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单词 ayurveda
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Ayurvedan.

Brit. /ˌʌɪəˈveɪdə/, /ˌʌɪəˈviːdə/, /ˌʌɪəˈvɛdə/, U.S. /ˌaɪərˈveɪdə/, /ˌaɪərˈvidə/, /ˌaɪərˈvɛdə/
Forms: 1700s– Ayurveda, 1800s– Ayur-ved, 1800s– Ayur-Veda, 1800s– Ayur Veda. Also with lower-case initial.
Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit āyur-veda.
Etymology: < Sanskrit āyur-veda < āyur- , combining form of āyus life (in the sense of ‘lifespan’; cognate with ay adv.) + veda (sacred) knowledge (see Veda n.).
An ancient Hindu system of medicine, drawn from Vedic literature and based on the belief that physical and mental health are dependent on a balance of biological humours (or doshas) uniquely constituted in each individual, which may be maintained or restored by regulated diet, sleep, exercise, etc., and a range of homoeopathic and natural remedies. Also: the text or texts describing this system. In early use, frequently with the.The texts comprising the Ayurveda, sometimes considered supplementary to the Atharva-veda (see Veda n.), encompass not only medicine, but aspects of philosophy, theology, psychology, astronomy and astrology.The eight traditional branches of Ayurvedic medicine are: general medicine; pediatrics; psychiatry; cephalic and ear, nose, and throat diseases; surgery; toxicology; geriatrics or rejuvenation therapy; aphrodisiac treatment.
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the world > health and disease > healing > art or science of medicine > medical theories or doctrines > [noun] > other theories or doctrines
Galenism1728
Hippocratism1779
Ayurveda1789
rationalism1800
solidism1832
pneumatism1838
Arabism1847
organicism1853
Thomsonianism1853
physiatrics1858
unicity1861
stoicheiology1875
contrastimulism1881
pangermism1887
nihilism1900
naturopathy1901
physiatry1947
orgonomy1949
bioethics1970
1789 Asiatick Researches 1 340 Ayurvéda..comprizes the theory of Disorders and Medicines.
1795 Asiatick Researches 4 167 The Ayurvéda..is almost entirely lost.
1845 T. A. Wise Comm. on Hindu Syst. Med. p. xv The Áyur Veda is the most ancient system of medicine, and is of the highest authority.
1867 J. Lord Old Roman World ix. 378 The ‘Ayur Veda’, written nine hundred years before Hippocrates was born, sums up the knowledge of previous periods relating to obstetric surgery, to general pathology, to the treatment of insanity, to infantile diseases, to toxicology, to personal hygiene, and to diseases of the generative functions.
1907 A. F. R. Hoernle Stud. in Med. of Anc. India i. i. 4 In contrast with Ātreya, the physician, Súsruta was a surgeon. While the former professed general medicine (Ayurveda, or the Science of life), the latter made surgery (Śalya) his special study.
1920 Sci. Monthly Aug. 130 The antiquated view that Hippocrates got much of his doctrine from the Ayur Veda.
1968 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 114 662/2 He takes issue with the Pakistani Government..for granting recognition to homeopathy and Ayurveda and for planning to assist their development alongside modern medicine.
1981 V. Kulvinskas et al. Life in 21st Cent. iv. 228 Another similar technique is used in Ayurveda to expel food from the stomach after eating.
1995 Mail on Sunday 16 Apr. (You Mag.) 41/2 Ayurveda... An ancient holistic form of Indian medicine in which body type and personality are divided into three basic ‘psycho-physical’ types: kapha (laid-back); pitta (hot-tempered); and vata (highly strung). It is believed that if these are in imbalance, illness can result.
2000 Pop. Sci. May 76/1 Ayurveda..uses diet, herbal supplements, and relaxation techniques to help the body regain its natural balance.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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