Ayurveda
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- Ayurvedic adjective
Etymology
Origin of Ayurveda
< Sanskrit, equivalent to āyur- life, vital power + veda knowledge
Example Sentences
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Tulsi is widely regarded as a preeminent herb in Ayurveda.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2024
Neti pots have been used for thousands of years as part of Ayurveda, a traditional health system with historical roots in India.
From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2023
The sisters had travelled together to Kerala - a popular tourist destination - to seek treatment at a traditional Ayurveda healing centre.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2022
According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, Ayurveda originated in India and is a healing practice that views an imbalance or stress in a person’s consciousness as a cause of disease.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2022
They profess to practise on the principles of Ayurveda, the best standard work on Hindoo Medical Science, and their mode of treatment is much appreciated by respectable Hindoos.
From The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal by Bose, Shib Chunder
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