Indian Ayurveda
INFORMATION ABOUT INDIAN AYURVEDA
INFORMATION ABOUT INDIAN AYURVEDA
Ayurveda is a traditional medicine system of India. It is made up of two Sanskrit words, ayus meaning “longevity” and veda meaning “relating to knowledge”. The history of Ayurveda streches back to the Vedic period of India. Then over the centuries, practitioners developed procedures for treating various ailments. Ayurveda basically adopted the science of The Five Elements namely, Prithvi (Earth), Jal (Water), Agni (Fire), Vayu (Air) and Akasha (Sky). These components compose the Universe and also the human body. Ayurveda focuses on three elemental energies and maintaining their balance, Vata (air & space – “wind”), Pitta (fire & water – “bile”) and Kapha (water & earth – “phlegm”). The Susruta Samhita and the Charaka Samhita are great encyclopedias of medicine. The origins of Ayurveda can be traced back to more than 5000 years.
Hygiene is an Indian cultural value and a central practice of ayurvedic medicine. Hygienic living involves regular bathing, cleansing of teeth, skin care, and eye washing. Occasional anointing of the body with oil is also prescribed. Ayurveda basically makes use of herbs and plant-based medicines, oils, leafs etc. According to Ayurveda all the natural home remedies comprise of mostly the things that have their usage in homes and have multifarious medicinal usage also. Few such substances are clove, cinnamon, black pepper, cumin, fennel, rock salt, turmeric, coriander, ginger, honey, licorice, garlic, onion, basil and mint.
Some Ayurvedic Pharmacies in India are :
- Dabur India Ltd.
- Shri Baidyanath
- Zandu Pharmaceutical Works
- The Himalaya Drug Company
- Charak Pharmaceuticals
- Vicco Laboratories
- The Emami Group
- Hamdard (Unani)
- Divya Pharmacy
- J & J Dechane
