Ayurveda

Based on historical evidence ayurveda has been practiced in Nepal since the beginning of time. The Himalaya stand for purity, clarity and harmony, which is the goal and aspiration of every living creature. Nepal is one of the richest countries which diverse flora ranging from tropical to alpine within a small geographical area. Much of the flora is used for medicinal purpose. Nepal has a great tradition on ayurveda and it is considered to be part of the cultural and scientific heritage of the country.

Ayurveda is a Sanskrit world that means the science of life or natural way of living ayurveda is thought as life science and including yoga meditation and the natural and spiritual sciences it looks at every person as a unique individual and seeks to understand and to correct the imbalances and restore the innate intelligence and harmony of the person.

The objectives of ayurveda are the development of awareness which leads to a state of longevity the prevention of disease and the curing of disease the ayurveda practitioner first of all asks a series of questions to identify the person's type after which it is possible to diagnose the problem and suggest the series activities and practical together with ayurvedic medicines neither stand alone each patient is treated in both ways.

In order to understand ayurveda in more depth it is possible to visit Nepal to be treated by an ayurveda practitioners to understand the philosophy in a more intellectual level excursions can be organized to visit practitioners to understand the philosophy on a more intellectual level excursions can be organized to visit practitioners to meet rural people collecting the herbs and to meet traditional healers such as shamans and jhankris You could learn about the cultivation and harvesting of the herbs and the treatment and final production of the herbal medicines. In Nepal there are libraries with the manuscripts of herbal remedies and historical fact about ayurveda as well as the herbal remedies and historical facts about ayurveda as well as a herbal specimen museum the institutions involved in ayurveda in Nepal include in the ministry of health the ayurveda hospital in naradevi in kathmandu the council of ayurvedic medicine a number of ayurvedeic pharmaceutical companies the Himalayan ayurveda research institute and the ayurveda health home and research centre in Kathmandu.

Homeopathy

Homoeopathy is a system of natural remedies made from animal, vegetables, and mineral extracts. These remedies are prepared in such a way that they are non toxic, and do not cause side effects. Homoeopathic medicine is prescribed according to the Law of 'similia similibus and curentur', which means let likes be treated alike and opposite.  

Homoeopathy and Ayurveda have their similarities, but in homoeopathy there is a peculiar phenomena whereby different medicines are used often to treat the same condition in different people, and the same medicine may be used to treat different conditions, even totally opposite 'diseases' such as diarrhea and constipation. In Homoeopathy like Ayurveda, it is the patient that the homoeopathic practitioner concerns himself with rather than the disease. Ayurveda and Homoeopathy are often compatible, and can be used together.  

The Ministry of Health has a homoeopathic division, and practitioners and pharmacies can be located throughout the city of Kathmandu .