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| Ayurveda, harmony of body, mind and soul |
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| Life (ayu) is the combination (samyoga) of body, senses,
mind and reincarnating soul. Ayurveda is the most sacred science of life,
beneficial to humans both in this world and the world beyond. |
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Charaka Samhita, Sutrasthana, 1.42-43. |
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| Ayurveda is a Sanskrit word, derived from two roots :
'Ayush', which means life, and 'Veda', which mean knowledge. Therefore, Ayurveda
is the science of life. |
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| Ayurveda is a science dealing not only with treatment of
some diseases but is a complete way of life. It is only system of medicine which
imbibes suggestions and remedies for both healthy and diseased people. Centuries
before the World Health Organization recognized that health is not merely the
physical well being and just the absence of disease, ayurveda was dealing with
the mental, physical and social well being of an individual |
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The scope of Ayurveda is both preventive and curative .
According to Acharya charaka the utility of science of Ayurveda consist in the
maintenance of the healthy and the relief of abnormal state of health in the
ailing .
In fact, today, Kerala is the only State in India which practises this system of
medicine with absolute dedication. |
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