What is ayurveda? It is a Science of healthy and organic living. Ayurveda is not for treating sicknesses or ailments but making the body immune and healthy to keep it free from disorders.

Ayurveda is basically a lifestyle .It stresses on use of herbs, natural and organic products. Ayurvedic medicines or formulations have been becoming increasingly popular in the North American markets for they are safe and have no side effects.

Ayurvedic philosophy emphasizes on keeping body free from diseases. It is why all ayurvedic medicines have among their ingredients grinded or crushed herbs. They are generally slow acting medicines as they immediately set in motion a process of balancing body fluids to make the body rid of disorders or “arogya”.

“Arogya” is a Sanskrit word that means free from any sickness or ailment.

One of reasons for growing popularity of ayurvedic medicines is that they have no chemicals or inorganic ingredients in them. Best of ayurvedic formulations for any body disorder would only have those herbs that can restore that particular system to its natural order.

There are herbs that are known to relax the human mind. It is why many of the yogis who meditated in forests, caves or at isolated places had longevity that was far more than the life span of a normal human being. Most of the yogis survived only on herbs. Even for snakebites or poisonous bites by other wild animals, all they had to cure themselves were herbs or their extracts.

Of late ayurvedic medicines have been facing tough competition from Chinese herbal formulations or medicines. Basically philosophy of ayurveda and Chinese system of health care are the same. Both subscribe to the belief that herbs have solutions for all body disorders including acnes, asthma, allergies, stress, anxiety, gastric and respiratory tract disorders, colitis and even cancer and AIDS. Some of these claims are, however, subject to scientific scrutiny.

To name a few dosha (infections) and facial  (for skin disorders) are popular ayurvedic medicines. It is also important that   you cannot prescribe your own ayurvedic medicines even if you know about the body disorders you have. Only an ayurveda expert can diagnose and prescribe you a proper ayurvedic medicine to make you “arogya” again.