What is the history of Ayurvedic medicine?
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Ayurveda is based on ideas from Hinduism, one of the world's oldest and largest religions. Some Ayurvedic ideas also evolved from ancient Persian thoughts about health and healing.
Many Ayurvedic practices were handed down by word of mouth and were used before there were written records. Two ancient books, written in Sanskrit on palm leaves more than 2,000 years ago, are thought to be the first texts on Ayurveda--Caraka Samhita and Susruta Samhita. They cover many topics, including:
Pathology (the causes of illness)
Diagnosis
Treatment
Surgery (this is no longer part of standard Ayurvedic practice)
How to care for children
Lifestyle
Advice for practitioners, including medical ethics
Philosophy
Ayurveda has long been the main system of health care in India, although conventional (Western) medicine is becoming more widespread there, especially in urban areas. About 70 percent of India's population lives in rural areas; about two-thirds of rural people still use Ayurveda and medicinal plants to meet their primary health care needs. In addition, most major cities have an Ayurvedic college and hospital. Ayurveda and variations of it have also been practiced for centuries in Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Tibet. The professional practice of Ayurveda in the United States began to grow and became more visible in the late 20th century.
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After Seeing Prepster's 1 Answer. I Have No answer. great & Thanks for u both.Still in Some parts of our contry pepole still use Aurvedic Medicine.
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Ayurvedic medicine is a comprehensive system of medicine, first described by Agnivesha in his book Agnivesh tantra, which later revised by the Charaka and presently known as Charaka Samhitā. It is believed that he lived some time between 2 BC and 2 AD. One Kashmiri Pandit Shri Dridhabal re-edited and re-constructed the Charaka Samhitā in the 9th century. Āyurveda, based upon the Indian philosophical, psychological, conventional and medicinal understandings, is a traditional health care system from centuries.Susruta Samhita is written by the Sushruta. The dates of remain questionable. Charaka around the beginning of the Common Era, and based on a holistic approach rooted in earlier Vedic culture. Its conspicuous use of the word veda, or knowledge, reveals its role in early Hinduism and describes its hallowed place in India. Āyurveda also had a tradition of surgery in ancient India. Two early texts of Āyurveda are the Charaka Samhitā and the Sushruta Samhitā.Some Āyurvedic plant remedies of also mentioned in the earlier Vedic literature 2nd millennium BC. Both the Sushruta and Charaka Samhitās are the product of several editorial hands, having been revised and supplemented over a period of several hundred years.
The scholar Vāgbhata, who lived in Sind at the beginning of the 7th century AD, produced a grand synthesis of earlier Āyurvedic materials in a verse work called Ashtānga Hridayam.
The notion that Āyurveda is of divine origin is shared by many Āyurvedic personalities. That the knowledge of medical sciences come from the gods is a common belief in other civilizations as well. Thoth and Apollo were thought to have given medical practices to the ancient Egyptians and Greeks, while in India, it is said that Lord Brahma is the originator of Āyurved.
According to the ancient Sankhya theory of cosmology, on which Āyurveda is based, the "five great elements" (Panchamahabhuta); combine in different proportions to form the material world. Each element possesses different amounts of the above-mentioned gunas; thus each element has its unique qualitative nature. The elements are:
Akasha – aether
Vayu or Pavan – air or wind
Agni or Tejas – fire
Ap or Jala – water)
Prithvi or Bhumi – earth
Some authorities state that the early European concept of five elements evolved as a result of contact with Āyurveda.
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