Ayurveda : An Alternative Medicine from India

Ayurveda (Devanāgarī: आयुर्वॆद, the 'science of life') is a system of traditional medicine native to India, and practiced in other parts of the world as a form of alternative medicine. In Sanskrit, the word Ayurveda comprises the words āyus, meaning 'life' and veda, meaning 'science'. Evolving throughout its history, Ayurveda remains an influential system of medicine in South Asia. The earliest literature of Ayurveda appeared during the Vedic period in India. The Sushruta Samhita and the Charaka Samhita were influential works on traditional medicine during this era. Ayurvedic practitioners also claim to have identified a number of medicinal preparations and surgical procedures for curing various ailments and diseases.

Ayurveda is considered to be a form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) within the western world, where several of its methods—such as herbs, massage, and Yoga as exercise or alternative medicine—are applied on their own as a form of CAM treatment.

Ayurveda strives to tackle the cause of illness rather than merely alleviating the symptoms. This is based on the theory of balance between the body as physical, the soul as spiritual and the mind as psychological. Traditional Ayurveda texts contributed as Treatise for numerable formulations. Nowadays, ayurveda had combined with modern scientific research and validation techniques for the ayurveda health products, herbal health medicine to be at par with modern medicines.