Ayurveda Ayur’ means age and ‘Veda’ denotes knowledge. Ayurveda defines knowledge about age or the knowledge which describe age. The knowledge of Ayurveda is claimed to have passed down to humans through a chain of supreme beings. Oldest references of Ayurveda are found in Atharvaveda that is last of four principals text of Hindu philosophy. […]
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Traditional Systems of Medicines, Siddha and Ayurveda Medicinal Plants
India has a rich medicinal heritage. A number of Traditional Systems of Medicine (TSM) are practiced in India some of which come from outside India. TSM in India can be broadly classified into institutionalized or documented and non-institutionalized or oral traditions. Institutionalized Indian systems include Siddha and Ayurveda which are practiced for about two thousand […]