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There is no scientific evidence for the effectiveness of Ayurvedic medicine for the treatment of any disease. [ 8 ]Concerns have been raised about Ayurvedic products; U.S.studies showed that up to 20% of Ayurvedic U.S. and Indian-manufactured patent medicinessold through internet contained toxic levels of heavy metals such as lead, mercuryand arsenic. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Eight components of Ayurveda In classical Sanskrit literature, Ayurveda was called "the science of eight components" (Sanskritaṣṭāṅgaअष्टांग), a classification that became canonical for Ayurveda: [ 11 ] [ 12 ] *.( General medicine) –Kāya-chikitsā: "cure of diseases affecting the body" *.( Pediatrics) –Kaumāra-bhṛtya: "treatment of children" *.( Surgery) –Śhalya-chikitsā: "removal of any substance which has entered the body (as extraction of darts, of splinters, etc.)" *.( Ophthalmology/ ENT/ Dentistry) –Śālākya-tantra: "cure of diseases of the teeth, eye, nose or ear etc. by sharp instruments"[ dubious] *.( Demonology/ exorcism/ psychiatry) – Bhoot (ghost)-vidyā: "treatment of mental diseases" *.( Toxicology) – Agada-tantra:Gada means Poison. "doctrine of antidotes" *.( Anti Agings) –Rasayana-tantra: "doctrine of Rasayana" *.( Aphrodisiacs) –Vājīkaraṇa tantra Principles and terminology Several philosophers in India combined religion and traditional medicine—notable examples being that of Hinduismand Ayurveda. Shown in the image is the philosopher Nagarjuna—known chiefly for his doctrine of the Madhyamaka(middle path)—who wrote medical worksThe Hundred PrescriptionsandThe Precious Collection, among others. [ 13 ] The three doṣas and the 5 elements from which they are composed. There are two ways in which to approach Ayurvedic principles and terminology: one may either focus on the historical foundation (as evidenced in the oldest Ayurvedic texts, going back to the early centuries of the Common Era) or, alternatively, a description may take an ethnographicapproach and focus on the forms of traditional medicine prevalent across India today. Much like the medicine of classical antiquity, Ayurveda has historically taken the approach of enumerating bodily substances in the framework of the five classical elements(Sanskrit[maha]panchabhuta, viz. earth, water, fire, airand aether. Moreover, Ayurveda names seven basic tissues ( dhatu). They are plasma (rasa), blood (rakta), muscles (maṃsa), fat (meda), bone (asthi), marrow(majja), and semen (shukra). [ 14 ] Further information: Mahābhūta Ayurveda states that a balance of the three elemental substances, the Doshas, equals health, while imbalance equals disease. There are threedoshas: Vata, Pitta and Kapha. One Ayurvedic theory states that each human possesses a unique combination of thesedoshaswhich define this person's temperament and characteristics. Each person has a natural state, or natural combination of these three elements, and should seek balance by modulating their behavior or environment. In this way they can increase or decrease the doshas they lack or have an abundance of respectively. Another view present in the ancient literature states that dosha equality is identical to health, and that persons with imbalance of dosha are proportionately unhealthy, because they are not in their natural state of balance. Prakritiis one of the most important concepts in Ayurveda. Further information: Dosha In Ayurvedic theory, there are 20 qualities or characteristics ( guṇas), which are inherent in all substances. They can be arranged in ten pairs of antonyms: heavy/light, cold/hot, unctuous/dry, dull/sharp, stable/mobile, soft/hard, non-slimy/slimy, smooth/coarse, minute/gross, viscous/liquid