How did Kerala come to be the epicenter of Ayurveda
Ayurveda, is an Upaveda, a section of one of the four Vedas, Atharva Veda wherein treatments with natural herbs
and plants were discussed. Therefore
it is one of the oldest known and effective healthcare systems believed to have
germinated in India about 5000 years ago. It deeply combines philosophy and
medicine to treat different illnesses and ailments.
Kerala is literally the land
where Ayurveda took birth. Many contributory factors
like a steady humid, warm climate which has its own remedial effect, abundant
woodlands, the many rivers, soil conditions and the availability of many potent
medicinal herbs and plants that grow plentifully here have helped. Beyond
doubt, the sobriquet 'God's
own country' cannot be
truer.
