The term yoga has many traditional meanings. In Ayurveda, the medical science of
India, yoga refers to the right usage and right combination of herbs. A special
combination of substances designed to bring about a specific effect upon the
body or mind is thus called yoga. This coordinated or integrated usage of herbs
is based upon the ancient Ayurvedic science of herbal energetics. This is a
system for determining the qualities and powers of herbs according to the laws
of nature, so that herbs can be used objectively and specifically according to
individual condition. A yogic usage of herbs implies such an harmonic
application of the potencies