Jul 28, 2025 | Panchakarma, Traditional Ayurvedic Therapies
Nasya karma is one of the five traditional treatments or cleansing actions employed during the process of pañcakarma, āyurveda’s detoxification and rejuvenation program, where medicinal substances including herbally infused oils, freshly extracted juices (swarasa), or...
Oct 8, 2020 | Ayurvedic Treatments for Common Health Concerns
Both Ayurveda and modern medicine agree that type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is a multifaceted disease that affects many organs, tissues, and channels of the body including the cardiovascular, urinary, nervous and immune systems. In Sanskrit, diabetes is called...
Apr 20, 2020 | Ayurvedic Treatments for Common Health Concerns
Hemorrhoid Treatment in Ayurveda Hemorrhoids are essentially varicose veins of the rectum and anus. People between 45-60+ years of age have shown to be more likely to develop them, although they can occur much earlier in life. Internal hemorrhoids are typically not...
Feb 23, 2020 | General Ayurvedic Topics
I often get quizzical looks when I start an introductory lecture on Ayurveda with the comment that “the three doshas are not body types.” Vata, Pitta and Kapha are certainly foundational to every aspect of Ayurvedic theory and practice and understanding...
Jun 20, 2018 | Ayurvedic Treatments for Common Health Concerns
Eczema, Contact Dermatitis, Atopic Dermatitis, or Psoriasis? Skin conditions are often affected by the seasons and can become increasingly worse at different times depending upon the individuals constitutional trends and the qualities of condition itself. Eczema is a...
