Health Tourism And Ayurveda: A Review Article

Abstract

Health tourism is a broad concept which covers all aspects related to health oriented tourism in all level of prevention. Health tourism refers to people travelling to a country other than their own to obtain medical treatment. In the past this usually refers to those who travelled from less-developed countries to major medical centered highly developed countries. Because of the globalization of the medical system the trend is changing now. The world is recognizing the merit of Ayurveda which offers prevention of various diseases as well as cure for several diseases. Advancement in health knowledge make people realize the need of maintaining the physical as well as mental and spiritual health. So people are seeking many alternative methods which are free from side effects as well as chemical free. Ayurveda is the best alternative for the same with panchakarma, yoga, dhyana and pathyaapathya as its unique concept. Ayurveda is holistic system of medicine that deals with the body, mind and spirit of a person. Because of these peculiar features in Ayurveda, Ayurveda has bigger scope to become the best alternative for health tourism. This article will focus on the scope and significance of Ayurveda in health tourism.