Ayurveda

Originated from India 5000 years ago, Ayurveda is regarded as one of   the oldest branch of medicine in the whole world. Ayurveda is constitute up of two Sanskrit words: 'Ayu' which signifies life and 'Veda' which means the knowledge of. Ayurveda is a science that deals about living and knowledge of life. Aryuveda is just not a medicinal system but also the ability of humans to live and lead a healthy and happy life.
The origin of Ayurveda comes from a divine revelation of the Lord Brahma, who is considered the creator of this universe according to the Hindu mythology. This knowledge was passed directly to Daksha Prajapati in the form of shloka sung by Lord Brahma, and this was in turn passed to a chain of deities and ultimately to Lord Indra, the protector of dharma. During that era, diseases and immortality started dominating the planet and people were badly suffering from miseries and diseases. The lifestyle of people was also getting disturbed and this invited trouble to the society. On seeing all these mishappenings and sorrows, Lord Inda decided to put an end to it and as a result, Rishi Bhardwaj, a pious sage inherited the knowledge of Aryuveda from him and the different aspects of the knowledge was passed on to sage who in turn taught these to their students.This was then the first time Ayurveda descended on earth. A disciple of Rishi Bhardwaj, Punarvasu Atrey, devoted his full life in treating people from ayurvedic remedies.
According to tradition, Ayurveda was first described in text form which was known as Agnivesh tantra. by Agnivesh, who was a disciple of Rishi Bhardwaj. The book was later revised again by Charaka, and was recognised as the Charaka Samhitā. Another early text of Ayurveda is the Sushruta Samhitā, which was compiled by Sushrut. Sushrut is known as the Father of Surgery, and in the Sushruta Samhita, the teachings and surgical techniques of Dhanvantri are compiled and complemented with additional findings and observations of Sushrut...