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As per Indian heritage and science
"Ayurveda" is a Upa Veda or annexure of four main vedas (Knowledge
Systems). the famous treaties of Ayurveda, "Charaka Samhita" by sage
"Charakan", details the prevention and treatment of disease and "Sushruta
Samhita" of Sage "Sushruta" deals Ayurvedic Surgical procedures. In
Ayurvedic system, Prevention of all types of disease have a more
prominent place than treatment, including restructuring of life
style to align with the course of nature and four seasons, which
will guarantee complete wellness.
Ayurveda believes in five great Elements
(earth, water, fire, air and space)--
to compose the Universe,
including the human body. Chyle, blood, flesh, fat, bone, marrow,
and semen are
believed to be the seven primary constituent elements of the body.
Ayurveda stresses a balance of three substances: wind/spirit/air, phlegm,
and bile, each
representing divine forces.
According to Ayurveda, these
three regulatory principles—Doshas —vata (wind/spirit/air), pitta (bile)
and kapha (phlegm)—are
important.
Traditional beliefs
hold that humans possess a unique constellation of Doshas.
In Ayurveda, the human body perceives attributes of experiences as
20 Guna (meaning
qualities). |