Ayurveda
Thyrsus Botanicals
March 14th 2019
An Introduction
Ayurveda is a medical system indigenous to India having originated some 5000 years ago. It has a unique perspective to health and treatment of diseases, unlike any other medical systems with its holistic approach. With the search for new drugs scaling to an all-time high and plant-based medicine currently in vogue, Ayurveda is receiving appreciation more than ever for the benefits it is offering to mankind.
Explaining the word — Ayurveda
Ayurveda is formed of two words: Ayu meaning life and Veda meaning science; thus translating into ‘The science of life’.
Ayurvedic treatises have comprehensively defined the word Ayu as a unified state of the physical body, cognitive organs and mind, and soul which, in turn, signifies a living human.
Ayurveda’s definition of Swaasthya(Health)
Health according to Ayurveda is a perfect balance of three doshas(bodily humors named Vata, Pitta, and Kapha), properly functioning agni( digestion and assimilation), balanced dhatus( bodily tissues like lymph, blood, muscle, fat, bone, marrow and the reproductive tissue) and the physiological excretion of malas ( excretory functions like defecation, micturition and sweating) along with contended mind, senses and spirit.
The balance or imbalance of these factors is the root cause of health and illness.
Ayurveda’s solution to the imbalances
Ayurveda offers many solutions in the form of daily and seasonal regimens with an appropriate diet and lifestyle to be followed for every season to keep the bodily functions in balance. Ayurveda also stresses on the social wellbeing of a person through the practice of Achara Rasayana( a behavioral therapy for mental calmness and better relationships).
Ayurveda has much more to offer in the forms of herbal drugs, herbomineral preparations, Panchakarma therapies, and rejuvenation. These offer us a way to improve our health in the most natural way possible. Beyond this, there are many reasons for us to embrace Ayurveda to lead a healthy life which we will together explore in the coming blogs.
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