Dictionary - Ayurveda: Alternative Health Dictionary Ii On Ayurveda
Ayurveda Ayurveda is an ancient Indian system of medicine of preventative medicine and treatments which includes diet, yoga and medita...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Astrology And Ayurveda: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Astrology And Ayurveda
Astrology and Ayurveda Eternally fascinated by the uncertainty of the future, man has been equally engrossed in various studies that ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Principles Of Ayurveda: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Principles Of Ayurveda
According to ayurvedic philosophy an individual bundle of `spirit’, desirious of expressing itself, uses subjective consciousnes...   » Read the article

Article - Ayurveda: Ayurveda And Yoga - Healing Touch  
Ayurveda and Yoga can be called sister sciences of 'self-healing and self-realisation'. Both evolved from a Vedic background in ancien...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Panchakarma: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Panchakarma
Panchakarma In Ayurveda treatment consists of four basic forms, namely - medicine or drug therapy, pancha (five) karma (actions/ syste...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ayurveda: Alternative Health Dictionary Iii On Ayurveda
Ayurveda is the ancient traditional healing system of India. More than 5,000 years old, Ayurveda is the science of developing health, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Panchamahabhutas: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Panchamahabhutas
According to Ayurveda everything in life is composed of the Panchamahabhutas – Akash (Space), Vayu (Air), Jal (Water), Agni (Fir...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ayurveda: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Ayurveda
Ayurveda is the oldest surviving complete medical system in the world. Derived from its ancient Sanskrit roots - ‘ayus' (life) a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Panchakarma: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Panchakarma Enema Therapy
Panchakarma: Enema Therapy   Considered the best treatment for a deranged vata, it purifies and rejuvenates the colon that then n...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gemology: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Astrology And Ayurveda
Astrology and Ayurveda: Gemology In exactly the same manner precious gemstones such as rubies, diamonds, pearls, red corals, sapphires...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Panchkarma: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Panchkarma Enema Therapy
Panchkarma: Enema Therapy   Considered the best treatment for a deranged vata, it purifies and rejuvenates the colon that then no...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Panchakarma: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Panchakarma Enema Therapy
Panchkarma: Enema Therapy   Considered the best treatment for a deranged vata, it purifies and rejuvenates the colon that then no...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Herbs: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Herbs For Planetary Influences
Herbs to the Rescue To counter negative planetary influences, Ayurveda suggests the use of multi-faceted herbs that not only provide ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Agni: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Agni
Agni Being the biological fire that governs metabolism, agni encompasses all the changes in the body and mind from the dense to the mo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ayurveda: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Ayurveda
Ayurveda: a system of the ancient knowledge (veda) of health and medicine that is so comprehensive it includes descriptions and drawin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Autumn: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Autumn
Autumn: Diet Yummy dishes with astringent, bitter or sweet tastes are for you to enjoy. Have lots of rice, barley, wheat, along with c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Panchakarma: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Panchakarma Basic Principles
Panchakarma Basic Principles Panchakarma consists of medicated emesis (vamana) to remove excess kapha, therapeutic purgation (viracana...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Panchakarma: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Panchakarma Three Stages
Panchakarma:The Three Stages   Poorva (pre) Karma - These important preparatory procedures have two parts Oelation (snehana) The...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Emesis Therapy: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Panchakarma Emesis Therapy
Panchakarma: Emesis Therapy   This is really effective for nasal disorders, tuberculosis, bronchitis, asthma, diabetes, poor dige...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pungent: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Pungent
Pungent Fire & air in pungent increases vata and pitta and mitigates kapha. Increases hunger, is digestive, causes irritation, br...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bitter: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Bitter
Bitter Air & space being its elements, it mitigates pitta and kapha. Drying up moisture from fat, muscles, faeces and urine. It c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Astringent: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Astringent
Astringent Air & earth increases vata and mitigates increased pitta and kapha. It cleans the blood and causes healing of ulcers. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Three Fold Examination Process: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Three Fold Examination Process
Examination Process   To confirm, evaluate and treat a disease, physicians need to perform clinical examinations of patients R...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Monsoon: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Monsoon
