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What is Ayurveda?

The Sanskrit term ‘Ayurveda’, a combination of two Sanskrit words ‘Ayur’ (life) and ‘Veda’ (knowledge) can be defined as the ‘knowledge of life’ `or ‘the science of life’. The history of Ayurveda traces back to the period of Vedas. It is a system of healing originated in the ancient India. Ayurveda is considered as the ‘mother of healing’ as it has influenced several older traditional healing methods including Chinese, Tibetan and Greek medicine. Ayurveda is considering the human body as whole universe. According to Ayurveda the universe is made up of five elements: air, fire, water, earth and ether. These fundamentals...

Philosophy of Ayurveda

The philosophies of India mainly divided in to two, Astika (Orthodox or Theistic) and Nastika (Unorthodox or Atheistic). Asthika School of philosophies are accepting the authority of Vedas and nasthika School of philosophies are not accepting Vedas. Veda are four Rigveda,Yajurveda, Samaveda and Atharvaveda. Each one divided in to four parts known as Samhita, Brahmana, Araynaka and Upanishad. The first two parts are rituals and the third aranyakas are the shift from ritual to theology and its finds culmination in Upanishads. Asthika is also known as sanatana dharma. Six schools of philosophies are coming in to it. These are Nyaya Vaisheshika Yoga Samkhya Purva Mimamsa Vedanta Among...

Eight Branches of Ayurveda

Internal medicine (Kayachikitsa Tantra) Surgery (Shalya Tantra) Ears, Eyes, nose and throat –Shalakya Tantra Pediatrics (Kaumarabhritya Tantra) Toxicology (Agada Tantra) Purification of the genetic organs (Bajikarana(or Vajikarana) Tantra Health and Longevity – Rasayana Tantra Spiritual Healing/ Psychiatry-Bhuta Vidya ...

Basic Principles of Ayurveda

Pancha Mahabhuta Theory(Five Elements) Tri-dosha Theory(Three Body Humors) Sapta-dhatu Theory(Seven Body Tissues) The three Malas...

Pancha Mahabhuta Theory

Pancha Mahabhuta Theory (Five Elements) All Ayurvedic literature is based on the Samkhya philosophy of creation. The meaning of Samkhya is, sat meaning “truth”, and khya meaning “to know”. So it means to understand the truth. Ayurveda evolved in the meditative minds of seers of truth, the rishis. For thousands of years their teachings were transmitted orally from teacher to disciple, and later they were set down in melodious. Sanskrit poetry. Though many of these texts have been lost over time, an abundant body of Ayurvedic knowledge survives.Originating in Cosmic Consciousness, this wisdom was in-tuitively received in the hearts of the...

Tri-dosha Theory

Ether, Air, Fire, Water and Earth, the five basic elements, manifest in the human body as three basic principles, or humors, known as the tridosha. From the Ether and Air elements, the bodily air principal called vata is manifested. (In Sanskrit terminology, this principle is called vata dosha.} The Fire and Water elements manifest together in the body as the fire principle called pitta. The Earth and Water elements manifest as the bodily water humor known as kapha. These three elements . vata - pitta - kapha . govern all the biological, psychological and physiopathological functions of the body, mind...

Sapta-dhatu Theory

Sapta-dhatu Theory (Seven Body Tissues) The human body consists of seven basic and vital tissues called dhatus. The Sanskrit word dhatu means constructing element.. These seven are responsible for the entire structure of the body. The dhatus maintain the functions of the different organs, systems and vital parts of the body. They play a very important role in the development and nourishment of the body. The dhatus are also part of the biological protective mechanism. With the help of agni. they are responsible for the immune mechanism. When one dhatu is defective, it affects the successive dhatu, as each dhatu receives...

The Three Malas

Imbalances in other bodily systems, such as the waste systems, also may result in disease. The body produces three waste products, or malas: feces, which are solid; and urine and sweat, which are liquid. The production and elimination of these is absolutely vital to health. Urine and feces are formed during the digestive process in the large intestine, where assimilation, absorption and discrimination between essential and nonessential substances take place. Feces are carried to the rectum for evacuation; urine is carried to the kidneys for filtration and then stored in the bladder for elimination; and sweat is eliminated through the...

What is Ayurveda?

Philosophy of Ayurveda

Eight Branches of Ayurveda

Basic Principles of Ayurveda

Pancha Mahabhuta Theory

Tri-dosha Theory

Sapta-dhatu Theory

The Three Malas

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