The first testament of mankind, "Rigveda," has its Upveda as "Ayurveda."
Atharva Veda,
one of the four Vedas, also talks about Ayurveda. With this, we can
conclude how old
Ayurveda is. Also, we come to know that it has its roots in India. Talking more about
the mythological
aspects, it is believed that God Brahma created Ayurveda and
transmitted the knowledge
to Daksha Prajapati (the son of Brahma originated from his right thumb). Daksha then
passed the magical
knowledge of Ayurveda to Ashwini Kumaras (twin Vedic gods). The series of events
continue with the
passing down of knowledge from Ashwini Kumaras to Lord Indra (The king of Heaven &
Gods), and from Indra
to his three disciples, namely Acharya Kashyapa, Acharya Bharadwaj, and
Acharya Divodas
Dhanvantari.
So, Ayurveda is not man-made, indeed this medicinal science is discovered by God itself.
Moreover, it
is the oldest science of medicines.
Ayurveda works with the doshas in the body. The main aim of Ayurveda is simply to balance
the doshas
and offer a healthy and disease-free life. The human body has three doshas, namely Vata,
Pitta, and
Kapha. When all these three are in the right proportion, then we lead a disease-free
life. You will
learn more about these doshas in the Ayurveda Teacher Training Course in
Rishikesh.