BEAT THE HEAT NATURALLY WITH HENNA
Henna or Madayanthika is usually considered a cosmetic. Lots of gender bias remains around use of henna leaves in certain communities. It is an under rated herb with many great uses. In addition to its cosmetic uses, henna has also been used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of ailments.
On this Guru Poornima day, a small gesture of my pranams to my Guru.
The article by me, Dr.Ranjima is a simple combination from our kitchens. It has reached many common people and they follow it in their daily lives for their better health. It is penned with inspiration from my Dravyaguna class which was taken by my guru Dr. Balamurugan, who is now working at TAMPCOL, Chennai. He has recieved the State Best Ayurvedic doctor award many times, felicitated for his service during covid period. He speaks and writes for the common people and continues to serve them.
This is a short and sweet write up article by Dr.Vairamuthu.K, an inspiring house surgeon at Coimbatore Ayurveda College about the Basic concepts in Ayurveda which is the base of our living and the roots of the great science. His expertise in Sanskrit language adds more beauty to the essence of Ayurvedic Concepts explained. This article helps in understanding the basics of Authentic Ayurveda Science which is evidence based in all means. It is not a superstitious or a fake outdated science. Ayurveda blends with our everyday routine without our knowledge as its a way of living we follow from long time.
This is a lovely article by Dr.ShriVaishna, an upcoming Ayurvedic doctor about Astrology and Ayurveda which is a rae and unknown area of interest in vedic sciences.
Vedic Astrology and Ayurveda are generally interlinked with each other. In olden times, Ayurveda Acharyas were well versed both in Astrology and Ayurveda. They mentioned about causes and prognosis of diseases in particular organ/ part of the body with their knowledge in planets and also kala (time) in which the medicines to be given for the patients. In medical therapies, Acharya Caraka(Ref:c.s.sutra.11) made a seperate division called DEIVA VYAPASRAYA CIKITSA like mantra, ausadha, mani, mangala, bali etc ..which are also a part of remedies for diseases mentioned in Ayurveda as well as in Astrology too.
A wonderful writeup by Dr.Sindhu, an aspiring young soul who is a strong believer and practioner of Ayurveda. It brings out the importance of Thaipoosam and its importance in Ayurvedic point of view.
Thaipoosam is a festival celebrated by the Tamil community on the full-moon in the Tamil month of thai (Jan\Feb), coinciding with poosa nakshatra known as Pushya in Sanskrit. The word Thaipoosam is a combination of the name of… …
