| Maharshi Charak defined ayurveda as - "Hitahitam | | | | abnormalities pertaining to stress related problems |
| Sukham Duhkhamayustasya Hitahitam | | | | | of endocrine glands or hormones, while these |
| Manashcha Tachcha Yatroktam Ayurvedah Sa | | | | happen to be alarmingly rising complaints in the |
| Uchyate |". Meaning: Ayurveda is the name of that | | | | urban sections of the society. The integrative |
| Vedic Scripture, which deals with the | | | | approach of Ayurveda provides promising |
| understanding of the happiness and sorrows, | | | | solutions in this regard. Research in modern |
| auspicious and unauspicious aspects of life, and | | | | laboratories is showing excellent supportive results |
| which also deciphers and analyzes, in detail, the | | | | in its favor. |
| causes, symptoms and remedies of what is good, | | | | The global recognition and expansion of Ayurveda |
| suitable and supportive for healing and health. As | | | | vindicates its comprehensive scientific approach |
| the above definition indicates, Ayurvedic approach | | | | that works in total harmony with Nature and |
| takes into account all aspects of an individual’s | | | | takes into account the multiple dimensions of |
| life that directly or indirectly affect his physical and | | | | human life. In fact, many facets of Ayurveda yet |
| mental wellness and accordingly provides the | | | | remain unexplored in the modern times. Scientific |
| benefits of preventive as well as therapeutic | | | | verification would pose challenging research |
| health care. | | | | projects especially in neuro-muscular diseases and |
| The world today is in dire need of a system of | | | | auto-immune diseases with enormous potential |
| healthcare that could rescue it from the growing | | | | benefits. The interdependence of mind and body |
| agonies of ailments. Most of the so-called | | | | as considered in Ayurvedic approach is truly |
| ’progressive and advanced’ people are | | | | remarkable. It has proved its relevance and |
| suffering the painful consequences of an artificial | | | | importance in healing psychosomatic disorders |
| life-style and choosing the quick remedies of | | | | such as severe depression and offers greater |
| Allopathy. The toxic effects of antibiotics and | | | | hopes and promises to rid the world from the |
| risks of side effects -- apart from upsetting the | | | | ailing state of people’s health. In view of its |
| digestive system and sleep -- of the synthetic | | | | prominent role as global complementary |
| chemicals used in allopathic drugs have shaken | | | | alternative medicine (CAM), and its rising popularity |
| people’s faith in this dominating science of | | | | worldwide, and considering its proven scope in |
| medicine of the modern age. Still worse is the | | | | providing total healthcare with anti-ageing and |
| fact that Allopathy has failed to cure varieties of | | | | youthful vigor, Ayurveda may well become the |
| psychosomatic disorders and genetic diseases and | | | | leading medical science of the present century. |