High Blood Pressure Blood is pumped by the heart to all parts of the body through arteries, its branches and numerous capillaries. When the heart contracts, blood is forced into the arteries and thus exerts a positive pressure on the walls of these channels. When the heart dilates, the pressure in the arteries is reduced …
Prickly Heat and Ayurveda It is an acute form of heat rash associated with excessive sweating, specially during humid climate. In Ayurveda this is known as a type of pidaka. It consists of small superficial eruptions which look like grains of sand. It affects almost any part of the body. Pricking, burning sensation and itching …
Premature Graying of Hair Graying of hair is generally considered as a sign of old age. At times, graying starts even at young age. This is considered as a morbidity. In Ayurveda this is called palitya. According to Ayurveda excessive passion, anger and psychic strain or stress results in graying of hair. Persons with Paittika …
Baldness Cure is possible BALDNESS may be local or general. Normally, people are found with hairlessness on a circumscribed area of the skull or the beard. In worst cases, hair of the beard, eye lashes, eyebrows, armpits and even pubic region is lost. In Ayurveda this condition is known as khalitya,. Excessive mental worry, …
INTRODUCTION Our life has been divided into the following four stages: Balyam, Kaumaram, Yauvanam, Vardhakyam Kaumaram is the period between balyam and youvanam – 7yrs to 18 years, where we start our studies and become scholars. During this period parents will be after us on the studies to see that we get good education …
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Oil massage: keeps young, both body and mind Dr.Divya Siju B.A.M.S., MD Sreepathy Ayurveda (A specialty Center for Autoimmune Disorders and NeuroMusculoSkeletal Care) Would you like to flow through life with greater ease, contentment, mental clarity, and physical health? Would you like to feel a sense of empowerment and understanding when it comes to your …
Abrus precatorius Linn. Family _ Papilionaceae; Fabaceae. Habitat _ Throughout the country, ascending to an altitude of about 1050 m in the outer Himalayas. English _ Indian Wild Liquorice, Jequirity, Crab’s Eye, Precatory Bean. Ayurvedic _ Gunjaa, Gunjaka, Chirihintikaa, Raktikaa, Chirmiti, Kakanti, Kabjaka, Tiktikaa, Kaakananti, Kaakchinchi. (Not to be used as a substitute for liquorice.) …
Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world — with 1 pound (450 grams) costing between 500 and 5,000 U.S. dollars. The reason for its hefty price is its labor-intensive harvesting method, making the production costly. Saffron is harvested by hand from the Crocus sativus flower, commonly known as the “saffron crocus.” The term “saffron” applies to …
Marma Chikitsa In Ayurveda The word Marma literally means a Tender full vital point, which is a conjugation of muscle, nerve, joint, bone, tendon , artery and vein either in combination of two, three etc., or all the above structures, The father of Surgery- Sushruthacharya, defines Marma as “Marayanthi ithi marma” – which means, that …
Osteoarthritis can be prevented with ayurveda therapy, proper diet and routine. Osteoarthritis is a joint disease that mostly affects cartilage. Cartilage is the slippery tissue that covers the ends of bones in a joint. Healthy cartilage allows bones to glide over each other. It also helps absorb shock of movement. Researchers from the University of …
