8 Feb 2011

Asian Report for 8 February 2011 - Ayurvedic Medicine

From Afternoons, 3:37 pm on 8 February 2011

An ancient system of healing from India called Ayurveda. The word Ayurveda comes from the ancient Indian language, Sanskrit and is broken up in two words; Ayur meaning life and Veda meaning knowledge; so Ayurveda is"the knowledge of life". It's believed to be the world oldest system of natural health care and it's being taught right here in New Zealand.

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