According to record in ancient books ayurveda was in practice even before 400 BC.By the 6 th century BC buddihst pilgrimage carried the Ayurveda to china,Sri Lanka,Korea,Tibet and mangolia.Some scholars from Persia,Afghanistan,Egypt and some other countries visitd india to seek the knowledge of Ayurveda. The history of ayurveda is as old as HIndus valley civilization dating back to 3000 BC.The cities of Harappa and mohinjodaro are pointers to advanced sustem of hygiene and health care.in between 1200 and 700 BC the four sacred vedas were compiled.Refrence about diseases,herbs and herbal treatments can be traced in Vedas especially Athrveda.Other treaties on Ayurveda appeared in around the same time the famous of them are Charak Samhita and Sushritaa Samhita which concentrate on Internal Medicine and surgery respectively.

Ayurvedic treatments were flourishing around 520 BC during the time of Buddha.A famous Ayurvedic practitioner of this period was Nagarjuna.He was famous for inventing various nem medicines for treatment of ailments.This period is called golden period of Ayurveda.During the regime of Chander Gupta Mauraya[375-414 AD] Ayurveda was part of mainstream india mediccal techniques. Chakarpani Dutta was a vaidya of Bengal who wrote books on Ayurveda such as Chakardutta and others.He was rajvaidya of Graet King Laxman sen[1038-1088].

The earlist scripts of Ayurveda was written on perishable meterial such as bhojpattras and taalpattras.Later on scripts were written on copper sheets and stones.Compilers and writers of Ayurvedic literature:Charak,Sushritta,Vaghbhatta,Bhavmishra,Shaligram and some other writers have written about the quality,characterstics and medicinal usage of herbs,minerals,metals, natural foods,fruits and cooked food etc.Bhavmishra wrote Bhavparkash Nighantu giving details about medicinal plants,their nature, effect and curative properties. Ayurveda is not merely a healthcare system but it is a form of life style adopted to maintain perfect balance.ayurveda offers a unique blend of science and philosphy that balances the physical,mental, emotional and spiritual component necessary for holistic health.Ayurveda is wonderfull healing gift to human beings by nature.Ayurveda is combination of natural herbs,plants and minerals having supreme power to cure diseases.It is very effective in common and complicated diseases.

Ayurveda not merely treats symptoms but it cures from root cause and brings back individuals into equilibrium.The basic principal of Ayurveda is to prevent illness by maintaining balance in the body,mind and counciousness through proper diet and lifestyle,as well as herbal medicines.A patient being treated with Ayurveda is considered as purusa,not merely a body.A purusa is a total combination of of mind,senses and soul.The Ayurvedic Practitioner aims to achieve complete health of patient not just to suppress troubling physical symptoms.The approach is to diagnose the root cause and eliminate it.Ayurveda therefore is not merely a healthcare system but a form of lifestyle adopted to mauntain perfect balance within the human existance.