Monsoon: Diet ·  Digestive power weakens and bodily vata is aggravated. ·  It is advisable therefore to be mo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Winter: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Winter
Winter: Diet ·  Dig into piping hot, oily, sour & salty food along with rice. Also plenty of cow’s milk & ca...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Spring: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Spring
Spring: Diet ·  Kapha that has already accumulated is liquidified by the heat and disturbs your digestive system. ·...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Summer: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Summer
Summer: Diet ·  Take in plenty of fluids. Avoid dehydration. ·  Avoid food with pungent, acid & salt tast...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Know Yourself: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Know Yourself
Your personal constitution, which is your individual metabolic make-up, helps determine how your mind and body will instinctively reac...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Double Dosha Body Types: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Vata-pitta
Body Characteristics - double dosha body types   VATA-PITTA Their characteristics show a combination of vata & pitta, for exa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Double Dosha Body Types  : Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Pitta-kapha
Body Characteristics - double dosha body types   PITTA-KAPHA Pitta-Kapha people probably adjust best of any constitution to the c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Double Dosha Body Types: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Kapha-vata
Body Characteristics - double dosha body types   KAPHA-VATA Vata–Kapha people tend to be tall but are average in build and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Diet: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Uneasy Food Combinations
Uneasy Food Combinations   The next important factor requiring attention in the planning of diet is the incompatibility of certai...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sour: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Sour
Sour Comprised of the elements earth & fire, it increases pitta and kapha and is good for heart and digestion. Stimulates agni, m...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sweet: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Sweet
Sweet Related to earth & water, it mitigates pitta and vata, producing greater strength in the tissues and of value to the aged, w...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Salt: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Salt
Salt The water & fire in salty taste increases pitta and kapha. It clears obstruction of channels and pores and increases the dig...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mantras: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Mantras
Mantras Handed down since ancient times by religious seers who had attained self-realization by chanting them, mantras are words or sy...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoni Mudra: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Yoni Mudra
Yoni Mudra ·  Close your ears with thumbs. ·  Cover your eyes with your index finger. ·  Close you...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Frontal & Nasal Gazing: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Frontal & Nasal Gazing
Frontal & Nasal Gazing ·  Gaze at a point between your eyebrows, seat of the 'Third Eye' or at the tip or your nose. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Candle Gazing: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Candle Gazing
Candle Gazing Place a candle at eye-level in a darkened, draught-free room. Close your eyes and hold an after-image of the bright fl...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meditative Postures: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Meditative Postures
Meditative Postures   Yoni Mudra ·  Close your ears with thumbs. ·  Cover your eyes with your index fing...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Panchkarma: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Panchkarma Basic Principles
Panchkarma Basic Principles Panchakarma consists of medicated emesis (vamana) to remove excess kapha, therapeutic purgation (viracana)...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Panchkarma: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Panchkarma Three Stages
Panchkarma:The Three Stages   Poorva (pre) Karma - These important preparatory procedures have two parts Oelation (snehana) Ther...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Oelation Therapy: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Panchakarma Oelation Therapy
Oelation Therapy   Involves saturation of the body with herbal & medicated oil via external & internal oelation to make ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Purgation Therapy: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Panchkarma Purgation Therapy
Panchkarma: Purgation Therapy   Aims to eliminate those doshas that cannot be removed by emesis or through other channels as kidn...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nasal Administration: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Panchkarma Nasal Administration
Panchkarma Nasal Administration   Making use of medicated oils taken through the nostrils, it is used to assist emesis therapy in...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bloodletting: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Panchkarma Bloodletting
Panchkarma Bloodletting   Toxins absorbed into the bloodstream through the gastro-intestinal tract get circulated throughout the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Panchkarma: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Duration Of Panchkarma
Duration of Panchkarma   The whole treatment of nearly a months duration is generally broken up in this manner:   1st cycle ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Emesis Therapy: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Panchakarma Emesis Therapy
