Planetary Therapy - India version

A WIDE VARIETY OF HERBAL TRADITIONS CONTINUE TO FLOURISH IN INDIA AND NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES. WHILE AYURVEDIC MEDICINE PREDOMINATES IN INDIA, OTHER TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS SUCH AS UNANI TIBB, ARABIC MEDICINE AND SIDDHA, PRACTISED IN THE TAMIL REGION OF SOUTH INDIA AND IN SRI LANKA, BELONG TO TWO IMPORTANT TRADITIONS. THE TERM AYURVEDA IS FORMED FROM TWO INDIAN WORDS: AYUR, MEANING "LONGEVITY", AND VEDA, MEANING "KNOWLEDGE" OR "SCIENCE". BOTH A WAY OF LIFE AND A THERAPEUTIC SYSTEM, AYURVEDA EMBRACES SCIENCE, RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY. DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM VERY DIFFERENT PRACTICES - YOGA AND MEDITATION, FOR EXAMPLE - ITS ULTIMATE GOAL IS SELF-REALIZATION AND A HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE WORLD.