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Ayurvedic medicines- How are they formed?

July 20th, 2008

Asavam and Arishtam
Either decoction/ aqueous extract or fresh juice is made from the crude herb to which nutrients/ sweetners such as sugars like jaggery, honey or sugar, singly or wholly are added. To the resulting solution certain fermenting aids like Dhataki pusha etc and prakshepa choorna are mixed and kept […]

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Choornam

July 7th, 2008

The ingredients are collected, identified properly then cleaned and dried. Each of the ingredients is pulverised separately and homogenously mixed together as per the formula. These powders are used directly or with additives or used for making decoction according to the condition of patients and diseases.

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Obesity

May 10th, 2008

Obesity is the excess amount of body fat. According to Ayurveda, there are basic elements in the human body known as the seven dhatus. These are present in human body in particular proportions and any change in their equilibrium leads to diseases. In obese persons, meda (fat) is nourished excessively, while other dhatus get malnourished […]

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Memory Disorders – Yoga

April 18th, 2008

Ayurvedic medicine, a traditional way of Indian healing system   believes that all the activities are combination of both physic and physical factors and that any illness including memory disorders too involves both of these aspects. Hence it deals with both while treating the same.
Memory is the capacity to retain and then recollect the information about […]

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Memory Disorders- Ayurveda concept

April 18th, 2008

Memory disorder is a state when a person finds it very difficult to store and retrieve the memory of any events or informations. When any person is affected with diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, malnutrition, consumption of alcoholism or brain injury then he might be affected with this disorder.
It can be accepted that each […]

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Viral Disease – Panchakarma

March 25th, 2008

Ayurveda, an age old system of Indian medicine, firmly states that every person who is exposed to the same environment is not affected by viral diseases, hence it is the  immune system that plays an important role in attracting the virus towards him. It suggests a modified diet, lifestyle and herbal formulations along with the […]

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Viral Diseases – Diet and Lifestyle

March 25th, 2008

Ayurveda, a holistic way of living and an Indian originated medicinal system,  believes that we are invaded by virus, if our immunity system is poor. Hence it basically works on improving the same by guiding us to have a  modified diet and a lifestyle. Few tips offered by it are :
a) Include more spices like […]

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Virus – Ayurvedic Concept

March 25th, 2008

According to Ayurveda, an age old Indian natural healing system of medicine, each individual body constitution is made up of tridoshas namely vata, pitta or kapha. Any imbalance in the doshas which is caused by improper lifestyle and diet / stress leads to attract virus towards it. 
Virus, a simple submicroscopic parasites of planst and animals,  […]

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Ayurvedic & Herbal Medicines :

March 16th, 2008

Ayurveda, an ancient system of Indian medicine, eradicates  the cause of any ailments at its  root level and aims at preventng it from reoccurring in future. It operates on the following concept :
a) Individual constitution (prakriti) is made of unique combination of three doshas pitta, vata and kapha.
b) Vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates and fats that are […]

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Ayurvedic Massage Treatments

February 10th, 2008

Ayurveda, a prehistoric healing system, to live a healthy life,  advises us to modify our activities which will be in rhythm with the nature. The body is subjected to the  purification process through panchakarma therapy by cleaning the body, improving  digestion and the metabolic processes hence the health is restored,
Poorva Karma (Pre care )  - […]

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