Indian system of health care and longevity. It involves a holistic view of man, his health, and illness. The mind is also thought to have a deep influence on the body. Ayurvedic treatment of a disease consists of salubrious use of drugs, diets, and certain practices.
Medicinal preparations are invariably complex mixtures, based mostly on plant products.
Around 1,250 plants are currently used in various Ayurvedic preparations. Many Indian medicinal plants have come under scientific scrutiny since the middle of the nineteenth century, although in a sporadic fashion. This was the first important ancient-modern concordance in Ayurvedic plants. With the gradual coming of age of chemistry and biology, disciplines central to the study of biologic activities of natural products, many Ayurvedic plants have been reinvestigated. There has also been concordance for a few other Ayurvedic crude drugs such as Asparagus racemosus, Cedrus deodara, and Psoralea corylifolia.