Ayurveda
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Ayurveda means knowledge of life. It is the indigenous Indian system of medicine; oldest recorded healing system. It gives equal importance for treatment and prevention of diseases. According to Ayurveda, the Universe is composed of five basic elements called Pancha mahabhutas ; Either, air, fire, water and earth. In human beings, these five elements occur as the three doshas -Vata, Pitta and Kapha- forces that, along with the seven dhatus (tissues) and three malas (waste products), make up the human body.Ayurveda has its roots in the Vedas. It is considered as an offshoot of Adharva Veda. The most important classical texts on Ayurveda are Charaka Samhita, Susrutha Samhita, and Ashtanga Hrudaya.
In Ayurveda, restoring a person to health is not viewed simply as the eradication of disease. It involves a complete process of diagnosis and therapeutics that takes into account both mental and physical components integrated with the social and physical worlds in which the patient lives.
