Origins of Ayurveda

Ayurveda the science of using plants and tree shoots as medicines for internal and external body problems is a science that was originated years ago by our ancestors. This herbal science was originated in India by our ancestors. Ayurveda is based on the 5 basic elements of earth namely earth, water, fire, air and sky. Ayurveda teaches you the ways for healthy living. The word Ayurveda constitutes 2 words Ayu means life and veda means knowledge. So, in short it’s a teaching that helps you lead a good and healthy life.

Unlike allopath medicines, ayurveda is not a generalised medicine. In other words ayurveda medicines are custom made medicines that are given depending upon the patient’s body nature, working style, general lifestyle, nature of disease etc. Depending upon all these factors the medicine is customized.

Some of the features of Ayurveda as a science are as follows:

1. It is a science that tells you what is healthy and what is not healthy for your life.
2. It’s a science that believes in complete curing of any kind of diseases. In other words it believes in finding the root cause of the disease and clearing it than just curing the disease as it has appeared.
3. It ensures that the disease does not appear again and again and also ensures that the curing process is pain free and stress free.
4. It teaches us how to use food, general herbs that help maintain our body and health
5. It discusses the effect of all natural things and their effects on a human body
6. It cures internal and external body problems and deals with psychic problems as well.
7. The food is the main medicine type in Ayurveda. It believes that food is the most effective way of curing a problem internally
8. As it uses natural ways, there are no side effects. In other words the curing process happens very smoothly and naturally.
9. Ayurveda believes in a phase wise curing of a disease.
10. Not only curing the specific reason, usage of ayurveda makes an individual rejuvenated and an overall feel of being healthy injects.

Ayurveda over the years has gained immense popularity and belief among masses. The positive and permanent results given by Ayurveda make it the most preferred curing option than other curing options.