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: The Legend : The Land : cuisine :Dress : The Climate : Artforms : Architecture : Ayurveda : : Backwaters : Culture : History : Festivals : AboutKerala : Home : |
f life" -to sages for the benefit
of mankind. The
system of Ayurveda was carefully preserved and nurtured by eight
traditional families of Ayurvedic doctors, Ashta Vaidya. Kerala's
equable climate, natural abundance of forests and the cool monsoon
season are best suited for Ayurveda's curative and restorative
powers. Kerala's hilly tracts and forests -with their rich
biodiversity -are home to numerous herbs, creepers, plants and trees
are invaluable in the preparation of Ayurvedic medicines. The monsoon
season in Kerala (June to November) is acknowledged to offer the
most suitable climatic condition for rejuvenation programmes.
Broadly, two kinds of ayurvedic treatment enjoy wide patronage in
contemporary Kerala - therapeutic and rejuvenative. Rejuvenation
programmes, designed to improve vitality, enhance immunity and
increase longevity are extremely popular among tourists.
Rejuvenation therapy, body immunization and longevity treatment,
body purification,
body
sudation, body slimming, beauty care, mental and physical well Being
- are the rejuvenative packages offered by many hotels, spas, and
Ayurvedic centers across the state. Therapeutic massages and
short-term treatment for minor ailments like back pain are rendered
only on the physician's advice, and under his/her constant
supervision.