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As per Ayurveda, herbs and diet are an essential part of
building balanced mind and body. In the holistic and traditional Ayurveda, the
Rishis or Yogis were the first to learn the plants and write their therapeutic
qualities through direct observation and relationship with nature. And then,
years of experience have proved the importance and value of using herbs as
medicinal substances to balance the psychological, physical, and spiritual
body.
Herbology, the study or collecting of herbs, is now becoming
overwhelming. About six hundred different kinds of herbs are recorded in
Ayurvedic texts, with each sorted out by their unique actions and qualities
they have within the body. There are some rules in Ayurveda that helps us to
use herbs effectively to support health, time of administration, including
dosage, and mediums or substances with which to take them.
It is important to choose herbs that are of high quality,
even before we can begin taking an herb. They should be cultivated properly
without the use of pesticides, harvested and acquired with respect and
awareness. Plants are believed to have a prana or vital life force. This life
force is easily transferable to humans when we consume them, and hence, the
energy of the plant combines with ours.
The main difference between Western herbal treatment and
Ayurvedic use of herbs is that Ayurveda uses the whole plant. It identifies the
plant as an energetic, in which every part works together as opposed to
separating out an active chemical that can give a specific action in the body. Whole
foods are more easily recognized and digested by the body when compare to the
isolated nutrients in vitamins. This goes the same for whole plant.
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