The land of the gods — Himachal Pradesh, in the Himalayan region — is home to Devdar, a tree as noble as the gods themselves, reaching heights of 200–250 feet, truly divine in stature. Its Sanskrit name, Bhadradaru, points to its auspicious, excellent nature. Conical when viewed from above, this 200–250 foot tree is grand …
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Learn the fundamentals of Ayurveda, including its principles, concepts, traditional approach to health, Dosha, Dhatu, Agni, Ama, Ojas, Prakriti, and holistic living based on Ayurvedic wisdom.
Rasna (Pluchea Lanceolata): Ayurveda’s Foremost Herb for Vata Disorders and Joint Pain
“Rasna Vataharanam” — Charak Samhita, Sutrasthan 25. Rasna is considered the finest herb for relieving Vata (wind/air dosha). Vata-related diseases are extremely common today — almost every household has someone suffering from one or another of the eighty recognised types of Vata disorders. Joint pain, in particular, is one of the biggest challenges in medicine. …
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Diet & Care for Sprue, Diarrhoea, IBS and Chronic Dysentery (Ayurveda)
For stomach and intestinal disorders related to the bowels — such as diarrhoea (Atisar), Grahani/Sangrahani (Sprue/malabsorption), chronic dysentery (Marfo), IBS, Colitis, Sprue and similar conditions — the following precautions should be followed. Diet: Take very little spicy, salty, or sour food. Do not eat stale food. Do not take refined-flour (maida) items — bread, biscuits, …
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Diet & Lifestyle During Pregnancy: Ayurvedic Do’s and Don’ts
During pregnancy, the following precautions and care must be observed. Diet & Lifestyle: Take very little spicy, salty, or sour food. Mainly take sweet, tasty, mind-pleasing, light and easily-digestible food. Along with meals, take milk (preferably cow’s milk), mango juice, coconut water, shiro/raab (sweet porridge), and food that is wholesome, sattvic, nutritious and quickly digested. …
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Constipation Diet: Foods to Eat, Foods to Avoid & Ayurvedic Care Tips
Patients suffering from constipation should carefully follow the diet and lifestyle precautions given below. Foods that are beneficial and can be taken: Ajma (carom/ajwain seeds), adad (black gram), pickles (athana), ginger (in larger quantity), tamarind, grapes, fig, cucumber, black grapes (more), mango, kokam, coriander leaves, cabbage, cauliflower, pumpkin, dates, sour drinks, sugar, khichdi, galka (ridge-gourd …
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Ajmodadi Churna – Ayurvedic Powder for Joint Pain, Sciatica and Back Pain
Ajmodadi Churna is considered an excellent remedy for Aamvata (rheumatoid arthritis), Sandhivata (osteoarthritis/joint pain), Ranjhan (sciatica), Katishoola (lower back pain), poor digestion of Aama (toxins), and other Vata-related pain disorders. Preparation: To prepare this powder, buy the following whole herbs from the market, clean them, grind them, and mix the resulting powders in these proportions: …
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Arjuna Churna – Ayurvedic Powder for Heart Health, Weight and Fractures
Preparation: Buy Arjuna bark (Terminalia arjuna, also called “Sajad” or “Sadad”) from the tree itself or from a herbal-medicine shop, pound it finely, sieve it through a fine cloth to make a smooth powder, and store it in a clean, dry bottle. How to take it: 1 to 10 grams can be taken two to …
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Garmalo (Aragvadha / Amaltas / Cassia Fistula) – Ayurvedic Herb for Constipation
The Garmalo (Amaltas / Cassia fistula) tree, 20 to 30 feet tall, is recognised by its round, stick-like pods — maroon when ripe and green when young, about one to one-and-a-half feet long and as thick as a thumb — along with the fresh yellow, chandelier-like clusters of flowers that appear on it. A special …
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Shirish (Albezia lebbeck) – Ayurvedic Vishaghna (Anti-Poison) Herb
“Shirisho Vishaghnanam” — Acharya Charak also described Shirish as a Vishaghna (poison-destroying) herb. Among the ten different classical Vishaghna substances, Shirish is considered the best. Since ancient times, Shirish has been used to counter poison, and this practice is still very common in villages and tribal areas even today. In India, the Shirish tree (also …
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Jatamansi (Nordostachys Jatamansi) – Ayurvedic Herb for the Nervous System
Jatamansi, a grass-like plant found along riverbanks that resembles matted locks (jata), is also known as “Jatashankar”. In Hindi it is called “Balchhad”, and in Sanskrit it is known as “Jatamansi” or “Maasi”. Acharya Charak included it among the Sanjna-sthapana (consciousness-restoring) group of herbs, which itself indicates how important it is. This ground-spreading, perennial plant …
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