Kerala Ayurvedic
Resorts
Ayurveda or ayurvedic
medicine is a Hindu system of traditional medicine native to India and a
form of alternative medicine. The earliest literature on Indian medical
practice appeared during the Vedic period in India, i.e., in the
mid-second millennium BCE. The Suśruta Saṃhitā and the Charaka Saṃhitā,
encyclopedias of medicine compiled from various sources from the mid-first
millennium BCE to about 500 CE are among the foundational works of
Ayurveda. Over the following centuries, ayurvedic practitioners developed
a number of medicinal preparations and surgical procedures for the
treatment of various ailments. Current practices derived (or reportedly
derived) from Ayurvedic medicine are regarded as part of complementary and
alternative medicine.Safety concerns have been raised about Ayurveda, with
two U.S. studies finding about 20% of Ayurvedic treatments contained toxic
levels of heavy metals such as lead, mercury and arsenic. Other concerns
include the use of herbs containing toxic compounds and the lack of
quality control in Ayurvedic facilities.
