Ayurveda - Ancient Science and Technology: A Quantum Paradigm

Abstract

Ayurveda and Siddha are two of the most ancient medical technologies that are still in practice in most parts of Asia and most widely in India.  Within the last 25 years, these practices have reached Europe and the United States. Incorporating these ancient technologies into Western medicine has brought challenges with constraints around adaptability, cultural and linguistic barriers, reflections with their modern medical counterparts, and others. For over 3000 years these two technologies have been viable and cost-effective life-sustaining medical practices in India, and still remain as such in wide parts of mainstream medicine for over 60 percent of the Indian population. Lately, Ayurveda has been gaining recognition as a cutting edge research topic as demonstrated by PubMed’s database showing that several journals have been devoted exclusively to exhibiting pioneer research in Ayurveda. Unfortunately, the fundamental mechanisms of Ayurvedic Medicine have not yet been clearly illustrated in modern literature while looking through ancient perspectives that will enable us to bridge this knowledge with modern perceptions.

The main objective of this paper is to unify Ayurveda with modern science in the hope of benefiting humankind and alleviating human suffering. In this work, a novel approach of unfolding the fundamental concepts involved in Ancient Medical Science (with a special focus on retaining the defragmentation of its original approach) is being employed.