Samhita

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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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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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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Ayurveda

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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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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Begetting a child

“Begatting a child is more than a physical act; it is a grand ritual”. – Caraka Samhita India is an over populated country. Still pregnancy is considered as an important event that occur in the life of a woman, next to her marriage. In the olden days, joint family system existed and the elders took [...]

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