Panchkarma: Emesis Therapy   This is really effective for nasal disorders, tuberculosis, bronchitis, asthma, diabetes, poor diges...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Purgation Therapy: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Panchakarma Purgation Therapy
Panchakarma: Purgation Therapy   Aims to eliminate those doshas that cannot be removed by emesis or through other channels as kid...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nasal Administration: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Panchakarma Nasal Administration
Panchakarma Nasal Administration   Making use of medicated oils taken through the nostrils, it is used to assist emesis therapy i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bloodletting: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Panchakarma Bloodletting
Panchakarma Bloodletting   Toxins absorbed into the bloodstream through the gastro-intestinal tract get circulated throughout the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Panchakarma: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Duration Of Panchakarma
Duration of Panchakarma   The whole treatment of nearly a months duration is generally broken up in this manner:   1st cycle...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Accupressure: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Accupressure
ACCUPRESSURE: ·      Based on the principle of manipulation of crucial pressure points in the body, a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Accupuncture: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Accupuncture
ACCUPUNCTURE: ·      The modern name is derived from the Latin words Acus (needle) and Punctura (pene...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ancient Medicine: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Chinese And Greek
ANCIENT MEDICINE: CHINESE AND GREEK   Chinese According to the ancient Chinese system of philosophy, the human body is governed ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vastu Shastra: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Vastu Shastra
Vastu Shastra Vastu Shastra is an ancient science energy flow throughout the house/office/factory that allows inflow of fresh air and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vastu Shastra: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Shape Of The Site
Shape Of The Site Symmetrical shapes like square or rectangular, circular & hexagonal promote overall growth, increases mental cap...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vastu Shastra: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Slope Of The Land Surface
Slope Of The Land Surface The surface should be elevated towards the southern and western sides and should be lower in northern and ea...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vastu Shastra: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Impact Of Gates At Various Locations
Impact of Gates At Various Locations Eastern Side: The third and fourth gate promote prosperity.   Southern Side: The twelfth ga...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vastu Shastra: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Brahmasthan
Brahmasthan (Central Zone of the Building) ·  Should be free from any obstruction in the form of a wall, pillar and beam. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vastu Shastra: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Staircase
The Staircase ·  Should be in the western or northern side of the building. ·  Turnings should be in the clock...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vastu Shastra: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Inner Planning Of A House
Inner Planning of a House ·  The oven should ideally be in the south-east zone. ·  Toilets should not be in th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vastu Shastra: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Inner Planning Of An Office
Inner Planning of an Office ·  The shape of the cabin should be a regular square or a perfect rectangle. ·  Th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vastu Shastra: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Internal Planning Of Any Industrial Building
Internal Planning of any Industrial Building ·  Heavy plant and machinery should be installed in the south-western, southe...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cleanliness: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Cleanliness
Cleanliness Thorough washing of the limbs, face, mouth, eyes & nose purifies the bodies sense organs. Best done with a bath in cle...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Exercise: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Exercise
Exercise Either passive like massage or active like aerobics or both as in yoga postures, regular exercise increases the body's stamin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Massage: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Massage
Massage Necessary for every person, a regular self-massage with herbal oils is usually adequate but needs to be supplemented with prof...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meditation: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Meditation
Meditation Ideal for disciplining the mind and removing stress & strain, it is best done after a quick bath to cleanse yourself. C...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Clothing: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Clothing
Clothing In shielding from extreme temperatures, it tends to reflect the temperament of the wearer in a society showing growing prepo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Choice Of Pet: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Choice Of Pet
Choice of Pet Often an extension of their owner's personalities, pets should ideally be chosen so as to have a therapeutic effect on y...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Choice Of Partner: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Choice Of Partner
Choice of Partner Ayurvedic wisdom suggests that like types make better mates because of similar mental processes, attitudes and sexua...   » Read the article

Article - Ayurveda Sitemap I - A
This is a sitemap for Ayurveda - A . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word.   ...   » Read the article