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AYURVEDA-ANCIENT SCIENCE LEGEND OF AYURVEDA

ayurveda is considered to be an ancient science it is believed that ayurveda originated
that originated in india. it is widely believed that from brahma. he is said to have passed
it has origins in the Pre-aryan times. ayurveda is on this knowledge to asvins, the two
sometimes seen as a supplement to the atharva sons of the sun god, who further
Veda and the rig Veda, also called the fifth Veda passed it on to indra. it is said that
in the brahmavaivarta Purana. it is said that the knowledge of ayurveda reached
the compilation of the texts of ayurveda, humans through two mythical
which is also known as the samhitas started people by the name bharadvaja
at the end of the Vedic period, when the and Dhanvantari. sushruta and
rishis met and discussed their knowledge Charaka are said to be their
on this subject. The three most important successors.
samhitas are the: Charaka samhita,
sushruta samhita and astanga
(hridayam and sangraha).
in 14 century, a new type
th
of ayurvedic treatment Illustration by: Geetika Gunjan
emerged, which sought
to utilize body fluids UNANI STORY
known as rasa for curing unani medicine also called unani tibb is an ancient
diseases and for longevity.
For this purpose, chemical medicinal science. it is also called arabian medicine.
formulations of alchemy The origins of this system of medicine is traced back
were used to prepare to ancient greece and was refined and redeveloped
medicines. by 15 by the arabs. it came to india with the arabs. The
th
century, foreign drugs
such as opium increasingly practitioners of unani medicine emphasize on the
became part of ayurvedic seven physiological elements of the human body. it
formulations. first stresses on a disciplined and healthy living and
then moves on to prescription for ailments.
CONVERSATION BETWEEN NEEM AND

ALOE VERA
HEY!!! ALOE NATURE’S MIRACLE
VERA HOW ARE
YOU USEFUL FOR
HUMANS?? india is a land of herbal medicines. given below are
some jumbled words. Can you guess the names of
USEFUL! YES! I these miraculous gifts of nature?
AM VERY USEFUL
AS I HELP TO
BEAUTIFY THEIR gNrihbJar __________________________
SKIN.
eerTha __________________________
SO WHAT? YOU ARE
USEFUL FOR THEIR SKIN. HEY NEEM! DON’T TRY
I AM USEFUL FOR THEIR TO COMPARE WITH JiThMNaahs __________________________
TEETH AS WELL AS ME. I AM MUCH OLDER
CURING MANY DISEASES. DwhsagaaNah __________________________
THAN YOU.

Can you continue this conversation? Answers: Bringhraj, Reetha, Manjishtha, Ashwagandha

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