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Ayurveda describes the beneficial, nonbeneficial, happy and unhappy aspects of life

Ayurveda describes the beneficial, nonbeneficial, happy and unhappy aspects of life. Health is defined as the state of equilibrium of  dosha  (humours),  agni  (digestive juices, enzymes and hormones),  dhatu  (tissues) and the normal excretion of  mala  (waste materials), along with a happy state of  atma  (soul),  indriya  (sensory and motor organs), and  manas  (mind). Ayurveda is a Sanskrit word derived from  ayuh  (life) and  veda  (knowledge), and is also known as the “science of life”. Rigveda  (2000 BC) is the oldest recorded document regarding use of plants as medicine in India, and this tradition continued in another ancient text, Atharvaveda  (1500-1000 BC), which described more plants and introduced basic concepts. In 1000 BC, Punarvasu Atreya (head of the school of medicine) and Divodas Dhanvantari (head of the school of surgery) imparted knowledge and practical training to their students. The brilliant scholars of these schools faithfully documented the prece