Ayurveda could be said as the first structured medical science to have come into existence. Basic principles of Ayurveda are unique and justify the needs of any healthcare system perfectly. Though it is an age old science, the elaborate and accurate description of etiology, diagnosis, prognosis, medication, diet regimen, patient care, anatomy and physiology etc. in many authoritative text books are far superior even to the modern health science. It is the only science which combines philosophy of life and treatment along with cure of diseases. The importance here is for the patient and not for the disease