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Ayurvedic Medical Treatment



                   Gateway to Global Medical Tourism in India





            My dear friends, you must         Ayurveda, one of India's
           have seen there are some       ancient legacies, is emerging
        people  around  us  who  do  not   in a new form in the global
        lose patience in any adversity;
                                          healthcare   scenario   today.
        rather, they learn from it.
                                          Ayurveda is not just a medical
        Subashree, one such lady,
        with her efforts, has created     system  but  a holistic  approach
        a  wonderful  garden  of rare     to life, emphasising harmony
        and  very  useful  herbs...  Today   among  body,  mind and  spirit.
        people come from far and wide
                                          This unique system of Ayurvedic
        to see her herbal garden.
                                          therapy  has  carved  its  distinct
         -Prime Minister Narendra Modi    niche in health and medical
             (in 'Mann ki Baat' address)  services in India and worldwide.
                                          The most prominent example
                                          is India's fast-emerging global
                                          medical   tourism,  in  which
                                          Ayurveda plays an important
                                          role.
                                              Ayurveda   originated   in
                                          India thousands of years ago.
                                          It accords importance to the
         “Ayurveda is a pro-nature
                                          balance of the three doshas of
         system   of  medicine   that
                                          the body – Vata (water and fire),
         advocates   for  a   holistic,
                                          Pitta (air and space), and Kapha
         personalised       approach
                                          (earth  and   water).  Various
         to  treatment   rather  than
                                          diseases  are  caused  by  their
         disease-centric. It is derived
         from   unbiased  experiential    imbalance. The main objective
         learnings gathered after years   of Ayurvedic medicine is to
         of observation and differs       restore this balance in the body
         from the modern system of        and prevent various diseases by
         medicine, which rides on the     improving the lifestyle.
         rigours  of  research-based
                                              This   medicine    system
         evidence.”
                                          employs    medicinal    herbs,
                     -Manorajan Sahu      panchakarma (5 procedures),
                Former Dean, Ayurveda     yoga, meditation, and dietary
              Faculty, IMS, Varanasi and   guidelines,  which  promote
          former Director, AIIA, New Delhi
                                          internal cleansing, mental peace,
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