An Overview of Ayurveda

Abstract

Ayurveda distinguishes "The oldest medical system known to man and the oldest and greatest comprehensive spiritual edification in the universe". Ayurveda is founded on the fundamental principle of equilibrium among body and the mind. It supports the patient to get to recognize his body and mind and know the profits of a close relationship with nature. There are cures in the Ayurvedic literature for age-related diseases such as memory loss, osteoporosis and wounds caused by diabetes, and so on. There is an effective drug available in modern medicine, while Ayurveda has a good literature track record, the irony is that it has a very low share (0.5%) in the global pharmaceutical market. Ayurvedic medicines must make Ayurveda available on the international market. It is available in a standardized form, which is the minimum requirement to place a product on the western market. Ayurvedic preparations should be standardized with fingerprints based on the active substance or main compounds. There are numerous possibilities where India is becoming a global leader in the traditional medicine market by exporting quality products from the Ayurvedic pharmaceutical system. This review article delivers a summary of Ayurveda - the old-style system of Indian medicine. It also clarifies the principle of Ayurvedic medicine. According to Charaka, “The science of life can never take final form, so it must be humility and tireless industry, it Indicate our efforts and attitude towards knowledge. Ayurveda is a complete arrangement of natural well-being care that invented in the ancient Vedic periods of India. Its chief prominence is on treatment of illness and protection of health. It also delivers dealing for disease. Ayurveda came from ‘Science of Life,’ and it discourses all features of life, including consciousness/mind, physiology, behavior, and environment. This review article will focus on the nutritional aspects of Ayurveda in relation to the overall all health.