Ayurveda was developed in India about 4,000 years ago and is one of the oldest documented health care systems. It is a "life-science", emphasizing health by integrating herbs, diet, exercise, massage and life style. In Sanskrit (the equivalent language to latin in India) the word Ayurveda literally means science of life (Ayur=life, Veda=science). Ayurvedic philosophy indicates that everything in the universe is made up of 5 elements; fire, air, water, earth and space. Air represents all that is gaseous, earth represents matter that is solid, all liquids are represented by water, fire represents any matter that can transform itself from a liquid to a solid to gas and back.
Ayurveda places great emphasis on prevention and encourages maintaining health by paying close attention to balance in one's life through, diet, lifestyle and herbs. All of the world's supply of Ayurvedic herbs comes from India. Nature's Formulary purchases raw materials from USA based suppliers. The products are manufactured in USA in FDA inspected facilities.
