Ayurvedic Healing and Ayurvedic Herbs in the Treatment of Disease

Ayurveda is the branch of alternative medicine that was practised widely in the ancient Indian

subcontinent. It is also called as “mother of all healing”. In Sanskrit, the word “Ayur” means “life” and

“Veda” means “knowledge”. Thus, it is called as the “Science of Life”. These are based on the Ayurvedic

texts written by the ancient physicians Susrutha and Charaka called “Susrutha Samhitha” and “Charaka

Samhitha”. These are the only formally compiled works of Ayurveda.

Ayurvedic Healing is based on Ayurveda which is the natural healing therapy. In this philosophy, the

focus is on the person as a whole that is their body, mind and spirit are treated as a whole. By making all

these three in harmony with each other, natural resistance to disease or disease causing conditions

could be achieved. That is the sole idea of the Ayurvedic Healing. The belief is that by balancing the

different mind-body functions, the natural intelligence of the body will automatically bring wellness to a

person as a whole.

Ayurvedic healing, though, not accepted by the west due to different laws and regulations and

considered only as an “alternative medicine” or complimentary medicine. In the US, it is not accepted by

the FDA. Before taking the treatment, a person has to ensure that the medical practitioner is well

qualified enough to treat them.

Ayurveda stresses on use of plant-based medicines and treatments. There are hundreds of plant-based

medicines like cardamom, cinnamon, etc. These are called as Ayurvedic herbs. In Ayurveda, the body is

considered to be made of three different energies known as – vata dosha, pitta dosha and kappa dosha.

Based on each individual’s body composition, the physician will prescribed the medicine that is based on

different combination of Ayurvedic herbs that are considered as the effective combination for attaining

the health care.

In the US, this philosophy is not recognised by FDA and only few schools offer state-approved Ayurvedic

courses. So, there is no national standard training or certification program for all those who practice

Ayurveda. Ensure that the Ayurvedic practitioner from whom you are taking treatment are well qualified

enough. Most of them would have obtained their degree or certification from India or Nepal. Also,

ensure that they have practised it extensively and referred by your family or friend.

Some of them are even available online. So you can go through their website to know about them and

the medicines that are offered by them could be bought online.