What is Ayurvedic Medicine?
Ayurveda is a unique holistic system, all based on the interaction of body, mind and spirit. In Ayurveda, the origin of all aspects of existence is pure intellect or consciousness. Energy and matter are one.Energy is manifested in the five elements; ether, air, fire, water and earth-which ultimately form the basis of all matter. The treatment of the Ayurveda in this ancient practice is based on Indian herbs, which has a healing energy.They have a unique flavor and intoxicating aroma. Ayurveda has focused on the various aspects of herbs and their practice in our day-to-day life.
Specific emphasis is given on the preparation and storage of herbs followed from generation to generation.Each Indian herb has a distinct quality and each of them is used for different purposes.
There are mainly three different categories of herbs: mild, strong and toxic. Herbalists mainly use mild herbs because they have nutritive, energetic and therapeutic values without causing reactions or toxic effects. The herbs each have their own distinct flavor, which are caused by specific biochemical agents. Sweet indicates there is sugar in the herb, sour indicates the presence of an acid, bitter means it possibly contains an alkaloid, and salty indicates sodium or mineral salts are present.
There are various qualities of a herb -these are regarded as the most friendly way of treatment by the healers around the world.Herbs are applied to treat diseases solely according to their therapeutic properties and chemical constituents.
Treatment mayinclude washes and enemas or the application of poultices as well as massage with warm herbal oil, burning incense, the use of precious stones and metals, and ritual purification for imbalanced mind and emotions.
In this instance we have a unique oral formula composed mainly of the one of the most popular herbs in Ayurvdic medicine; Tumeric.Traditional cultures throughout the world apply herbs according to their energetic effects on the body. Today, Ayurveda flourishes side by side with Unani Tibb and Western conventional medicine and is actively encouraged by the Indian government as an inexpensive alternative to Western drugs. Ayurvedic herbal treatment is the most natural way of curing a disease, as it has no side effects and after treatment complications. That’s why it is regarded as the most safest and inexpensive healing.