Ayurveda the ancient Indian natural system of medicine is believed to be one of the world's oldest holistic (whole-body) healing systems. Ayurvedic medicines have been used for thousands of years to alleviate various conditions and in spite of their efficacy they lack scientific evidence. Over the past few years however researchers are increasing focusing on herbal medicines for new drug discovery. Thanks to a team of researchers from the University of Kerala three classical ayurvedic kashayams have received scientific validation for treating rheumatoid arthritis. Kashayam refers to a decoction made from an extract of a single herb or group of