Ayurveda essentially means "knowledge of life," and this dates back to the ancient days of the Sanskrit Texts, namely the Vedas and is believed to be as old as close to 5,000 years. Ayurveda is essentially a healing system which considers the physical structure, emotional nature, and spiritual attitude in the perspective of the whole universe. According to the notion of Ayurveda, the universal life force reveals as three diverse dynamisms, doshas or tridoshas according to the Sanskrit terminology. The three different dynamisms are specifically the vata, pitta, and kapha.