There are two things called Ayurveda in Kerala, and Malayalis tell them apart sharply. One is a licensed medical system with degrees, hospitals and regulated practitioners; the other is a resort massage sold under the same name. This class gives you the vocabulary of the first: the practitioner, the main kinds of preparation, the treatment procedures and the monsoon treatment season. It restates the three-humour framework, then gives the honest part: the evidence is contested, and three practical rules keep you safe, starting with telling every practitioner everything you take. Words and phrases in this class: ആയുർവേദം (aayurvedam) – Ayurveda, the knowledge of life വൈദ്യൻ (vaidyan) – traditional physician ചികിത്സ (chikilsa) – treatment ഔഷധം (aushadham) – medicine കഷായം (kashaayam) – bitter decoction ലേഹ്യം (lehyam) – medicated paste തൈലം (thailam) – medicated oil പഥ്യം (pathyam) – dietary regimen during treatment ഉഴിച്ചിൽ (uzhichil) – therapeutic oil massage ശിരോധാര (shirodhaara) – warm liquid poured on the forehead കർക്കടക ചികിത്സ (karkkadaka chikilsa) – monsoon-month treatment course ത്രിദോഷം (thridosham) – the three humours ഞാൻ ഈ മരുന്ന് കഴിക്കുന്നുണ്ട് (njaan ee marunnu kazhikkunnundu) – I am taking this medicine In this class: • Licensed medical system versus resort wellness product • Practitioners, preparations and the treatment procedures • The monsoon treatment season and the three-humour framework • The evidence question, and three rules for staying safe Quizzes below. Dr. Reshmi R Nair — SpeakMalayalam.