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    The document provides an introduction to Ayurveda, an ancient medical system still practiced in parts of India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. It traces Ayurveda's origins back over 4,000 years to references in ancient Indo-European languages. One of the earliest known Ayurvedic texts, the Charaka Samhita written around 1000 BCE, suggests Ayurveda had begun to evolve as a distinct medical entity in South Asia by that time. Buddhist monks later helped spread Ayurvedic practices to other parts of Asia between the 5th century BCE and medieval times. The Susruta Samhita, dating back to less than 1000 BCE, contributed the discipline of plastic surgery to modern medicine

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    The document provides an introduction to Ayurveda, an ancient medical system still practiced in parts of India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. It traces Ayurveda's origins back over 4,000 years to references in ancient Indo-European languages. One of the earliest known Ayurvedic texts, the Charaka Samhita written around 1000 BCE, suggests Ayurveda had begun to evolve as a distinct medical entity in South Asia by that time. Buddhist monks later helped spread Ayurvedic practices to other parts of Asia between the 5th century BCE and medieval times. The Susruta Samhita, dating back to less than 1000 BCE, contributed the discipline of plastic surgery to modern medicine

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    INTRODUCTION:

    The word 'Ayurveda' comes from the word 'aye meaning life' and the word

    'veda' meaning to know'. Ayurveda means 'the science of life'. and is a

    medical system practiced in India. Sri Lanka and Nepal.

    Ayurveda's mythological origins. though. are attributed to the Indo-

    European Nasatya or Aswins. twin physicians of the gods of the ancient

    Indo-European pantheon. Four thousand year old references to the

    Nasatya are found in the now extinct. Hurrian and Hittite languages in

    Turkey. and in the Sanskrit language in India. Ayurveda is considered the

    upaveda or accessory Veda to the Atharva Veda. The four Vedas are the

    world's oldest literary documents in an Indo-European language.

    A classic ayurvedic text. that parallels the time frame of the Atharva Veda.

    is the Charaka Samhita. Written in the Indus Valley area around I OtE

    B.C.E. (Before the Common Era) in Sanskrit. it is a treatise on general

    medicine. This strongly suggests the probability that ayurveda. though of

    pan Indo-European origins earlier. had begun to evolve into a distinct entity

    within the subcontinent by the first millennium B.C.E.

    Ayurveda 's lasting influence in the non Indo-European sphere began after

    the rise and spread of Buddhism in the Gtr century B.C.E. Buddhist monks
    introduced Ayurveda to China. Tibet. Korea Mongolia and Sri Lanka.

    leaving a lasting legacy in their medical systems.

    More recently. the German translation of an ayurvedic text that dates back

    to less than 10(X) B.C.E.. the Susruta Samhita. contributed to modern

    medicine the discipline of plastic surgery. Susruta mentions eight branches

    in ayurveda - General medicine. Surgery. ENT and Eye diseases.

    Toxicology. Psychiatry. Pediatrics. Gynecology. Sexology and Virility.

    The Himalaya Drug Company. since 1930 has blended ayurvedic expertise

    with modern medical research methodology. to extend the science of

    ayurveda to produce scientifically verified herbal solutions.

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