
"Ayur" in Sanskrit means "Life", "Veda" means "Science". So Ayurveda means Science of Life, It originated from two of the vedic texts: the Atharva veda, and the Rig veda.
Now, there is growing adoption and appreciation of Ayurveda. In the india as well as the international arena, there is a growing respect and admiration for the power of Ayurveda. Ayurveda is a 5000 years old traditional Indian health care system, The earliest literature on Indian medical practice appeared during the Vedic period in India The Suśruta Samhita and the Charaka samhita were influential works on traditional medicine during this era. Ayurved texts like Charak Samhita and Sushruta Samhita were documented about 1000 years B.C. It includes longevity, rejuvenation and self-realization therapies through herbs, diet, exercise, yoga, panchkarma, aromas, tantras, mantras, and meditation. Ayurveda believes in treating diseases through its roots, rather than at the level of symptoms, and makes individual capable of taking responsibility of his own health & well being. A unique quality of Ayurveda is that healing is promoted by balancing the different energies ( VATA , PITTA AND KAPHA ) in the body. Ayurveda believes in the treatment of not just the affected part, but the individual as a whole. Ayurveda, the most profound system of medicine, is the heritage of India and is uninterrupted practice since prehistoric age.