A General Description
Ayurvedic medicine has been the main system of medicine of the Indian sub-continent for over five thousand years. It has been thoroughly tried and tested, and is used very effectively to treat all kinds of disorders.
Ayurveda is the science of restoring balance in an individual on a physical, psychological, and spiritual level: Ayur(of life)-Veda(science) uses herbs, diet, lifestyle, yoga, vedic astrology, color therapy, energy-points (using pressure, puncture, heat and oils), aroma therapy, gemstones, vastu shastra (similar to Feng Shui), and various other therapeutic means to promote well being- SUKHAM.
Our unique constitutions of our body/mind/sense complexes with which we are born move out of balance by inappropriate diet and lifestyles, as well as unresolved emotions. These imbalances eventually progress into disease. Ayurvedic medicine recognizes and treats a traditional seven stage pathogenesis, only the last two obvious stages of which, disease and deformity, are usually diagnosed and treated in Western medicine.
As in medical traditions from Persia to China, and elsewhere, "Pulse Diagnosis" is used in Ayurvedic medicine as a principal diagnostic tool to read a persons present and past physical and mental health.
By understanding and applying what it means to actively live in harmony with universal laws that influence our existence, Ayurveda guides us in healing, preventing disorders, rejuvenating, and revitalizing ourselves on the physical, psychological, and spiritual levels.
Ayurveda, a 5000 years old holistic Indian practice, means science of life or longevity and relies solely on herbs. Knowledge of Ayurveda enables one to understand how to create balance of body, mind and consciousness according to one's own constitution.
In Ayurveda every individual has a unique combination of physical, mental and emotional characteristics. Body, mind and consciousness work together in maintaining balance. Internal and external factors can act to disturb one's balance, and both physical and mental disturbances are reflected through the skin.
In Ayurveda both the environment and human beings are composed of five basic elements: Air, Space, Fire, Water And Earth. The predominance of these elements affects the three metabolic characteristics of individuals, referred to as Doshas. These three Doshas are Vata, Pitta And Kapha, and individuals can be classified as one of these three constitutions or as a combination of two or even three of the Doshas.
The goal of Ayurvedic Healthcare Products and Services is to help individuals take advantage of the strengths of their Doshas while at the same time limiting the weaknesses. This is made possible by maintaining the Doshas at an optimal level through a range of treatments gathered in Ayurvedic texts.
Ravi M. Wadhwani
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