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Ayurveda Ashwagandha root and ashwagandha powder in two wooden bowls, with loose powder and roots on a dark wooden surface.
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Ayurveda A flower of the golden shower tree (Cassia fistula). The leaves, roots, and bark of this tree are used in Ayurvedic medicine to treat a variety of conditions.

Ayurveda

medical system
Also known as: Ayurvedic medicine
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Ayurveda, traditional system of Indian medicine. Ayurvedic medicine is an example of a well-organized system of traditional health care, both preventive and curative, that is widely practiced in parts of Asia. Ayurveda has a long tradition behind it, having originated in India perhaps as much as 3,000 years ago. Today it remains a favoured form of health care in large parts of the Eastern world, especially in India, where a large percentage of the population...

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