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Ayurveda: Traditional, natural system of medicine of India

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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) 
Compendia on these subjects like Charak Samihta, Sushruta Samhita etc. were written by the ancient scholars during B.C. period. These were used for teaching of Ayurveda in the ancient universities of Takshashila and Nalanda.
(From Indian Systems of Medicine & Homoeopathy: Gateway for information on Indian Systems of Medicine & Homoeopathy brought to you by Dept. of ISMH, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India.)




Significant links to information on Ayurveda

Ayurveda: A Gateway for information on Indian Systems of Medicine & Homoeopathy brought to you by Dept. of ISMH, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India.

Central Council for Research in Ayurveda & Siddha (CCRAS)

Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH)

Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM)

Central Council of Homoeopathy

Central Council of Indian Medicine

National Institute of Naturopathy

National Medicinal Plants Board

Books on Ayurveda 


 

Ayurvedic products and services 


Ayurveda in the News

Ayurveda gaining acceptance abroad, thanks to some push form the Indian Government:

"The countries which have shown interest in ayurveda curriculum and research included Russia, US, Japan, Australia, Netherlands, South Africa, Argentina, UK, France, Italy etc, Ms Malti S. Sinha, Secretary, Department of Indian Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy said. 

According to Ms Sinha, medical schools in the US wanted to introduce an ayurvedic module and various teaching institutions in India such as Banaras Hindu University and Gujarat Ayurved University had entered into MoU's for collaboration in the field of education and research with institutions in Japan, Australia, Italy and Argentina.....

According to Ms Sinha, medical schools in the US wanted to introduce an ayurvedic module and various teaching institutions in India such as Banaras Hindu University and Gujarat Ayurved University had entered into MoU's for collaboration in the field of education and research with institutions in Japan, Australia, Italy and Argentina. "  -- The Hindu:Businessline

 


 

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