Information About Ayurvedic Medicine

Over a thousand years ago in India, a type of medicine was used the employed herbs, cooking, teas and oils for the healing of certain ailments. Literally translated from Sanskrit Ayurvedic means the knowledge of life. The logic of the connection between the mind and body has been evident in Ayurvedic medicine.

The principles of Ayurvedic medicine are simple and complex at the same time. Using natural herbs to heal or help ailments this medicine is more about naturally keeping the body and mind in a naturally occuring rhythm. In Ayurvedic medicine the body is made up of five elements. The natural elements of earth, air, fire, water are present in this medicine. The fifth element is space or ether. All of these elements occur in the body innately. When joined in a certain combination these elements will dominate how a person reacts or behaves.

These energies are called doshas, the vata dosha, the pitta dosha and the kapha dosha. The vata dosha has domain over metabolism and movement. Digestion and cellular metabolism are in the domain of the pitta dosha and the kapha dosha is all about growth. Some of the herbs used in Ayurvedic medicine are winter melon, Indian aloe, cumin, carrot, thistles, honey, and mint. Of course there are many more herbs that are used in Ayurvedic medicine for different ailments.

For example, lemon is used in Ayurvedic medicine for increased taste and hunger, and gas. Cooking with specific herbs, drinking them in tea or using them in oil form are all part of Ayurvedic medicine. Minerals are also used in Ayurvedic medicine, not often, but they are used. It's all about naturally occurring plants, animal and minerals to help heal an ailing body or mind. Before there were the doctors of today, there were herb and apothecaries that served up herbs, tinctures and mixtures for illnesses and ailments. Ayurvedic medicine is a return to what was before.