SIDDHA MEDICINE -“Medicine as everyone knows merely a science but as an art as well”
According to St. Thirumoolar what is ‘medicine’ The field of medicine encompasses physiotherapy and psychotherapy, serving both preventive and restorative functions. Ultimately, it aspires toward the highest goal—overcoming the limitations of mortality itself. A comprehensive study of traditional medicine cannot be separated from the cultural, philosophical, and civilizational aspects that shaped its development. Ancient Tamil scholars, in their pursuit of longevity and mastery over nature, recognized two fundamental approaches—yoga and medicine. Medicine, in this context, is not limited to the formulation of compounds, decoctions, pills, plasters, or drugs. It extends to a deeper understanding of life itself,