The first known references to mouth rinsing is in Ayurveda and Chinese medicine, about 2700 BC, for treatment of gingivitis.

Breatharianism is a related concept, in which believers claim food and possibly water are not necessary, and that humans can be sustained solely by prana ( the vital life force in Hinduism ), or, according to some, by the energy in sunlight ( according to Ayurveda, sunlight is one of the main sources of prana ).

Unani medicine is very close to Ayurveda.

Ancient Indian medicine, Ayurveda has recommended its use in food for its medicinal value, much of which is now being researched in the modern day.

Turmeric paste, as part of both home remedies and Ayurveda, is also said to improve the skin and is touted as an anti-aging agent.

Maharishi Ayurveda is an alternative system of health care that aims to restore balance in the physiology, eliminate impurities, and awaken the body's natural healing mechanisms.

Maharishi Sthapatya Veda is a system of architectural and planning principles based on " ancient Sanskrit texts " The movement also operates numerous schools and universities, offers monastic programs called Mother Divine and Thousand Headed Purusha, operates health centers such as The Raj and Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center, assorted businesses such as Maharishi Ayurveda Products International and several TM-centered communities.

Hence, it is traditionally recommended during early summer in Ayurveda ( that is, the month of Chaitra as per the Hindu Calendar which usually falls in the month of March – April ).

According to Ayurveda, consumption of sagu helps to maintain a low body temperature and is easily digested, and thus can be part of the diet for patients.

In Ayurveda the herb is used to increase pitta ( fire, bile ) dosha and to enhance penetration in small doses.

Amomum is used as a spice and as an ingredient in traditional medicine in systems of the traditional Chinese medicine in China, in Ayurveda in India, Pakistan, Japan, Korea and Vietnam.

Myrrh is used more frequently in Ayurveda and Unani medicine, which ascribe tonic and rejuvenative properties to the resin.

Myrrh ( daindhava ) is used in many specially processed rasayana formulas in Ayurveda.

It is also used in these areas in Ayurveda and Siddha medicine streams since time immemorial.

It is used to relieve acute muscular and rheumatic pains ( when it is called teamsters ' tea ), as a stimulant, and in the cardio tonics in Ayurveda.

Abies webbiana or Talispatra is used in Ayurveda as an antitussive drug.

Vedic astrology is a relatively recent term, entering common usage in the 1980s with self-help publications on Ayurveda or Yoga.

In Ayurveda, asafoetida is considered to be one of the best spices for balancing the vata dosha.

In India, the Ayurveda is traditional medicine that emphasizes plant-based treatments, hygiene, and balance in the body ’ s state of being.

As such ghee is used to treat constipation and ulcers in Ayurveda.

Madan was also a teacher (" Asan ") who was learned in Sanskrit and proficient in Astrology and Ayurveda.

Sanskrit writings from around 1500 B. C., such as the Rig Veda, are some of the earliest available documents detailing the medical knowledge that formed the basis of the Ayurveda system.

The plant, called nagadamni in Sanskrit, is used in Ayurveda for cardiac complaints as well as feelings of unease, unwellness and general malaise.

The Roots of Ayurveda: Selections from Sanskrit Medical Writings.

Ayurveda can be defined as the system of medicine described in the great medical encyclopedias associated with the names Caraka, Suśruta, and Bheḷa, compiled and re-edited over several centuries from about 200 BC to about AD 500 and written in Sanskrit.

Maharishi Sthapatya Veda is a system of architectural and planning principles based on " ancient Sanskrit texts " The movement also operates numerous schools and universities, offers monastic programs called Mother Divine and Thousand Headed Purusha, operates health centers such as The Raj and Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center, assorted businesses such as Maharishi Ayurveda Products International and several TM-centered communities.

T. terrestris has long been a constituent in tonics in Indian Ayurveda practice, where it is known by its Sanskrit name, " gokshura / sarrata " It is also used in Unani, another medical system of India.

He possessed a great knowledge of Sanskrit, hence studied thoroughly works of Ayurveda like the Samhitas of Wagbhat, Charak and Sushrut, and wrote Dastur-e-Attibba or Iktiyarat-e-Qasmi.

