Ayurveda has a holistic approach to health and disease. One of the main teachings in Ayurveda is that diseases don’t appear instantly but follow a progressive path that develops over time. The science of Ayurveda has preventive and restorative measures. It not only focuses on the symptoms but also on the progression and the root…
Guna in Ayurveda is an attribute, virtue, or quality of a person or a thing by which they operate. Simply put, it’s the mental quality of a person or the physical quality of substances. Gunas are mainly of two categories 1. Triguna or three mental qualities: Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas Guna.2. 20 physical gunas or…
The five properties of food and medicine in Ayurveda are called the Rasa Panchaka. One can equate these 5 properties with Ayurveda Pharmacological Principles. The therapeutic approaches of Ayurveda science not only comprise scientific and practice-based theories for healthy living, but they also encompass holistic ways of healthy regimen.[1] An Ayurveda Practitioner or doctor keeps…
This blog will comprehensively go through the 6 Rasas in Ayurveda. Rasa is a Sanskrit word meaning taste. Introduction to Six Rasas in Ayurveda Ra – to relish or to tasteSa – juice or secretion Rasa is the taste associated with the secretions in the mouth.Each rasa is made up of the Panchamahabhutas or five…
Unlike the popular 4 seasons, there are six seasons in Ayurveda. We will understand the seasons w.r.t. Doshas (Vata, Pitta, and Kapha) in Ayurveda. Ritu is a Sanskrit word meaning season. Doshas or Bio energies change during different seasons. Ayurveda has depicted various rules and regimens (Charya), regarding diet and behaviour, to acclimate to seasonal changes…
According to Ayurveda, the tongue is a strong diagnostic tool. Read your tongue, and know your health. The tongue is a detailed health map. A healthy tongue is pink in colour. The tongue shows a Dosha imbalance. It is important to check your tongue regularly to know if your body is accumulating toxins. The tongue…
