Indian Systems of Medicine (ISM):

1. Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani.
2. Ayurveda, naturopathy, Siddha, Tibetan medicine, Unani, and yoga.

(See also: Indian Systems of Medicine, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

AYURVEDA: Ancient Indian system of medicine of preventative medicine and treatments which includes diet, yoga and meditation.

(See also: AYURVEDA, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Ayurveda

Ayurveda is an ancient Indian system of medicine of preventative medicine and treatments which includes diet, yoga and meditation.

(See also: Ayurveda, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

What is a "Jyotish" or "Ayurvedic Quality" Gemstone?

Jyotish is the sanskrit name for vedic astrology, meaning "science of light". Ayurveda is the Indian system of medicine meaning "science of life". For gems to be capable of transmitting cosmic planetary rays that may enhance physical, emotional, or spiritual health or attract positive influences toward a person, they must first of all be natural. This means they are created by tectonic pressure within the earth over time periods up to millions of years. Gems also transmit cosmic colors that are in turn absorbed by the chakra centers in the ethereal body and therefore they must be of good quality in clarity.

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Buddhist Meditation: Meditation in Buddhism

Meditation is something that plays a part in virtually all religions, although some of them don't use the word meditation. And meditation is something that can be done with no religious element at all. Meditation involves both the body and the mind. For Buddhists this is particularly important as they want to avoid what they call "duality", and so their way of meditating must involve the body and the mind as a single entity.

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A bachelor's degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three or four years. (Note that some postgraduate degrees are entitled Bachelor of ..., e.g. the University of Oxford's Bachelor of Civil Law and Bachelor of Philosophy.) Bachelor's degree - Honours degrees and academic distinctions. Under the British system, and those influenced by it such as the Irish, Indian, Singaporean, and Hong Kong systems, undergraduate degrees are differentiated ei ...

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• Bachelor's degree - Honours degrees and academic distinctions
• Bachelor's degree - Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees
• Bachelor's degree - Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery
• Bachelor's degree - New bachelor's degrees

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Alchemy is an early protoscientific and philosophical discipline combining the elements of chemistry, metallurgy, physics, medicine, astrology, semiotics, mysticism, and art. Alchemy has been practiced in ancient Egypt, India, and China, in Classical Greece and Rome, in the Islamic Empire, and then in Europe up to the 19th century — in a complex network of schools and philosophical systems spanning at least 2500 years. The alchemists did not follow what is now known as the scientific method, and much of the "knowledge" they p ...

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• Alchemy - Overview
• Alchemy - Alchemy as a proto-science
• Alchemy - The changing goals of alchemy
• Alchemy - Alchemy and astrology
• Alchemy - Alchemy in the age of science
• Alchemy - Alchemy as a subject of historical research
• Alchemy - Etymology
• Alchemy - History
• Alchemy - Alchemy in Ancient Egypt
• Alchemy - Chinese alchemy
• Alchemy - Indian alchemy
• Alchemy - Alchemy in the Greek world
• Alchemy - Alchemy in the Roman Empire
• Alchemy - Alchemy in the Islamic world
• Alchemy - Alchemy in Medieval Europe
• Alchemy - Alchemy in the Modern Age and Renaissance
• Alchemy - The decline of Western alchemy
• Alchemy - Modern 'alchemy'
• Alchemy - Alchemy in art and entertainment
• Alchemy - Literature
• Alchemy - Music
• Alchemy - Other alchemical pages
• Alchemy - Related and alternative philosophies
• Alchemy - Scientific connections
• Alchemy - Substances of the alchemists
• Alchemy - Other resources

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Unaani (in Arabic, Hindustani, Persian, Pashtu, Urdu etc) means Greek. It is also used to refer to Graeco-Arabic Medicine [1] or Unani medicine (see below) based on the teachings of Hippocrates [2]. Unani - Unani medicine. Though the threads which comprise Unani healing can be traced all the way back to Claudius Galenos, 2th century AC, the basic knowledge of Unani medicine as a healing system was collected by Hakim Ibn Sina (known as Avicenna). The time of origin is dated at circa 980 AD in Persia. ...

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• Unani - Unani medicine

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Aframomum Amomum Elettaria The name cardamom (sometimes written cardamon) is used for species within three genera of the Ginger family (Zingiberaceae), namely Elettaria, Amomum and Aframomum. Cardamom was first used c.700 CE, in south India; it was first imported into Europe c.1200 CE. Cardomom is native to the tropical rainforests of south India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Sumatra; it is now also grown in Nepal, Thailand and Central America. Cardamom is also wide ...

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• Cardamom - Types of cardomom and their distribution
• Cardamom - Various uses of cardomom
• Cardamom - Uses in traditional medicine
• Cardamom - True Cardamom

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Yoga when used as a form of alternative medicine is a combination of breathing exercises, physical postures, and meditation, practiced for over 5,000 years. Template:CamMenu In India, yoga is a daily part of life. It is common to see people performing yoga in the morning or speaking about food diets and body therapy entirely based on Yoga or the Hindu healing system of Ayurveda. A survey released in May 2004 by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine focused on who used complementary ...

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• Yoga alternative medicine - Overview
• Yoga alternative medicine - Hatha yoga

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Sclerology is a non-invasive alternative medicine practice in which the sclera is examined for information about a patient's systemic health. According to advocates, examination of the sclera reveals a great number of disease processes and is capable of revealing much more information than iridology. They claim sclerology requires no clinical tools and is an inexpensive, non-invasive meth ...

