How old is Ayurveda?
A. Ayurveda originated more than 5000 years ago. It is the oldest system of medicine known to Mankind. In the ancient times, Ayurveda was very influential and provided founding principles for Tibetan and Chinese medicine, early Arabic, Unani, and Greek systems of medicine. According to Ayurveda, “As is the microcosm, so is the macrocosm.” In other words, Ayurveda is based on the study of Nature in its totality, and therefore its fundamental principles are universal. Ayurveda is Nature’s gift to the suffering Mankind; it is based on the fundamental Laws of Nature at work in the Universe, in the environment and in all living physiologies. Nowadays, Ayurveda is receiving increasingly more attention because of its safe, preventive and practical approach of health, because it offers individuals insights and understanding of their own physiology and provides practical tools to maintain their own health on a daily basis. This is why the oldest system of Natural Medicine answers to the needs o
