Kerala is popularly referred to as God’s Own Country. It is also well known for its exotic Ayurvedic centers offering healthcare to both men and women, based upon Ayurveda principles. Often, Kerala Ayurveda Kendra has been claimed to be the Indian Ayurvedic resort, visited by scores in huge number from different parts of the world to derive Ayurvedic health benefits.
Ayurveda rather is a naturalistic treatment system that is practiced in the country. It helps the body to detoxify & rejuvenate, integrate the spirit, mind and body and build resistance. This ancient medicine system is being practiced sincerely by this state. This ‘Science of Life’ is being practiced now for over 5000 years, laying emphasis not only to cure physical ailments, but including their prevention.
Spiritual, Mental and Physical Health
Eight well known Ayurveda branches are being practiced in Kerala, thereby providing Ayurveda seekers with complete treatment. The branches consist of psychiatry, pediatrics, internal medicine, toxicology, surgery, reproductive therapy and rejuvenation therapy. A good thing about this medical treatment practice is that there are no side effects noticed. The reason is because, it uses natural herbs for treatment purpose. Hence, Ayurvedic medicines can be taken for a very long time. To cure few specific diseases, some Ayurvedic preparations may include fish oil & meat extracts. Still, they are found to be harmless. Ayurveda can be safely stated to be a time tested practice which has been perfected with time through experience and observation made over the centuries.
Basic Principles
According to Ayurveda, most minerals and vegetables come with medicinal values. Even Ayurvedic literatures like Shaligram, Bhav Mishra, Vagabhatta, Sushruta and Charaka are known to have documented the medicinal compositions. Ayurvedic medicines mostly are prepared using fermented milk, medicinal herbs, medicated oils, plant extracts, curd, etc. Ayurveda is also of the belief that all disorders experienced by the body are caused because of dosha imbalance, like Kapha, Pitta and Vatta. Therefore, Ayurveda treatment mainly targets maintaining of balance between these three doshas.
There is a need to understand that every disorder or disease will require different treatment types and has specific cure. Hence, different medicines are prescribed in Ayurveda to treat every disorder. Therapy time duration may also vary extending from few days to even weeks, which again may vary, depending intensity of disorder experienced.
Kerala is a state which actively promotes Ayurveda’s true science combined with Yoga’s holy practice. It is rightly termed to be an activity, which seeks to unite universal self ‘Brahman’ with that of the individual self ‘Jiva’ or with union of the physical body (finite self) with that of the inner self (infinite self, spiritual or higher self).
