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Ayurved
and Herbs:
Ayurveda or Ayurvedic medicine
is a practice in use primarily in the Indian subcontinent,
which advocates argue assists with health and
healing. The word Ayurveda is a tatpurusha compound
of ayus long life and veda knowledge, and roughly
translates as the Science of a long life.Ayurveda
deals with the measures of healthy living, along
with therapeutic measures that relate to physical,
mental, social and spiritual harmony. Ayurveda
is also one among the few traditional systems
of medicine involving surgery.
The origin of Ayurvedic medical
sciences is claimed to come from a divine revelation
from Lord Brahma.AYURVEDAVATARANA is the anecdote
that shows the first existance of ayurveda into
the world. Lord Brahma is considered as creator
of this universe according to Indian mythology.
Brahma the creator, created ayurveda much before
human came into existence. It was an unscripted
knowledge which was passed to Daksh Prajapati.
Daksh Prajapati is said to be the father of Parvati,
a goddess who is well known as the wife of lord
Shiva, the destructor.
Ayurveda
Medications:
Ayurveda operates on the precept
that various materials of vegetable, animal, and
mineral origin have some medicinal value. The
medicinal properties of these materials have been
documented by the practitioners and have been
used for centuries to cure illness and/or help
maintain good health. Ayurvedic medicaments are
made from herbs or mixtures of herbs, either alone
or in combination with minerals, metals and other
ingredients of animal origin. The metals, animals
and minerals are purified by individual processes
before being used for medicinal purposes.
Writers and compilers of Ayurvedic
literature such as Charaka,
Sushruta, Vagabhatta, Bhav Mishra, Shaligram and
others have written about the qualities, characteristics
and medicinal uses of the herbs, mineral, metals,
chemicals, animal parts, cooked food articles,
natural foods, fruits etc.
The details of the medicinal
herbs are given according to the nature, effects,
and curative properties as observed by the Ayurvedic
practitioners.
Panchakarma
and Ayurvedic Massage:
Ayurvedic
massage is
a form of treatment for various age related and
other common disorders. Some of the advantages
which can be cited are pain relief, improved circulation,
stress relief, better sleep, flexibilty, athletic
perfomance and emotional benefits. Massage therapy
can soothe pain, relax stiff muscles, and reduce
the swelling that accompanies arthritis. Advocates
claim that, with ayurvedic massage, deep-seated
toxins in the joints and tissues are loosened
and released into the system for elimination through
natural toxin-release processes.
Ayurvedic
institutions and practitioners:
Ayurvedic practitioners have
been appointed as Honorary Ayurvedic Physician
to the President of India. Every year on the occasion
of Dhanvantari jayanti, a prestigious Dhanvantari
Award is conferred on a famous personality of
Medical Sciences including Ayurveda. Today, Kerala
is one of the states in India that promotes research
and practices of Ayurveda. This has been attributed
to its well established Ayurveda centers and Ayurveda
pharmaceutical companies, as also the presence
of medicinal herbs and plants on the Western Ghats
mountain range that runs through the state. There
are many Ayurvedic centers (known as Vaidya shalas)
all over Kerala.
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