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WHAT IS AYURVEDA? |
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Ayurveda is the 5000 years old Indian health
care system, widely practiced, in time with the times. "Ayur" is
Sanskrit word means "life", "Veda" means "science". It is a perfect
Science of health and longevity. This holistic science is the
knowledge of complete balance of the Body, Mind and spirit,
including the emotions and psychology, on all levels. It
includes in its consideration, longevity, rejuvenation and
self-realization therapies through herbs, diet, exercise, yoga,
massage, aromas, tantras, mantras, and meditation. According to
Ayurvedic tradition health is the balance of elements air,
earth, fire, and water-and illness is as excess or deficiency of
any particular element. Ayurveda treats illness at its source,
rather than at the level of symptoms, and helps an individual
to take responsibility for their own health and well-being.
Ayurveda is also known as 'Ashtanga Veda' (the word literally
means 'Eight branches of knowledge') as it is divided into eight
specialized branches.
They are as follows:
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Kaya
Chikitsa |
General
medicine |
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Kaumara
Bhritya |
Pediatrics |
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Graha
Chikitsa |
Psychiatry and Psychosomatic diseases |
| 4 |
Shalakya
Tantra |
Diseases
of Eye, Ear, Head, Nose, Throat and related surgery |
| 5 |
Shalya
Tantra |
General
Surgery |
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Agada
Tantra |
Toxicology |
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Rasayana
Chikitsa |
Rejuvenation Therapy |
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Vajeekarana Chikitsa |
Aphrodisiac Therapy |
Salient features of Ayurveda.
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Natural and herbal health care system |
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Totally safe. |
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Body, mind, spirit health care system for long creative
life. |
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Treats the whole person and eliminates the cause of the
disease. |
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Emphasis in preventive medicine. |
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Effective treatments to detoxify the body. |
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Highly perfected rejuvenation treatments. |
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Herbal cure for the diseases. |
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Preventive as well as curative
treatments. |
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Basis of Ayurvedic health care. |
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Human being is a microcosm (small universe) that is part
of macrocosm. |
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Rhythm or life is intimately connected with the rhythm
of the universe. |
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Diseases are due to improper eating and life style
ignoring ones special body type, environment and age. |
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By establishing perfect balance between inner and outer
world body, mind and spirit would be in perfect health. |
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Human body has the power to heal itself. |
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