CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO PN AU yWHAT DOES AYURVEDA MEANS ? AYURVEDA DROVE FROM THE SANSKRIT ROOT WORDS + AYU:- WHICH MEANS LIFE/AGE + VEDA:- WHICH MEANS SCIENCE OR KNOWLEDGE OR PHILOSOPHY HENCE IT’S THE SCIENCE OR KNOWLEDGE OR PHILOSOPHY OF LIFEIT’S THE 5000 YEAR OLD SYSTEM OF NATURAL HEALING WHICH HAS BEEN IN CONTINUOUS PRACTICE FOR MORE THAN 2000 YEARS IT’S IS A PHILOSOPHY OF LIVING LIFE IN A MEANINGFUL, HEALTHY AND USEFUL WAY ITIS ONE OF THE OLDEST HOLISTIC SYSTEM OF HEALING ALSO CALLED MOTHER OF ALL HEALING ALSO KNOW AS THE SCIENCE OF GODS AS DESCENDED FROM THE GODS ITSELFHISTORY/DESCENT OF AYURVEDA , ¢ Bramha * Prajapathi ¢ Ashvini Kumara ° Indra * Atreya (School of medicine) & Sushruta (School of Surgery )| ORIGIN OF AYURVEDA + AYURVEDA IS ORIGINATED FROM VEDAS THE MOST ANCIENT HANDWRITTEN LITERATURE IN MANKIND HISTORY Ayurveda was recorded more than 5,000 years ago in Sanskrit, in the four sacred texts called the Vedas: the Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sam Veda, and Atharva Veda.a + Ayurvedaisa Upaveda (Ancillary Text) of Atharvaveda As such itis considered as the fifth Veda.a 8 BRANCHES OF AYURVEDA 1. Eight branches of Ayurveda 2. Kayachikitsa (Internal Medicine) 3. Baala Chikitsa (Pediatrics) 4. Urdhvanga Chikitsa (Diseases of Head & Neck)4. Shalya chikitsa (Surgery) 5. Visha chikitsa (Toxicology) 6. Jara chikitsa (Rejuvenation) 7.Vrsha chikitsa (Aphrodisiac Therapy) 8. Graha chikitsa (Demonology)a GOAL OF AYURVEDA + Ayurveda scriptures (Charaka Samhita) primarily speak of two goals/Objective: “Swasthsya Swaasthyarakshanam” to maintain the positive health of a healthy person and “Aaturasya Vikara Prashamanam cha” to cure the disease of the patient. we+ First goal, keeping the , healthy individuals healthy, which can be achieved by understanding human body in relation to nature and universe Second goal, curing the diseased one can be achieved with the help of principles of Ayurveda like life style & diet modifications, use of herbs as internal medicine, external therapies like Panchkarma and many more. 2