Some experts consider ayurveda the world's first system of medicine.
Ayurvedic knowledge and techniques are mentioned in early Chinese texts and the writings of Hippocrates, the founder of modern Western medicine. Ayurvedic herbs native to India have been excavated from Egyptian tombs dating back thousands of years. Legend has it 5,000 years ago, medical experts and sages from all corners of the globe gathered in a cave in the Himalayas for a conference. Eventually, this knowledge was written in sacred Sanskrit texts. Through experimentation and research, these two schools transformed ayurveda from a primarily religious discipline to a scientific medical system.