Ayurveda is a branch (Upaveda) of Atharvana Veda which deals with natural curing of diseases, including chronic. As the name 'Ayuh' suggests it denotes the lifetime of a man and suggests remedies to increase his span of it. It is our ancestral treasure and the oldest existing health care and is a heritage of India.

We Indians ought to be proud of this Ayurveda which dates back to thousands of years ago when even script or means of publication were not invented. India is a land of sages which is rich in treasures of innumerable varieties of wonderful herbs. 

The Vedic Rishis used to depend on fruits and natural vegetation. Their power, wisdom, knowledge of nature and personal experiences led to the invention of Ayurveda. The Bharatiya Rishis of yore viewed the miracles of herbs and passed it on to future generations as Ayurveda. Recognising the medicinal properties of natural vegetations, our Acharyas propounded detailed principles in Ayurveda which are proving irrefutable in this advanced age of science.

In the history of Ayurveda, there is mention of two brothers, Ashwani Kumars, who were experts in the science of herbs and who rejuvenated Chyavan Rishi, joined the cut-pieces of Daksh-Prajapati's head, cured King Chandra of phthisis and rendered medical aid to persons wounded in war with the help of only herbs. There are innumerable examples of curing the diseases only by seeing and touching herbs. Cases where scientific medicines proved worth fail, these Ayurvedic medicines and indigenous herbs succeed admirably well in saving human lives.