Ayurveda
noun
Ay·ur·ve·da
ˌī-ər-ˈvā-də 
-ˈve-
variants
or less commonly ayurveda
: a form of alternative medicine that is the traditional system of medicine of India and seeks to treat and integrate body, mind, and spirit using a comprehensive holistic approach especially by emphasizing diet, herbal remedies, exercise, meditation, breathing, and physical therapy
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Ancient Remedies For The Modern Age For thousands of years, functional mushrooms have been used in traditional Chinese and India’s Ayurveda medicine, but only recently has science caught up with the healing power of mushrooms.
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Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Turmeric has been used in traditional medicine practices (e.g., Ayurveda) for thousands of years.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 21 May 2025
According to the Cleveland Clinic, Ayurveda is a 5,000-year-old medical system originating in India and employs a natural and holistic approach to physical, mental and emotional health.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 6 May 2025
An Ayurvedic doctor tailors programs toward individual guest needs by tapping into practices from Ayurveda, Tibetan medicine, Chinese acupuncture, and reflexology, combined with 20th-century treatments like compression boots and gold-leaf facials.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
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Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Turmeric has been used in traditional medicine practices (e.g., Ayurveda) for thousands of years.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 21 May 2025
According to the Cleveland Clinic, Ayurveda is a 5,000-year-old medical system originating in India and employs a natural and holistic approach to physical, mental and emotional health.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 6 May 2025
An Ayurvedic doctor tailors programs toward individual guest needs by tapping into practices from Ayurveda, Tibetan medicine, Chinese acupuncture, and reflexology, combined with 20th-century treatments like compression boots and gold-leaf facials.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
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Ayurveda
noun
Ay·ur·ve·da
ˌī-yər-ˈvād-ə, -ˈved-
: a form of alternative medicine that is the traditional system of medicine of India, that preceded and evolved independently of Western medicine, and that seeks to treat and integrate body, mind, and spirit using a comprehensive holistic approach especially by emphasizing diet, herbal remedies, exercise, meditation, breathing, and physical therapy
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