Ayurveda is one of the world's oldest holistic healing systems. It’s based on the belief that health and wellness depend on a delicate balance between the mind, body, and spirit. Its main goal is to promote good health.

The goal of treatment is to cleanse your body of undigested food, which can stay in your body and lead to illness. The cleansing process-called “panchakarma”- is designed to reduce your symptoms and restore harmony and balance. To achieve this, blood purification, massage, medicated oils, herbs, and enemas or laxatives are used.

Ayurvedic products are made either of herbs only or a combination of herbs, metals, minerals, or other materials in an ayurvedic practice called Rasa Shastra. Some of these medicines can be taken only under the supervision of a registered ayurvedic medical practitioner.

No system of medicine will be able to cure all diseases. Some of the diseases are only manageable. Some diseases need lifelong treatment; some diseases cannot be cured by any medicine. In certain surgical conditions, modern medicine is better than ayurveda.

Ayurveda considers the unique constitution of each person and recommends different regimens for each. Because of this, two persons with the same illness may receive entirely different treatments.

Prakruthi or the body type, of a person is determined at the time of conception based on the combinations of Panchabhuta. This manifests in the body with the differing dominance of Vata, Pitha, and Kapha.

Ayurveda, the ancient most health care system, originated with the origin of the universe. With the inception of human life on earth, Ayurveda started being applied. The antique Vedic texts have scattered references to Ayurvedic Remedies and allied aspects of medicine and health. Atharva-veda mainly deals with extensive Ayurvedic information. That is why Ayurveda is said to be an offshoot of the Atharva Veda.

The universe as well as the human body are made up of five basic elements collectively called ‘Pancha Mahabhootas'. These are Aakash (Ether), Vayu (Air), Agni (Fire), Jala (Water), and Prithvi (Earth). The sixth mandatory component of life is Atma (life spirit), without which life ceases. The human body is made up of Doshas, Dhatus and Malas. Vata, Pitta and kapha, known as the tridoshas, are physiological entities of the body which are responsible for carrying out all the functions of the body. Dhatus are the structural entities of the body. These are Rasa (Plasma), Rakta (Blood cells), Mamsa (Muscular tissue), Meda (Fatty tissue), Asthi (Bone tissue), Majja (Bone marrow), and Shukra (Hormonal and other genital secretions).

Agni (Metabolic fire) is in thirteen different forms and carries out the whole metabolism of the body. The waste products of the body which are excretable are produced in the body as by-products of metabolism. These are known as malas, which include pureesh (faeces), Sweda (sweat), and Mutra (urine). All biotransformations within the body occur through Srotases (body channels), which are the sites for action of Agni.

As per Ayurveda, 'health' is a state of equilibrium of the normal functions of doshas, Dhatus, malas, and Agni with a delighted body, mind, and soul. It means that when Dosh-Dhatu-Malas and Agni are constantly in a state of functional equilibrium, then health is maintained. Otherwise, distortion of the equilibrium results into diseases. Erratic lifestyles are believed to be one of the basic causes behind the failure of the mechanism for maintaining equilibrium. Treatment, either with or without drugs, and the application of specific rules of diet, activity, and mental status as described, disease wise, bring back the state of equilibrium, i.e., health.

There are eight divisions of Ayurvedic therapeutics, namely Kayachikitsa (Internal medicine), Shalya (Surgery), Shalakya (Otorhinolaryngology and ophthalmology), Kaumra Bhritya (Paediatrics, Gynaecology and Obstetrics) Agada tantra (Toxicology), Rasayana (Gerentorology), Vajikarana (Aphrodisiacs) and Bhoota Vidya (Psychiatry).

The principles of treatment are Shodhana (purificatory), Shamana (palliative and conservative), Nidan Parivarjan (avoidance of causative and precipitating factors of disease), and Pathya Vyavastha (do's and don'ts regarding diet and lifestyle). Shodhana therapy includes Vamana (medically induced emesis), Virechana (medically induced purgation), Vasti (medicated enema), Shirovirechana (administration of medicines through the nose), and Raktmokshana (bloodletting). These therapeutic procedures are collectively known as Panchkarma. Before executing Pancha karma treatment, Snehana (olation) and Swedana (getting perspiration) are to be employed first.

Around 20 years ago, the World Health Organization approved a Traditional Medicine initiative in line with the goal of health for all through the use of a primary health care strategy. W.H.O. is receptive to Traditional Medicine. However, it only supports therapies that have solid scientific evidence. As a result, the World Health Organization has officially accepted Ayurveda.

In Ayurveda, beauty is not just about carefully applied makeup or well-manicured nails. Ayurveda believes that beauty is the consequence of a radiant inner self. A healthy Ojas, the subtle attribute of vigor or energy, is responsible for the brilliance. Which is the superfine essence of the seven dhatus.

Traditional societies did not need a specialized approach for the prevention of diseases. As such, the concept of pathogenesis in Ayurveda is basically different from that of modern medical science. Ayurveda defines health as the state in which the dhatus are in equilibrium; if this is disturbed, disease is caused. Therefore, the prevention of vitiation of the doshas (humors) is the first step in the prevention of diseases, whether agantuja (exogenous), nija (endogenous), or manasa (mental) in nature.

Toxins (ama) that accumulate in the human body take a long time to manifest as some disease, in the meantime, our body and mind get somewhat habituated to them. Removal of these at once. Like the surgical removal of a tumor, it is practically impossible; besides, it would also go against the wisdom of the body according to which the immune system works. This is why a comparatively lengthy purvakarma – pradhanakarma – paschatkarma mode of therapy has been designed for the elimination of disease-causing factors.