Ayurveda (the science of art of healthy living) is one of the branches of Vedas. It is regarded as upaveda (offshoot) of Atharva-veda. It is a stream of the knowledge passed on from generation to generation from teachers to their students and so on. This knowledge is in a continuous flow. From where it came is not sure, who started this chain, none can tell about it. Beside teachers and students, it is passing on from a father to his son and from a mother to her daughter. It is flowing since eternity parallel to the Vedic literature that is why its emergence has been said to be from the creator (Brahma) himself. It is called eternal because nobody knows when it was not there. All this shows its long tradition and deep attachment to the Indian culture.
About Ayurveda
Etymologically Ayurveda has two word- Ayu and Veda. Ayu means life and Veda stands for the knowledge. So strictly speaking Ayurveda is knowledge for life. For what this knowledge is? What is the aim of Ayurveda? Talking about both Paramount Scholars of Ayurveda- Charka and Sushruta has told that- Aim of Ayurveda is to prevent the diseases in a healthy person and to cure the diseased one. They have given these following definitions of Ayurveda-- Ayurveda is a science of life. It tells what is good and what is not for the healthy life.
- A science dealing with the details about the life, its endurance and eminence is Ayurveda.
- An eternal knowledge, aimed to cure the diseases of all creatures is Ayurveda.
- Ayurveda is a science which tells us how to use foods, herbs and other natural resources for maintenance of health.
- All natural things and their effect on body is where discussed that science is known as Ayurveda.
- Where all ailments of body, psyche and consciousness are cured and made healthy is Ayurveda.
From these definitions it is clear that Ayurveda is a complete knowledge about life, how to live life in a healthy way and to achieve harmony with the nature.
Eight limbs of Ayurveda
Ayurveda is a science which was offered to students by the teachers in a chain. This knowledge was totally classified and systemized so that pupils can retain it and understand in a better way. These eight parts are known as ASHTANG AYURVEDA-- Kaya Chikitsa - Healing and detoxifying measures are discussed under this part of Ayurveda.
- Shalya Chikitsa- dealing with extraction of foreign bodies
- Shalakya Chikitsa- Dealing with disease of supra-clavicular region- ENT. & Ophthalmology
- Agad-tantra. dealing with alleviation of poison, artificial poison and toxic symptoms due to in take of antagonistic substance
- Kaumar Bhritya- Deals with the pregnant ladies and babies
- Bhoot Vidya- dealing with spirit or organisms- Psychiatry Medicine
- Rasayana- dealing with promotional measures – Rejuvenates
- Bajikarna- dealing with aphrodisiacs
In these eight parts, Rasayana and Bajikarana are meant to promote health and to prevent the diseases. Rests are aimed to cure different diseases of different parts.
He, who has completed,
Knowledge of all these eight limbs in detail,
Is the real Vaidya “A Physician”!!
(Charka Samhita, Sutra Stahana)
Why Ayurveda is best for you
Health can’t be bought we know it very well but only few of us understands it. If one wants to remain healthy, drugs can’t do this. Drugs are for diseased ones. Conventional medicines are aimed to eliminate the diseases from the body, not to maintain the health of a healthy fellow. On other hand Ayurveda has open opinions about health, where Ayurveda says that health should be maintained; on other hand Ayurveda promotes the preventive aspect also. So Ayurveda is not for those only who are suffering with diseases due to mistakes made by them in their food habits and lifestyles.
Salient features of Ayurveda
Ayurveda is blessed with the following thoughts, making this an all time useful knowledge-- An individual is treated with specific considerations about him according to his metabolic, genetic, in-vivo specialization; known as Prakruti in Ayurveda.
- Herbs are used according to the need.
- Food is a medicine here, as foods are capable to change the inner atmosphere of the body. As all these matters are capable to collect cosmic energies, while these grow up.
- Rasyanas are meant to control and delay unexpected aging process and to give strength to the immune system of individual organs and body systems.
- Use of home-remedies help to maintain the health without using synthesized chemicals, which are hazardous to the health and internal system of the body.
- Naturally blessed herbs are meant to provide the complete nourishment to all tissues and every cell.
- Near to nature, so makes our body system natural.
- Detoxification approach of treatment through Panchakarma procedures eradicates any disease completely.
- Believes in cure of diseases not disappearance of the sign and symptoms of a disease.
- Thinks about the psychology with same importance as it gives to physiology and pathology; i.e. why effective on stress management.
- Prevents the diseases to appear so that no pain will be there at any time.
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