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  • Ayurveda Home Remedies for Itching

    Ayurveda, India's ancient medicinal practice, provides home remedies for many common ailments. Ayurveda in Sanskrit means "life" and "science" and offers a holistic approach to medicine. In additio...

  • Ayurvedic Treatments for Acne

    ... University of Maryland Medical Center, Ayurveda is thought of as the most ancient method of healing and wellness. Principles of Ayurveda have been seen written in ancient Sanskrit, and have bee...

  • About Ayurvedic Medicine

    ...urvedic medicine---also known simply as Ayurveda---was developed in India. Ayurvedic medicine may be best known for its herbal compounds, such as triphala, but also involves other treatment meth...

  • List of Ayurvedic Medicines

    ...'s energy is said to be out of balance. Ayurveda practitioners call this "dosha imbalance," and try to identify diseases based on these off-kilter energy patters. Therefore, to treat diseases an...

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  • Calamus

    ...or colic, dyspepsia, and flatulence. In Ayurveda there is major use of calamus for diseases of the kidney and live...

  • Andrographis

    ...mmonly used in Indian folk medicine and Ayurveda for centuries. The herb is also used in Chinese and Thai herbal m...

Conversations On Ayurveda

  • Are You Following an Ayurveda-Based Diet?


    • Posted On August 29, 2007 05:59:31 PM

      Is anyone following a diet based in Ayurvedic principles? I have become interested in those principles over the past few months. Previously, I had already stopped eating beef or pork at all, althou... Read More

    • Posted On August 30, 2007 07:14:52 AM

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  • The Official Yoga Topic!


    • Posted On December 29, 2007 09:46:04 AM

      ...ntegrated Science of Hatha, Tantra, and Ayurveda, is the yoga brainchild of South African native Alan Finger, who currently runs workshops at his yoga studio in Irvington, New York. Finger blend... Read More

    • Posted On December 29, 2007 09:42:49 AM

      Okay Yogis, I know you're around... so come out of hiding whereever you are!!! Yoga survey time to get the topic rolling: ¤ When did you start doing Yoga? ¤ What type(s) of yoga have you tri... Read More

  • Ayurvedic diet


    • Posted On August 11, 2007 11:40:38 AM

      Anyone on an ayurvedic diet? How is it working for you? How does it make you feel? Do you have any recipe/ book/ Portland Oregon restaurant recommendations? I am "inspired" by the concepts, but do ... Read More

    • Posted On August 11, 2007 01:38:11 PM

      ooh, i really wanted to go ayurvedic. but it turns out that all the foods that my type is not supposed to have are my favorite essential foods. must explain my extreme, passionate personality. m... Read More

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Ayurveda online.

Ayurveda remedies now at the click of a mouse! This is what the National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA) in Jaipur promises for those who want to follow the age-old herbal system of Indian medicine for any ailment. The NIA will begin its online consultancy...

Ayurveda - An Ancient Tool for Modern Living

Many people ask me about Ayurveda - how it is applicable to modern life…is it applicable at all?  While it might be hard to fathom how a system of medicine 5,000 years old can apply to us today, as an Ayurvedic traditionalist, I find comfort...

Spicy Tidbits: All India Institute of Ayurveda to be established

The Central Government has approved plans to establish an All India Institute of Ayurveday in New Delhi with a budget outlay of Rs 150 crores. The Department of Ayush is scouting for support staff. The Institute will facilitate scientific validation...

Living in Balance

Ayurveda is a buzzword around my health-conscious community - a word I know very little about. Turns out, Ayurveda is one of the world's oldest medical systems. Although it is considered an "alternative" medicine in the U.S., it originated in India...

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