The government of India has approved the setting up of All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) for imparting MD and Ph.D level education in the traditional medicine at Sarita Vihar in New Delhi. The Institute will be an apex institute of ayurveda with 200 bedded referral hospital. The construction activities and procurement of medical equipment and furniture are at an advanced stage of completion.
Facts About Ayurveda
- Ayurveda is a five thousand years old traditional health care practice in India.
- The word comes from the Sanskrit terms ayur (life) and veda (knowledge).
- The use of milk, ghee, butter, honey, molasses, gingelly oil, rock salts, minerals, ashes and self-fermented alcohol are common in Ayurveda. Herbs are the major component of Ayurveda.
- Ayurvedic treatment seeks to re-establish balance and harmony in the body’s systems.
- The origins of Ayurveda are also found in the Atharvaveda.
- Dhanvantari is considered as the God of Ayurveda.
- Some of the oldest known Ayurvedic texts include the Suśrutha Saṃhitā and Charaka Saṃhitā, which are written in Sanskrit.
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