this divinely empowered right hand, for it contains all medicinal
capacities of the universe, its all auspicious healing touch bringing
peace, harmony, welfare, opulence, joy and liberation from all toxic
conditions of matter - birth, death, old age and disease."
-Atharva Veda
WHAT
IS AYURVEDA
Ayurveda originated in India
long back in pre-vedic period. Rigveda and Atharva-veda ( 5000 years
B.C.), the earliest documented ancient Indian knowledge have references
on health and diseases. Ayurved texts like Charak Samhita and Sushruta
Samhita were documented about 1000 years B.C. The term Ayurveda
means ‘Science of Life’. It deals elaborately with measures
for healthful living during the entire span of life and its various
phases. Besides, dealing with principles for maintenance of health,
it has also developed a wide range of therapeutic measures to combat
illness. These principles of positive health and therapeutic measures
relate to physical, mental, social and spiritual welfare of human
beings. Thus Ayurveda becomes one of the oldest systems of health
care dealing with both the preventive and curative aspects of life
in a most comprehensive way and presents a close similarity to the
WHO’s concept of health propounded in the modern era.
A perusal of its several classical treatises indicate presence of
two schools of Physicians and Surgeons and eight specialities. These
eight disciplines are generally called "Ashtanga Ayurveda"
and are :-
• Internal Medicine(Kaya
Chikitsa)
• Paediatrics(Kaumar Bhritya)
• Psychiatry( Bhoot Vidya)
• Otorhinolaryngology and Ophthalmology(Shalakya)
• Surgery( Shalya)
• Toxicology( Agad Tantra)
• Geriatrics(Rasayana)
• Eugenics and aphrodisiacs(Vajikarana)
AIM
OF AYURVEDA
The main aim is to maintain positive
health of a healthy & to help a patient with various treatments
to overcome the disease
- Ayurveda tells you the means to be healthy, stay
healthy &live a longer happier, successful life.
- It deals with each & every aspect of our life.
It offers complete life style guidancebased on the individual
personal needs.
- Ayurveda says you should go with nature &
you can maintain the positive health,teaches you the ART OF LIVING.
Ayurveda is basically: HEALTH PROMOTIVE, PREVENTIVE, CURATIVE
AND NUTRITIVE (All self contained)
WHY AYURVEDA:
Ayurveda employs whatever mother
Nature provides in the form of
plants, trees, shrubs & herbs to cure the ailments so it is… TOTALLY SAFE - having no side effects. Also you
can learn to balance your body and adopt your diet and life style
to suit your basic constitution on the guidelines of Ayurveda.
Ayurveda is Eternal
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