Preparation of Medicines, Bhaishajya Kalpana

In Ayurveda anything that exists on this earth can be a dravya (drug) as it is made up of panchamahabhootas. Caraka says even a poison can be an effective drug when administered in the proper way and in the same way an elixir can prove harmful if administered wrongly....

Theory of the Chronic Miasms

. . . Pathogenesis of RA continued As the urogenital organs initially develop as one system, when the menses are suppressed, one of the first symptoms to appear is increased frequency and urgency of urination. When the functioning of one structure of mesodermal origin...

Meditation as Self-Therapy by Swami Rama

You must know with certainty what meditation means, and how meditation can help you. Is meditation a complete therapy or do you need a therapist on whom you can lean for many, many years and still not understand yourself? First of all you should understand that your...

Theory of the Chronic Miasms

Pathogenesis of RA continued Besides the possible underlying miasmatic etiology in rheumatoid arthritis, other possible causative agents may be genetic and environmental factors. RA has a strong possibility of being inherited, with the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)...

OUSHADHA- MEDICINE

Amritha (Tinospora cordifolia) It is also known as giloy and gudduchi. It is a very good rasayan. All the parts of the plant can be used but the stem is thought to be the best. It has a thikta taste and a ushna veerya. After digestion it develops a madhura taste. It...

Theory of the Chronic Miasms

Pathogenesis of RA continued Since most autoimmune diseases are considered to be benign proliferative diseases we can assume the presence of an underlying sycotic process. In RA the proliferative process is focused on synovial lining cells, lymphoid elements, blood...