Noted scholars and exponents of Sanskrit, Astrology, Ayurveda and music visited this place for meeting.

The late Ayurveda scholar Pandit Govind Ram Vatsyayan and the late Sanskrit laureate Acharya Vishwanath belonged to Jaijon.

In March 1978 the composite council was dissolved and replaced by four independent research councils, one each for Ayurveda and Siddha, Unani, homoeopathy and yoga and naturopathy.

In response to concerns of biopiracy raised by research into turmeric, neem and basmati rice, the Government of India has been translating and publishing ancient manuscripts containing old remedies in electronic form, and in 2001 the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library was set up as a repository of 1200 formulations of various systems of Indian medicine, such as Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha.

K. R. Narayanan was born in a small thatched hut at Perumthanam, Uzhavoor, as the fourth of seven children of Kocheril Raman Vaidyar, a physician practicing the traditional Indian medical systems of Siddha and Ayurveda, and Punnaththuraveettil Paappiyamma.

Maharishi Vedic Approach to Health ( MVAH ) ( also known as Maharishi Ayurveda and Maharishi Vedic Medicine ) was founded internationally in the mid 1980s by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who developed the Transcendental Meditation technique ( TM ).

" He says that historically meditation was a part of Ayurveda but that in India and the West, practitioners tend to prescribe Ayurvedic treatments without meditation, which makes it more difficult to integrate Ayurveda into a comprehensive system of health care.

Maharishi Ayurveda Products International ( MAPI ) of Colorado Springs sells more than 400 products and in 2000, was said to be the largest Ayurvedic company in North America, with reported sales of $ 20 million in 1999.

In 2008, a lawsuit was filed in the U. S. District Court against Maharishi Vedic Education Development Corporation (" MVED "), Maharishi Ayurveda Foundation and Maharishi Ayurveda Products Ltd. (" MAP Ltd ").

The product was manufactured by MAP Ltd. in India, and prescribed for her by a physician at the Maharishi Ayurveda Arogyadham clinic in Delhi.

Charaka Monument in the Pantanjali Yogpeeth Campus, Haridwar, IndiaCharaka, sometimes spelled Caraka, born c. 300 BC was one of the principal contributors to the ancient art and science of Ayurveda, a system of medicine and lifestyle developed in Ancient India.

Chopra left his position at the NEMH and became the founding president of the American Association of Ayurvedic Medicine, and was later named medical director of the Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center.

In 1996, Chopra and neurologist David Simon founded the Chopra Center for Wellbeing, which incorporated Ayurveda in its regimen, and was located in La Jolla, California.

His paternal grandfather was a sergeant in the British Army, who looked to Ayurveda for treatment for a heart condition when the condition did not improve with Western medicine.

In that same year, Chopra left his position at the New England Memorial Hospital and became the founding president of the American Association of Ayurvedic Medicine, and was later named medical director of the Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center for Stress Management and Behavioral Medicine.

He was initially the sole stockholder of Maharishi Ayurveda Products International, but divested after three months.

That same year, Chopra and neurologist David Simon founded the Chopra Center for Wellbeing, which incorporated Ayurveda in its regimen, and was located in La Jolla, California.

According to the book Skeptics Dictionary, Chopra's " mind-body claims get even murkier as he tries to connect Ayurveda with quantum physics .” Chopra also participated in the Channel 4 ( UK ) documentary The Enemies of Reason, where, when interviewed by scientist Richard Dawkins, he admitted that the term " quantum theory " was being used as a metaphor and that it has little to do with the actual quantum theory in physics.

After graduation, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar traveled with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and was invited by Maharishi to give talks on Vedic science, arrange conferences on the Vedas and science, and set up Ayurveda centers.

A sophisticated medical system dating back over 2, 500 years, its adoption outside the Asian communities was limited by its lack of specific exportable skills and English-language reference books until an adapted and modernised form – New Age Ayurveda – came under the umbrella of CAM in the 1970s.

The Maharishi's revised system of Ayurveda was endorsed by the " All India Ayurvedic Congress " in 1997.

The World Center for Ayurveda was founded in India in 1985 and other active organizations included the Institute For Social Rehabilitation and the International Center for Scientific Research.