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Ayurvedic Cooking
Cooking is an important component of cuisine. The manner in which we cook our meals has a significant impact on how our body responds to the food consumed. There are a few logical reasons for all of this. The sole medical science that addresses the cooking aspect of food in Ayurveda. This is because it… Continue reading Ayurvedic Cooking
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Anupan
Anupana( Vehicle or Adjuvant) Vehicle means “which carries”. It is a substance used as a medium for the administration of medicine. Adjuvant means “to aid”. It is a substance used to increase the action of principal ingredient. After the conclusion of these meanings Anupan is a supplementary item added to the main medicine either as… Continue reading Anupan
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Ama
The root-cause of all the diseases is called as ‘Ama’. It is an undigested, discrete, bad smelling, viscid, sticky substance which brings down the function of all the organs and is called as ‘Ama’. Being toxic in nature it spreads quickly all over the body and vitiates Doshas, body elements and excretory products. There is… Continue reading Ama
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Agni
The concept of digestive power described in Ayurveda is an essential important contributory factor in the pathogenesis of all the diseases. The food is digested by this digestive power and the three basic vital farces – vata, pitta, kapha are produced and nourished. Therefore, this power is necessary to maintain the power of the human… Continue reading Agni