What Is Ayurveda History is riddled with random enthusiasms that have swept the nation for a few months or years at a time. Despite the growing interest in the science of Ayurveda, it is definitely far from any new fad. Rather, Ayurveda is an ancient Indian medical system which has even described certain phenomena such as blood circulation thousands of years before William Harvey described it in the 17th century. The Origin Of Ayurveda … The word “Ayurveda” literally means ‘the knowledge of life’. Although the exact age of Ayurveda is not known, it’s thought to span back several millennia. The texts of Ayurveda explain its origin as being a transmission of knowledge upon enlightened beings [rishis] at a time of increased illness and suffering in the world. This transmission of...