Ayurvedha

Ayurveda or Ayurvedic or "Ayurvedic medicine" (in Devanagari script: आयुर्वॆद, the science of life) is a wisdom and medicine from India and practiced in other parts of the world as non-conventional medicine. In Sanskrit, the word Ayurveda is a combination of words, Ayur meaning life and veda means science. Ayurveda owes its origins to the Vedas, a set of sacred texts of ancient India, and its principles are those of what is now called the "natural medicine". In this case, it is called holistic approach of Vedic culture, which was loosely based on Hinduism.



Ayurveda is a form of traditional medicine still alive in Southeast Asia. The earliest literature on Ayurveda originated in India during the Vedic period. The Sushruta Samhita and the Charaka Samhita are important works of traditional medicine written during this period. Ayurvedic practitioners have also developed a number of medicinal preparations and surgical procedures for curing various diseases and disorders.

Ayurveda has become a form of alternative medicine in the West, although patents on its medicines have been disputed by official institutions of Western countries and India.