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Ayurveda: List of Foremost Things

August, 2015 by Charaka Samhita

Food is the foremost among those that sustain life. Water among those that are refreshing. Exercise among those that make for ﬁrmness of the body. Zest for life among attributes of health... From the Ayurvedic source text, Charaka Samhita • 500 BCE read more

The Five Actions Of Ayurveda

October, 2015 by Vikram Zutshi

It was a steady flow (Dhara) of cooling liquid streaming down on my forehead through a hole in an earthen pot, placed directly over the head. The liquid is a decoction of buttermilk processed with Amlaki and Cyperus rotundus. The leaves and root of the Cyperus plant have been recommended in Indian Ayurvedic texts for reducing fever and inflammation, digestive disorders, menstrual cramps and other maladies. In traditional Chinese medicine Cyperus was considered... read more

Six Seasons Part Two by Freedom Cole

January, 2016 by Freedom Cole

The season themselves can trigger emotions within us. Indian culture has a complex science of emotion from great antiquity. Emotional experience is a complex process of multiple factors: triggers (vibhāva), affects (bhāva), feelings (ālambana), and emotions (rasa). read more

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Ayurveda

Ayurveda: List of Foremost Things

The Five Actions Of Ayurveda

Six Seasons Part Two by Freedom Cole

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