Ayurveda

Ayurveda is the traditional healing science of India with a legacy of more 3000 years. This age-old holistic medicine emphasizes on prevention of diseases rather than their cure. Ayurveda helps to attain relaxed mind-body harmony, keeping pace with the laws of NATURE. Ayurveda believes that man is an epitome of the universe. It gives a graphic account of how the living body is only a microcosm of the macrocosm that is nature, and all elements that exist in the nature are reflected in the living body in its minutest form. This close interaction with nature form the bases for the indigenous thought process which is the foundation of this medical system.


Today when the word modern medicine has become synonymous with the word side-effects, more people are moving towards natural methods of treatment, having discarded synthetic chemical drugs. Ayurveda among the alternative medicines has won great acclaim, the world over. Ayurveda envisages a totally different lifestyles that encompasses healthy diet, stress-free mind, and a relaxed mind-body harmony, all in tune with the laws of nature. "Back to nature" has become the watchword of health watchers nowadays. Ayurveda literally means "knowledge about life". The ancient saints of India (2000 - 3000 BC) could perceive this divine "Wisdom of life".

According to Ayurveda human being is an inseparable part of the NATURE. This life-science could see the physiology of human body in three Humors (Tridosha- Vata, Pitta and Kapha,) and human mind in another set of three Humors (Sathwa-Rejo-Thama). The total equilibrium of tri-doshas means POSITIVE HEALTH or SOUND HEALTH. As it implies, DISEASE is imbalanced state of doshas. So through Ayurvedic treatment, the balancing act is performed. Ayurveda follows a treatment method based on medicines prepared from herbal plants. Ayurveda has a holistic approach and it helps maintain the balance of the physiological systems and plays a vital role in preventing diseases and rejuvenating the entire systems of body, mind and soul.

Our ancient worshipful saints could again see that the human body is made of five basic elements i.e. earth, water, energy, air and space (called Panchabhuta). These five elements constitute protoplasm -the life. Among them water and air could be found only in this planet of EARTH. Therefore, LIFE could so far be traced only on earth. Again this protoplasm is differentiated into seven TISSUES (Dhatu-macroscopically). So finally according to Ayurveda HEALTH means a complete state of happy - relaxed mind & soul with balanced humors and "tissues". This concept has been the bottom-line of later deeper thoughts which has taken the modern human wisdom to the extent of MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. Ayurveda is very popular in Kerala, due to the easy availability of Natural drugs and favorable climatic conditions, with the excellent Tradition in Ayurveda, Kerala is renowned as the `Cradle of Ayurveda`.