Both systems further subdivide diseases into a concept of "five elements" and "three humours"

Both systems further subdivide diseases into a concept of "five elements" and "three humours", the latter of which in Ayurveda assumes a more pivotal position than in TCM. Ayurveda has influenced another important ancient system of Middle Eastern natural healing called Unani, whose medical philosophy eventually became the root philosophy of early Hippocratic Grecian and Roman healing and the teachings of the Roman, Galen, which formed the basis of Traditional European Medicine (TEM) for at least 1500 years. Finally, there is substantial historical evidence that early Indian scholars eventually brought the teachings of Ayurveda to ancient China, via Tibet so that Ayurveda can be truly regarded as "the mother of Natural Healing". Continue Reading >>