AYURVASTRA – HERBAL CLOTHING (A new technology to heal naturally)

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Ayurveda is the ancient medicine in India to treat many diseases by using herbs. Ayurveda is composed of two different words. These are Aye and Veda. Aye means life or lifespan and Veda means knowledge. When it combines the meaning is Science of Life or Wisdom of Life. The roots of Ayurveda dates back 1000 BC. This is only medicine available before the industrialization. Even today some parts of India believes that Ayurveda is the only answer to treat or to give relief for some diseases. Parts of the plant will be used for the treatment in Ayurveda. Adding the medicinal value to the fabric by dying the fabric in a dye prepared by Ayurvedic herbs and achieving the great results in treatment of many diseases is a great idea. A new technology launched and developed by the Directorate of Hand loom, Department of Industries and Commerce and the Department of Dravyaguna Vijnan, Government Ayurveda College, Kerala, India, with a great view of giving medicinal value to the fabric, this herbal clothing is formally known as Ayurvasthra. Ayurvastra is a term used in Sanskrit. Aye means life and Vasthra means cloth, when it combines, the meaning is life cloth. This article is to discuss about the new technology developed, different combination of herbs used to achieve different colors and specific medicinal values to the fabric and its achievements in treating different illness. Ayurvasthra is not only to treat the illness but also takes care of environment as the process is nontoxic and ecofriendly.

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