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Wrong Food Combinations in Ayurveda: A Guide to Modern Missteps

Ayurveda, the ancient science of holistic healing, emphasizes the importance of diet in maintaining health. One of its key concepts is Viruddha Ahara, or incompatible food combinations, which can disturb digestion, impair metabolism, and lead to various health issues. Despite this wisdom, modern trends in “fancy” food recipes often promote combinations that Ayurveda deems harmful. […]
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Yapana Basti in Panchakarma

Yapanam means prolonging and supporting life. Yapana Basti is also defined as that which can be used for longer periods (prolonged use) and that which promotes longevity.  Acharya Charak gives a detailed description of Yapana Basti yogas in siddhi sthana. He mentioned about 216 yogas of which 29 are original yogas and the remaining 187 […]
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Importance of Panchkarma

This Panchakarma Therapies is not only detoxing our body and mind) also form a part in the regimen of Svasthavritta (i.e. Preventive medicine) indicated as prophylactic measures in the context of epidemics and pandemics. Besides the application in the treatment of disease, they are also stated as preparatory measures before administration of Rasayana (rejuvenation therapy) […]
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Anuvasana Vasti

Anuvasana basti is a type of basti in which main ingredient is medicated oil when it is given in less amount it also known as Matra basti, Matra Basti is very comfortable to take and gives many health benefits like it give nourishment to nervous and skeletal system also smoothness to excretory system and by […]
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Niruha Basti/Kashayabasti

Classical recipe of nirooha basti has these five ingredients and each one has its own place and importance to make the recipe divine and effective. Honey Rock salt Oil/ghee Paste of herbs dry/fresh herbs Decoction of  dry/fresh herbs  Honey –honey is sweet and astringent in taste, hot potency, and dries in quality. It has kaphahar […]
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Basti the Therapy in Ayurveda

According to Ayurveda text among all three Doshas vata is supreme and prime factor for manifestation of different type of diseases. To balance the vata, basti is the best line of treatment. Basti predominates in all Panchakarma therapies. This is prescribed specially when vata gets state of imbalance in body and mind, and has capacity […]
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