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Ayurveda
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Dhanvantari, an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead[1] and the Lord of Ayurveda worshiped at an Ayurveda expo, Bangalore.
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Ayurveda (Sanskrit: आयुर्वेद; Āyurveda, "the knowledge for long life"; /ˌaɪ.ərˈveɪdə/[2]) orayurvedic medicine is a Hindu system of traditional medicine native to India and a form ofalternative medicine.[3][4] The earliest literature on Indian medical practice appeared during theVedic period in India,[4] i.e., in the mid-second millennium BCE. The Suśruta Saṃhitā and theCharaka Saṃhitā, encyclopedias of medicine compiled from various sources from the mid-first millennium BCE to about 500 CE,[5] are among the foundational works of Ayurveda. Over the following centuries, ayurvedic practitioners developed a number of medicinal preparations and surgical procedures for the treatment of various ailments.[6] Current practices derived (or reportedly derived) from Ayurvedic medicine are regarded as part of complementary and alternative medicine.[7]
Ayurveda stresses a balance of three elemental energies or humors: (air & space – "wind"), (fire & water – "bile") and (water & earth – "phlegm"). According to ayurvedic medical theory, when these three substances exist in equal quantities, the body will be healthy. Ayurveda also focuses on exercise, yoga, and meditation.[8]
Safety concerns have been raised about Ayurveda, with two U.S. studies finding about 20% of Ayurvedic treatments contained toxic levels of heavy metals such as lead, mercury and arsenic. Other concerns include the use of herbs containing toxic compounds and the lack of quality control in Ayurvedic facilities.[9][10]
Sunday, July 15, 2012
For thousands of years, Ayurveda physicians have been concocting natural remedies, not only to treat diseases, but also to enhance a client's inner and outer beauty.
Ayurveda is based on the 3,000-year-old Hindu scripture, the Atharva-Veda, that instructs practitioners in methods to regulate the processes of the human body, and to maintain one's beauty, through the use of spices and other organic ingredients.Department of Ayurveda in Sri Lanka, Promoting Ayurvedic and Indigenous Medicine
Ayurveda is part and parcel of Sri Lanka history and traditions. It has a separate government ministry, the Department of Ayurveda, dedicated to promoting Ayurveda and indigenous medicine, to complement Western medicine. Upali Pilipitiya, Director, Bandaranaike Memorial Ayurvedic Research Institute, says that 47 government hospitals and 307 dispensaries provide free Ayurveda treatment. Traditional physicians follow age-old recipes written on Ola leaf manuscripts.Sri Lanka Tourism Industry, Establishment of Ayurvedic Spas Offering Massages and Treatments
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