Unlike western medicine, consuming or using Ayurvedic medicines to treat ailments and injuries is a traditional practice prevalent in India for at least 5000 years. This ancient method of caring for health using nature’s resources is even mentioned and documented in the sacred historical scripts called Vedas. Its popularity along with the practice of Yoga has spread all over the globe, and people often consider it as an alternative medical treatment over western medication. Here we present to you a few intriguing facts about Ayurveda you probably are ignorant to: The foundation of Ayurveda stands on the fundamental principle that the five elements of nature- Fire, Earth, Water, Space and Air are the constituents of a body. A person is considered healthy when all the five elements work together in harmony. The varying proportions of these elements are responsible for the doshas in the human body which mainly defines the different genres people are a ...
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