Indian Ayurveda — traditional medicine is the knowledge, skills and practices of holistic healthcare, recognized and accepted for its role in the maintenance of health and the treatment of diseases. It is based on indigenous theories, beliefs and experiences that are passed on from generation to generation.
The holistic science of medicine Ayurveda, as practised and utilized by Indians at large since centuries, is getting global at present by virtue of its qualitative strength, essential elements of health and important clues for consistent functioning of life. Ayurveda is basically more oriented toward the management of lifestyle disorders which are in prominence due to stress-related phenomena among certain age groups in the society. Worldwide recognition of academic courses in Ayurveda is an additional accreditation of the establishment of wellness centers and its therapeutic value as a system of medicine.
As per Charak Samhita, the main aim of Ayurveda has been described as “Ayurveda not merely being a system of medicine, but a way of life”. Its objective is to accomplish physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being by adopting preventive and promotive approaches as well as treating disease with a holistic approach.
- Ayurveda is India’s traditional healthcare discipline.
- Ayurveda originated from India & has been in practice for over 6000 years.
- Ayurveda is the science of longevity developed by ancient sages of India, whose astute observations led to the development of constitutional medicine.
- India’s weather is very conducive to grow all the required medicines for Ayurveda treatments & therapies.
- It is cost effective, and Indians are passionate about Ayurveda with the right academics of Ayurveda knowledge.
In India, the Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has been officially accorded the responsibility of undertaking all activities related to production, development, quality assurance and standardization of these medicines. Apart from this, many institutions such as Banaras Hindu University, Gujarat Ayurveda University, National Institute of Ayurveda and the Institute of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine are promoting Ayurveda on scientific lines which may prove to be a boon for its global acceptance.