Basic Concepts Of Ayurveda

Karna Vedhana Samskara/Ear lobule puncturing practice in Ayurveda

  Prakaara Paribhaashaa: Ear lobule puncture of a baby.   Description: Kala/Vaya/Ahoraatra/Ritu/Bhukta This procedure should be done in the 6th, 7th or 8th month after the birth of the baby. The procedure should be conducted in S`heeta Ritu and that too in S`hukla Paksha.   Poorvakarma (Prerequisites): Mangalaacharan`a, Svastivaachana   Patient preparation: The baby should be held by the Dhaatree or the Kumaaradharaa in his or...

Types Of Food In Ayurveda

Types Of Food In Ayurveda     Always conducive food Taking ginger & salt before food is always good, it enhances Agni, taste, clears tongue & throat. Wholesome diet (pathya Ahara) Rakta Sali, Mudga, Rain water, saindhava, jivanti, meat of ena, lava, godha, rohita, cow’s ghee, cow’s milk, tila taila, fat of pig, fat of culuki fish, fat of white...

Significance of Ahara (Food) in Ayurveda

Ahara (Food)   Ahara is the food which is ingested, it includes all foods like eatables, lickables, drinkables etc. It is derived from root पु आङ + ह + धञ् Food has been given the prime importance since Vedic period. It is considered as Brahma in Upanisad. Kasyapa gives it the name...

Importance of Natural Urges In Ayurveda

Significance of Natural Urges in Health   The human body is a wonderful complex system which has a number of ways to balance or eliminate the materials which could be harmful to the body. In order to facilitate the elimination of these substances, the body is equipped with urges that appear naturally   There are two types of...

Tridosha Concept In Ayurveda

Tridosha Concept In Ayurveda       The treatment principles of ayurveda are based on the Tridosha. Tridosha means (Tri- 3, and Dosha - Energetic Forces). They are Vata, Pitta And Kapha. There is no correct co-relative words for them in modern science. The body gets diseased when imbalance occurs in Tridosha, Dhatus and Malas. They should...