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Ayur means life and Veda means knowledge.
Any knowledge which is systematic and based on facts is known as SCIENCE.
This is why Ayurveda is understood as the science of life.
Its origin is traced back to the vedic times about 5000 B.C. During this period medicine was dominated by mythology and sages.
Dhanvantari — the God of medicine was born out of the churning of the ocean during a war between Gods and demons. It is also believed that ayurveda was developed from the medical part of the vedas — the Atharvaveda.
Ayurveda is not just a system of medicine. It is a way of life. It has been practiced for thousands of years and has clearly stood the test of time.
It is still regularly practiced today in India and its counter part has credibility to Allopathy and Homeopathy.