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Ayurveda is where Vasishta Pharmaceuticals begins
Ayurveda has been called the science of life. Its ideas about balance, nature and the whole person guide how we choose herbs, design formulations and make every medicine.
The science of life
Staying connected to our origins
Ayurveda encourages us to honour our own nature and stay connected to where we come from. It is one of the oldest systems of medicine in the world, and it looks after the mind, body and spirit together, not the body alone.
Its central idea is to look for the root cause of a problem and address it as a whole, instead of only treating the symptoms. That is the idea Vasishta Pharmaceuticals is built around.
Ayurveda emerged in India around 3,000 years ago. It is a system of observing, understanding and restoring balance in the body.
The foundations
Five elements and three doshas
Ayurveda teaches that the human body is made of five elements: space, air, fire, water and earth. These combine into three doshas, and good health depends on keeping them in balance.
Vata
Space and AirTraditionally linked with movement in the body, including breathing, circulation and the nervous system.
Pitta
Fire and WaterTraditionally linked with transformation, including digestion, metabolism and body heat.
Kapha
Water and EarthTraditionally linked with structure and stability, including strength, lubrication and immunity.
These are traditional Ayurvedic ideas, shared here for education. They are not medical advice.
True health is more than the absence of disease. It is a pleasant balance of body, mind and soul, free from pain and illness.The Ayurvedic view of health
Ashtanga Ayurveda
The eight branches of Ayurveda
Classical Ayurveda is organised into eight branches. Together they cover how the body is cared for from childhood through to old age.
- 01
Kaya Chikitsa
General medicine
- 02
Kaumarbhritya
Child health and paediatrics
- 03
Agadatantra
Toxicology
- 04
Rasayana
Rejuvenation and vitality
- 05
Shalakya Tantra
Eye, ear, nose and throat
- 06
Shalya Tantra
Surgery
- 07
Bhootavidya
Mental and emotional health
- 08
Vajikarana
Reproductive and sexual health
From tradition to today
How these roots shape our medicines
Knowledge and an approach to Ayurvedic care, handed down through generations since 1890, form the foundation of Vasishta Pharmaceuticals. Our range of Ayurvedic medicines is formulated with research and with these classical principles in mind.
Today we make them under an AYUSH manufacturing licence and a GMP certificate, and an FSSAI licence. Each one is published in full on our certifications page.
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