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'''Ayurveda''' ([[Sanskrit]]: ''ayu''—life; ''veda''—knowledge of) or '''ayurvedic medicine''' is a more than 6,000 year old system of [[alternative medicine]] based on a [[holistic]] [[constitutional patient model]] that employs mainly [[diet]] and [[lifestyle]] changes and nontoxic [[herb]]s as [[remedy|remedies]]. Ayurveda also had a tradition of [[surgery]].
Two early texts (from centuries BC) of Ayurveda are the [[Charaka]] Samhita and the [[Sushruta]] Samhita.
Ayurveda became increasingly symptom based, treating the symptoms of a disease rather than the root cause. However, it is important to note that Ayurveda was originally a consciousness based system of health care. Its philosophy, expressed in modern terms, is to strengthen the immune system.
The 3 main doshas (organizing qualities of intelligence) are [[Vata]] (resembles the [[classical element]]s ether and air), [[Pitta]] (fire), and [[Kapha]] (water and earth).
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