ABSTRACT
Ayurveda is the complete knowledge for long life. In Sanskrit, the word āyus means “longevity or life” and the word veda means “related to knowledge” or “science.”1 Ayurveda, an ancient system, addresses information or knowledge of or for a healthy living. It is afar a system of medicine but also describes a lifestyle for happy and healthy living. Ayurveda denes health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being (Satva, atma, sareeram) and not merely the absence of disease or inrmity.2 It views illness as caused by an imbalance in a person’s bodily or mental constitution. Ayurveda describes both preventive and curative measures for illness. It recommends/species curative medicine, diet, and changes in lifestyle as
Principles of Ayurveda ............................................................................................. 14 Honey in Ayurveda .............................................................................................. 14 Properties of Honey ............................................................................................. 14 Honey and Rasayan and Rejuvenation Therapy .................................................. 15 Honey as Yogavahi and Asukari .......................................................................... 15 Types of Honey ................................................................................................... 15 Therapeutics of Honey ........................................................................................ 16 Precautions to Be Taken before Using Honey ..................................................... 17 Dosage ................................................................................................................. 17 Honey in Wound Healing or Vrana Ropana ....................................................... 17 Honey and Heart ................................................................................................. 17 Honey in Pulmonary Diseases/Respiratory Diseases .......................................... 17 Honey and Anemia .............................................................................................. 18 Honey in Skin or Dermatology ........................................................................... 18 Honey and Insomnia ........................................................................................... 18 Honey and Eye Diseases ..................................................................................... 18 Honey and the Stomach ...................................................................................... 18 Honey and Age .................................................................................................... 19 Honey and Oral Diseases .................................................................................... 19 Honey and Pediatrics ........................................................................................... 19 Testing of Adulterations/Impurities ..................................................................... 19
Conclusion ............................................................................................................... 19 Further Readings ...................................................................................................... 19
therapeutic measures in treating an illness (Oushadam, aaharam, and viharam).3 Here, medicine involves both medical and surgical management. The ancient gurus of Ayurveda have recited that every physical material on Mother Earth is a resource/ raw material for medicine4 (Nanoushadam).
