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Ayurveda

Ayurveda in Rigveda

The earliest source of ayurveda is the Rigveda. Some of its verses refer to panchamaha bhoota (five basic elements of the entire creation), and the three doshas or primary forces of life as the founding principles of ayurveda. The three doshas are prana or vata (air), Agni or pitha (fire) and soma or kapha (water [...]

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Natural Energiser- HONEY

Latin name of Honey: MEL Sanskrit Name: MADHU Honey is the most delicious, wholesome and nutritious food one can think of. This wonder of nature is probabl y over 5000 years old. Ancient Egyptions used it to embalm the dead. Honey is a life giving natural good food. Some of the earliest references about honey [...]

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Fomentation

Fomentation is preparation of hot moist material applied to any part of the body to increase local circulation and to alleviate pain. In ayurveda, this technique is more elaborate and called ?Swedana Karma?. Swedana, a sanskrit word, means ?to sweat, to perspire, foment, soften? The basic principle is sweat is brought out on the skin [...]

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Blood ? Letting ? Leech therapy

Ayurveda advocates five bio ? purificatory procedures to treat disease of these five, ?Raktamokshana? (blood letting) is one of the treatments practiced in India since thousands of years. Blood is an essential fluid constituent circulating throughout the body via the arteries and veins, transporting a variety of vital substances between the organs and tissues. It [...]

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Ayurveda Myths & Facts

Myth 1: Ayurveda is primitive and not a scientific system of Medicine, Fact : This is a common notion among the present generation. Ayurveda is the science of life. It was the traditional form of medicine for more than 5000 years. It was very well documented when civilization had not even started in the western [...]

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ABHYANGA

Massage is one of the familiar therapies of Ayurveda. It rejuvenates the body and mind. One must get a massage (with warm oil) at least once in a week. One can do it daily also. It does not take more than 30 minutes. You can do it daily because it is self ? message. You [...]

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Hydro therapy – Water Therapy

The use of water at different temperatures, in the treatment of various diseases, is known as Water Therapy or Hydrotherapy. The Traditional Indian system of medicine has been using water, in different ways, for centuries to treat many a diseases. As the human body is made up of 75% of water it makes it completely [...]

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Dhincharya

The quest for good health requires daily and seasonal routine activities to prevent illness, Ayurveda advocates. Ayurveda recommends that in order to be optimally healthy we should tune our bodies to the nature’s master cycle which in turn regulates the various other rhythms. Ayurveda prescribes a daily routine. There is a rhythm to every natural [...]

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History of Ayurveda

India has always been the cynosure of other world communities in matters spiritual and intellectual. Two factors enhanced the awareness about india, abroad. These are Ayurveda and yoga. We can feel prowd that india contributed these two sciences to the world. Ayurveda is perhaps the oldest medical system in the world. Some his torians place [...]

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