food recipes, healthy routines and timings for sleep as well as advise on sex, behavior, exercise, snacking and even special baths or massages daily.
The Charaka Samhita, one of the texts of manuals prepared by the sages for the Vedas, also indicated the other qualities of the patient that needs to be checked: strength, abnormal traits, body size, food, digestion, mental capability and breathing.
There were two main schools of Ayurveda around 1500 BC; Atreya and Dhanvantari. Athreya was devoted to the practice of physicians and Dhanvantari was believed to be the school of surgeons. Dhanvantari (now revered also as a deity) is also considered by some as the divinity behind the revelation of Ayurveda secrets.
Ayurveda flourished through the rest of the centuries until the 18th century.
Around the 18th century AD, the British stealthily came to India in the guise of starting “East India Company” for trading goods and spices. They not only overstayed their visit, they also suppressed the practice of Ayurveda and all indigenous art forms that were flourishing in India. This pushed Ayurveda almost into extinction. Allopathy became widespread and it soon became fashionable for Indian nationals to rush over to English doctors at the first sniffle. English medicine and goods from England began pouring into India. It was only after the years of British rule and the blistering poverty in its aftermath that India was able to resurrect its health, wealth and treasures such as Ayurveda, yoga, spirituality, meditation and other cherished ancient cultural gems.
Ayurveda is now used by millions to heal:
1. Addictions
2. Detoxification
3. Weight loss
4. Respiratory problems
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