Ayurveda

 Triphala is one of the commonly used herbal combinations of Ayurveda. since its a combination of 3 herbs  1. Amalaki ( Emblica Officinalis) also commonly known as Amla or Indian Gooseberry. 2. Haritaki ( Terminalia Chebula ) also commonly known as Hirda in local language 3. Bhibhitaki ( terminaila Belerica) also known as beheda. Also Known to many as a laxative and to some as a rejuvenating Elixir, This herb can used as a wonderful drug. also known to balance the tri-Doshas. lets try to put some of its benefits down - 1. Laxative effect - Commonly used by many as a laxative, i recommend a lot of people not to make it a habit forming drug for constipation, can be used on regular basis but if taken for 3 months, recommended to take a break for a month. it can also be lightly fried with castor oil if you are a Vata type so it doesn't increase dryness in the body. 2. weight reduction - this is my favorite drug of choice used in my clinic for weight reduction, while there are so ma

  Pancha-karma procedures are 5 procedures which help eliminate complex toxins from our body. they are -  1. Vaman - Therapeutic Vomitting 2.Virechana - Therapeutic Purgation 3.Basti- Therapeutic Enemas either with Oil or Herbal Decoction 4.Nasya- Therapeutic Nasal Instillation 5.Raktamoxan- Therapeutic Blood Letting These are 5 main procedure done as treatment of Kapha, Pitta,Vata, for Mucus , acid and Air related problems respectively. These are specialized Treatments hence should be done under Qualified Ayurveda Doctor & Panchakarma expert. Panchakarma can be done by both Healthy Individual as well as Diseased Person hence answer to your question on "frequency of Panchakarma procedures done" will vary, which i would like to clarify here- For healthy individual first 3 procedures should be done once in a year to control & balance kapha, Pitta & vata respectively that too in specific time of the year. Nasya can be done regularly & Raktamoxan as & when req

 Dear readers, ( I am writing this post keeping in mind the patient  I see in my clinic,who have become tired or fatigued or emotional due to staying most of the times in their home ,just like i advise my patients, I thought to write this as many more could be benefited) Namaste!!! Considering todays situation, with most of the countries going in lock downs and less of movement, we are finding 1 . The heaviness in the body is increasing (we can call it Kapha increase or also blockage of Nadis / meridians) 2. The mind becomes too active and Rajasic quality of mind becomes very fast. This is a very general thing I have observed in my daily practice, apart from many imbalances.   I have been recommending simple tips during this days – and we see a lot of improvement. Simple changes when you are in lock down can be practiced Like the following 1.          POOR MAN WALK MILES TO EARN THEIR BREAD AND RICH WALK MILES TO DIGEST THE BREAD this is a very good saying for all

  A common question asked to us as Ayurveda physicians is – “Do Ayurveda medicines use heavy metals – and are they toxic” To answer this question I thought to write a Blog to all my readers.   First of all we all have to know – “In Ayurveda, we believe that anything on earth is medicine, if used in the Right way” So this goes well also in saying- anything used In Excess is Poison. Just like if we have lots of spicy food will result in acidity or lots of just cold foods can result in mucus. Ayurveda medicines are usually based on 1.        Purely herbal 2.        Herbal + minerals = Herbomineral Any Ayurveda herbs or Herbomineral are better used under guidance of an Ayurveda physician. Just like in normal life we would use supplements like zinc, magnesium, Iron and calcium.   Ayurveda recommends many more elements including processed Gold, processed silver and other metals. When taken under proper prescription they are considered good. Bhasma in Ayurveda are finely pow

  The concept of Ama has been for centuries discussed in Ayurveda. This concept of Ama is used in treatment of rheumatism. We shall try to understand initially what the word AMA means. Ama is commonly used for toxins or undigested food. According to Ayurveda, person who has a lower rate of cellular metabolism or Agni leads to collection of toxins. Usually people think if they have good metabolism at digestive tract they should be very healthy.  Ayurveda mentions about metabolism or Agni at different levels so we should more think of cellular metabolism as a whole. Agni can be understood at various levels; Jatarangi –  metabolism at Gastrointestinal tract Bhutagni –  metabolism at 5 elemental level Dhatvagni –  metabolism at 7 tissue level Considering these 13 types of Agni we could say in general as metabolism at cellular level. Weakness to any of the above mentioned Agni results in Ama. Rheumatism can be more closely related to Ama-Vata mentioned in Ayurveda texts, as we find