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It is another variant of pseudomedicine, based on knowledge (as very new) of the second century AD. C. Although in India they continued to be used and perfected, the fact of having an origin as pseudoscience trumpeting cosmic influences and similarities between elements equivalent to alchemicals with bodily humors, makes it considered in the West an alternative therapy, with all that this label means. Some of its herbal preparations may have beneficial effects on health, but they have not been scientifically studied and must be distinguished from other of their mejunjes that are toxic to humans. The origin of the name is Sanskrit , where 2310; 2351; 2369; 2352; 2381; 2357; 2375; 2342; ( aiurvedá ) means "knowledge about life" . See pseudotherapy .