AYURVEDA - "A gateway to Indian Medical Heritage."
Ayurveda in Sanskrit means "the science of Life". It is
an ancient, unfailing system of treatment based on medicines
prepared from herbal plants found in abundance in India.
Ayurveda is an integral part of the people of India. In
the recent years this ancient knowledge system of medicine
has gained global acceptance especially for alternative
ways of preventive, curative and rejuvenative processes
making life a more pleasurable experience.
 We can find historical evidence
of Ayurveda in the ancient books of wisdom known as the
Vedas. In the Rig Veda, over 60 preparation were mentioned
that could be used to assist an individual in overcoming
various ailments. The Rig Veda was written over 6,000 years
ago, but really Ayurveda has been around even longer than
that.
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Ayurvedic treatment.
Ayurvedic colleges, Hospitals, Health farms & Resorts
and Nature cure Federations provide Ayurvedic treatments
and recreational holidays all over India.
In addition Beauty parlours, at all major hotels, once
catered exclusively to women, now have men’s section offering
hair cuts and shaves. Today, there is a comprehensive range
of skin and hair treatments for both men and women – hair
massages with herbal oil, herbal face packs, manicures and
pedicures.
Herbal cosmetic products, tonics and oils are widely used
in India and a massage with herbal oils after a hectic day
of activity is marvelously relaxing. Many of these are now
available in department stores in the West.
We are all part and parcel of nature. Just as the animals
and plants live in harmony with nature and utilize the Laws
of Nature to create health and balance within their beings,
we, too, adhere to these very same principles. In essence
Ayurveda has been in existence since the beginning of time
because we have always been governed by nature's laws. Ayurveda
is made up of two Sanskrit words: Ayu which means life and
Veda which means the knowledge of To know about life is
Ayurveda. However, to fully comprehend the vast scope of
Ayurveda let us first define "Ayu" or life. According to
the ancient Ayurvedic scholar Charaka, "ayu" is comprised
of four essential parts. The combination of mind, body,
senses and the soul.
Mind, Body and Senses
We tend to identify most with our physical bodies; yet,
in actuality, there is more to us then what meets the eye.
We can see that underlying our physical structure is the
mind, which not only controls our thought processes but
helps assist us in carrying out day-to-day activities such
as respiration, circulation, digestion and elimination.
The mind and the body work in conjunction with one another
to regulate our physiology. In order for the mind to act
appropriately to assist the physical body, we must use our
senses as information gatherers.
We can think of the mind as a computer and the senses as
the data which gets entered into the computer. Smell and
taste are two important senses that aid in the digestive
process. When the mind registers that a particular food
is entering the gastrointestinal tract, it directs the body
to act accordingly by releasing various digestive enzymes.
However, if we overindulge the taste buds with too much
of a certain taste, such as sweet, we may find that the
ability of the mind to perceive the sweet taste is impaired;
and thereby the body becomes challenged in its ability to
process sweet foods. Maintaining the clarity of our senses
is an essential part in allowing the mind and body to integrate
their functions and help in keeping us healthy and happy
individuals.
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