What is Ayurveda? Article By Ayurveda Dr. Rama Praasd

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What’s Ayurveda
1. Geographically, Indian medicine.
2. Historically, the oldest medicine.
3. Ecologically, the most sustainable medicine.
4. Philosophically, holistic medicine.
5. Scientifically, the one that is constantly being proven by current science.
6. Effectively, the art of blissful living and science of complete healing.
7. Therapeutically, the purest, fastest, safest and person centred medicine.
The original source of many of today’s natural therapies, Ayurveda is hailed as the
‘mother of all healing sciences’. Born from Ancient Indian wisdom, Ayurveda focuses on
inspiring individuals to heal rapidly and easily with the aid of natural resources such as
herbs, compounds, diet and nutrition, body therapies, counseling and lifestyle adjustments.
He has identified over 2000 native Ayurvedic herbs in our Australian backyards!
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How do I say it?
Ayurveda is the art of living and science of healing. Evolved in India over 60,000 years ago, Ayurveda
became a holistic living system and complete healing science 6,000 years ago. Charaka, Sushruta and
Vagbhata and their desciples compiled the first generation Ayurvedic treatises. Over the past 3,000 years
innumerable other authentic works came out. Most of these works are available at Motilal Banarassidas
(mlbd.com).
Ayurveda and Australia
Australian Aboriginals claim that they arrived here on a bird, 60,000 years back, from India with their
wisdom in living and healing. Ayurveda could be that old? By definition, Ayurveda means 'learning from
life'. The essential nature of living being is it evolves as the result of this natural learning process. Ayurveda
as a healing system must have born along with the first spark of life. The literature however came along
3,000-6,000 years back. No one is sure about the exact time. In India Ayurvedic professionals use over
21,000 herbs, over 1,000,000 traditional and modern recipes and hundreds of therapies to make the
healing faster, easier and more complete.
Forms of Ayurveda
Local cultures gradually developed their own Ayurvedic systems based on their land, time, flora, fauna etc
in India. Unani (Islamic) and Sidhha (Tamil) are some examples.
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Ayurveda and modern science
Scientific research and development over thousands of years proves Ayurveda’s effectiveness. Modern
science is rediscovering its power especially in the fields of lifestyle elements, nutrition, herbs, nutrition and
therapies. Ayurveda is easy to adapt and apply to the anyone with any lifestyle -modern or ancient.
Ayurveda works with other systems
Although a complete system in itself, Ayurveda is also a powerful adjunct to other modalities. Its eternal
principles and tools enhance a therapist's diagnostic and prescription accuracy. Clinicians claims they are
using less product but achieving better results after applying Ayurveda.
Ayurveda and technology
Ayurveda in fact introduced plastic surgery roughly 1200 years back. Sage Sushruta, father of surgery, is
still remembered for his contributions to surgery by an American surgeon's association. Apart from that he
implemented artificial feeding, injections, artificial limbs etc in his practice.
Resources
Ayurveda uses lifestyle, nutrition, herbs, therapies and cleansing in a unique and holistic way. It chooses the
most suited for your health state from its wealth of 21,000 herbs, 200,000 plus traditional recipes,
hundreds of cleansing (panchakarma) and rejuvenating (rasayana) therapies and seasonal and personalized
usage of food and drinks to bring optimum health in any individual.
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Products
Triphala, Chyavanprash, Dhanwantaram, Panchakolam, Tongue Scraper, Talisadi are some of the most
common herbs and tools used in Ayurveda. All these are available from Ayurveda clinics.
Doctors
Well-trained Ayurvedic physicians practice all around the globe. Yoga and Ayurveda are starting to be
seriously studied and understood by modern science. Ayurveda in Australia still in its infancy.
Courses
Ayurveda Elements runs courses and training in Ayurveda and Sanskrit since 1996 to promote these Vedic
sciences in most Australian cities as well asp preparing to do an online certificate training.
Resorts
We refer our clients if they need, to authentic Ayurvedic hospitals and rejuvenation resorts when necessary.
Ayurvedic health resorts are equipped with professional Ayurvedic team that includes a senior and junior
Ayurvedic doctors, a well trained group of male and female Ayurveda therapists, high quality Ayurveda
products and raw herbs for tailored recipes.
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Ayurveda Hospitals
We refers their clients to authentic Ayurvedic hospitals and rejuvenation resorts when necessary. A number
of reliable retreats, hospitals and resorts are found on greathealthresorts.com
Ayurvedic Treatises
Currently available ancient Ayurvedic works include Charaka Samhita, Sushruta Samhita, Ashtanga
Sangraha and Ashtanga Hridaya. They were thought to be compiled between 1500 and 900 BC. Also
these works explain in detail the precise diagnosis and treatment holistically.
Ayurveda Authors - Modern
In the past few decades Dr. Deepak Chopra (chopra.com), Dr. Vasanth Lad (Ayurveda.com), Dr. Robert E
Svoboda (drsvoboda.com), David Frawley (vedanet.com), Maya Tiwari - Mayatitananda (website) etc
published countless titles to spread this amazing wisdom of Ayurveda world-wide. Today Ayurvedic
medicine is well known in Australia and worldwide
Ayurvedic Herbs and Compounds
These books listed over 7000 herbs, 150 therapeutic techniques, 120 surgical instruments and 300 surgical
procedures. In India, around 21,000 herbs are used today. Over 400,000 compounds are also used. A
quarter of them are called 'authentic and traditional' and the others are usually modern or patented.
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Ayurvedic Pharmacology
The complexity of Ayurvedic herbology is understood when we read that a herb can be prepared in over
40 different forms such as juice, powder, paste, tablet, pill, herbal wines, tinctures of various strengths, fats,
millks etc. Toxic metals were also successfully oxidised and used safely.
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