Ayurveda is the traditional healing system of India that emphasises on a holistic way of living so as to ensure optimum health. The word Ayurveda comes from the Sanskrit words ayur that means life and veda that means “knowing”. In India, Ayurveda is the science of life.
Based on Astangahridaya, an ancient text written by the ancient physician Vagbhata, Ayurveda depends on the right balance of the three humours in the body- vata, pitta and kapha. The traditional Ayurvedic methods focus on proper nutrition along with the use of aromatic oils, herbs, milk and massages. These steps eliminate all toxic imbalances from the body and help to improve health and longevity.
This holistic system of medicine originated in Kerala, where the abundance of forests and medicinal herbs, it was possible to follow this system of medicine. The first Ayurvedic institution in India is at Kottakal in Malappuram, where it has also a research centre and a laboratory. Some of the holiday resorts in Kerala such as Kovalam provide Ayurvedic treatment packages for the travellers. In Kovalam, there are Ayurveda centres with government approval that provides the traveller with simple massages or long treatments, depending on the need of the traveller.
Ayurvedic system has eight specialised branches:
1. Kaya chikilsa (general medicine),
2. Shalya (surgery),
3. Shalakya (ENT and Ophthalmology),
4. Graha (Psychotherapy),
5. Damshitra (toxicology),
6. Bala (Pediatrics and Gynecology),
7. Jara (rejuvenation) and
8. Vrishya (Aphrodisiacs).
Ayurvedic medicine is founded on the belief that all diseases stem from the digestive system as a result of improper digestion or improper diet that aggravates your basic dosha. The three doshas-vatta, pitta and kapha- are influenced by the rhythms of nature, seasonal changes and time of the year. Ayurveda diagnoses the dosha and advises a diet suitable for the type of dosha.
Based on Astangahridaya, an ancient text written by the ancient physician Vagbhata, Ayurveda depends on the right balance of the three humours in the body- vata, pitta and kapha. The traditional Ayurvedic methods focus on proper nutrition along with the use of aromatic oils, herbs, milk and massages. These steps eliminate all toxic imbalances from the body and help to improve health and longevity.
This holistic system of medicine originated in Kerala, where the abundance of forests and medicinal herbs, it was possible to follow this system of medicine. The first Ayurvedic institution in India is at Kottakal in Malappuram, where it has also a research centre and a laboratory. Some of the holiday resorts in Kerala such as Kovalam provide Ayurvedic treatment packages for the travellers. In Kovalam, there are Ayurveda centres with government approval that provides the traveller with simple massages or long treatments, depending on the need of the traveller.
Ayurvedic system has eight specialised branches:
1. Kaya chikilsa (general medicine),
2. Shalya (surgery),
3. Shalakya (ENT and Ophthalmology),
4. Graha (Psychotherapy),
5. Damshitra (toxicology),
6. Bala (Pediatrics and Gynecology),
7. Jara (rejuvenation) and
8. Vrishya (Aphrodisiacs).
Ayurvedic medicine is founded on the belief that all diseases stem from the digestive system as a result of improper digestion or improper diet that aggravates your basic dosha. The three doshas-vatta, pitta and kapha- are influenced by the rhythms of nature, seasonal changes and time of the year. Ayurveda diagnoses the dosha and advises a diet suitable for the type of dosha.