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• Sclerology - History
• Sclerology - Criticism

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Vedic science is the term used in modern attempts to systematize ancient scientific thought to be found in early Indian scriptures, especially the Vedas. Vedic science - Types of Vedic science. Adherents of Maharishi Vedic science describe it as the science of self (atmavidya). Veda means knowledge; and Vedic science asserts that there are two kinds of knowledge: lower or outer, and higher or inner. Further, the Vedic system asserts that one needs traditional modes of reas ...

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• Vedic science - Types of Vedic science
• Vedic science - Criticisms of Vedic science

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Turmeric (Curcuma longa, also known as tumeric) is a spice commonly used in curries and other South Asian cooking. Its active ingredient is curcumin. It is a significant ingredient in most commercial curry powders. Turmeric is also used to give a yellow color to some prepared mustards, canned chicken broth, and other foods (often as a much cheaper replacement for saffron). It makes a poor fabric dye as it is not very lightfast. Turmeric i ...

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• Turmeric - Food additive
• Turmeric - Medicine
• Turmeric - Cosmetics
• Turmeric - Chemistry

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Deepak Chopra, M.D., (born 1947 in New Delhi, India) is a medical doctor and popular contemporary writer in the United States on spirituality, synchronicity, integrative medicine and Ayurveda. He claims Hinduism as his main influence, specifically the teachings of Vedanta and the Bhagavad Gita. Deepak Chopra - Background. Chopra is a trained physician and was board-certified in internal medicine and endocrinology. He graduated from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in 1968, and after interning at ...

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• Deepak Chopra - Background
• Deepak Chopra - Writings
• Deepak Chopra - Criticism
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• Deepak Chopra - Quotes

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The British Raj (also simply known as the Raj) was a historical period during which most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Bhutan, were under the colonial authority of the British (Undivided India). Since the independence of these countries their pre-independent existence has been loosely termed British India, although prior to Independence that term referred only to those portions of the subcontinent under direct rule by the British administration in New Delhi and previou ...

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• British Raj - History
• British Raj - The Indian Mutiny or Great Uprising
• British Raj - Post-rebellion developments
• British Raj - Beginnings of self-government
• British Raj - After World War I
• British Raj - Further reform
• British Raj - World War II and the End of the Raj
• British Raj - Provinces

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AIM is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below: AOL Instant Messenger A I M Management Group Inc. (AIM Investments) Abductory Inductive Mechanism Abrams Integrated Management Abridged Index Medicus Absorption Isotherm Measurement Accunet Information Manager (AT&T) Accuracy in Media (news media watchdog) Acquisition Information Management Action Item Master Active Inert Missile Ada Interacti ...

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Science and technology in ancient India covered all the major branches of human knowledge and activities, including mathematics, astronomy, physics, chemistry, medical science and surgery, fine arts, mechanical and production technology, civil engineering and architecture, shipbuilding and navigation, sports and games. Grant Duff, a British historian has remarked: “Many of the advances in the sciences that we consider today to have been made in Europe were in fact made in India centuries ago”. Science a ...

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• Science and technology in ancient India - Introduction
• Science and technology in ancient India - Mathematics
• Science and technology in ancient India - Astronomy
• Science and technology in ancient India - Physics
• Science and technology in ancient India - Chemistry
• Science and technology in ancient India - Medicine & surgery
• Science and technology in ancient India - Fine arts
• Science and technology in ancient India - Production technology
• Science and technology in ancient India - Civil engineering & architecture
• Science and technology in ancient India - Shipbuilding & navigation
• Science and technology in ancient India - Games & Sports

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Vikram is a male name in the Hindu community. Vikram means the one who is wise, brave and strong. The name Vikram originated from the king Vikram Aditya who ruled india for 39 years (375-414 AD). Vikram aditya carried on the policy of `world conquest' of his predecessors. His most significant and well celebrated military achievement being total destruction of Kshatrapas, the Shaka (Scythian) rulers of Malawa and Saurashtra, the western India (modern Gujrath and neighbouring states). He scored a fantastic victory o ...

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• Vikram - Filmography in Tamil

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Native Americans in the United States (also Indians, American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal Peoples, Aboriginal Americans, Amerindians, Amerinds, or Original Americans) are those indigenous peoples within the territory that is now encompassed by the continental United States, and their descendants in ...

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• Native Americans in the United States - Early history
• Native Americans in the United States - The Bering Strait Land Bridge theory
• Native Americans in the United States - Settling down
• Native Americans in the United States - European colonization
• Native Americans in the United States - Initial impacts
• Native Americans in the United States - Early relations
• Native Americans in the United States - Removal and reservations
• Native Americans in the United States - Current status
• Native Americans in the United States - Cultural aspects
• Native Americans in the United States - Society
• Native Americans in the United States - Religion
• Native Americans in the United States - Gender roles
• Native Americans in the United States - Music and art
• Native Americans in the United States - Economy
• Native Americans in the United States - Terminology differences
• Native Americans in the United States - Common usage in the U.S.
• Native Americans in the United States - Bibliography

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Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) is a bright green, biennial herb that is very common in Middle Eastern, European, and American cooking. It is used for its leaf in much the same way as coriander, although it has a milder flavor. Two forms of parsley are used as herbs: curly leaf and Italian or flat leaf. Curly leaf parsley is often used as a garnish. Many people think flat leaf parsley has a stronger flavor, and this opinion is backed by chemical analysis which finds much higher levels of essential oil in the flat-leaved ...

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• Parsley - Cultivation
• Parsley - Medicinal Uses

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