Ayurveda is the way of finding traditional hindu remedies for all kinds of ailments and is a form of alternative medicine with its origins in the Indian subcontinent. Ayurvedic products have natural roots, herbs and bark wood as their ingredients.
These were widely prevalent long before western medicines came into prominence and the healing of the body was done in the natural way, devoid of any side-effects. But, with the introduction of medicines from the west, the practice of ayurveda slowly started dying out.