Introduction (Arya Vaidya Sala, main hospital building in Kottakkal, Kerala) Growing up in a village with a population of less than a thousand in 1950s/1960s, I have the memories of always being treated for most of the ailments by my mother using home remedies. It is said that the kitchen of a Bharatiya is a medicine cabinet. In fact, the only doctor we had was a compounder practicing as a ‘real doctor’, who would be handy in case of some infections or some serious health issues. I am certain most Bharatiya-s will agree with me that even today, perhaps more than two thirds of us still have complete faith on home remedies which are parts of Ayurveda only. This is an ancient science that is as relevant today as it was in the time of Bhagwan Shri Ram and Prabhu Shri Krishna. I am making a humble attempt to bring to light how Ayurveda can help, especially for the benefit of those who somehow have been deprived of this knowledge and for the Gen-Z who have a lot of questio...
