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1)       4^th International seminar on Ayurvedic Education, Research and Drug Standardization – A global perspective will be held on January 5 to 7, 2003 at Gujarat Ayurveda University, jamnagar, Gujarat, India. For details , pl. contact : info@ayurveduniversity.com

2)       German Indian Society for Ayurveda in Hamburg is planning to  conduct a field training in Rajpipla forest area of Gujarat, India for Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants (one week duration) in the end of January,2003 / beginning of February, 2003. For more details, pl. contact : info@amla.de

3)       One of our friends Dr. Reynolds is working for integration of Soft tissue orthopedics (a vibration hands on modality), and ART Autonomic Response testing (this is a form of kinesiology that tests for Autonomic dysfunction) and PNK (psycho neurobiology) This deals with the emotional component of the disease/symptomology. Any practical suggestions are welcome from all friends.

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Know some common herbs: Licorice, Yasti-madhu, latin – Glycyrrhiza glabra

It pacifies Vata and Pitta. It is useful in Asthma, hoarseness of voice, bronchitis,. It is best herb for respiratory system. It is also good for eyes, hair, skin problems. The qualities described in Ayurveda texts are Rasayana (Rejuvenative), Balya (Nutritive) and Jivaniya (Life promoting). It is used in small quantity to support the purgatives. Most commonly it is used as throat lozenges. Common formula available is Yastimadhu Tablet or Yastimadhu ghanvati.

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‘When you are sick of sickness, you are no longer sick’

(Old Chinese Proverb)

The prakriti here means whether the food (diet) is heavy/light. For example the meat of the boar is heavy while that of deer is light. The masa (Phaselous radiatus Linn.) is heavy while mudga (Phaselous mungo Linn.) is light.

It means how the food is prepared i.e. by boiling, churning, heating, frying/baking, diluting with other herbs or flavouring. Sometimes the processing attributes to changes in food. For example rice when taken boiled and the water filtered out become lighter. Addition of sweet smelling drugs like Kevada to water shows transformation by flavouring. Curd by nature aggravates the odema but when churned it alleviates oedema.

It is combining two or more substances. Neither honey alone nor ghee alone can cause any ill effect. But if both taken in equal quantity together can cause severe illness.

It means proper or improper dose of the food. That is whether it is to be taken as a whole (sarvagraha) or seperately (quantity of each) (parigraha).

The place where the herbs are grown attribute to their properties. For example herbs grown in  Himalayas are effacious whereas those grown in deserts are light.

It stands for both time in form of day and night and health and age of an individual.

These are rules to be followed while taking food. They are most important for proper digestiion of food. One should not speak or laugh while taking food; one should not eat hurriedly or very slowly. One should eat when previous food has been digested. According to Ayurveda these rules are:

• Food should be warm. When taken warm it is delicious and it provokes the enzymes for digestion promoting quick digestion.

• One should take unctuous food which provokes subdued power of digestion.

• Food should be taken in proper quantity. When taken in proper quantity it is digested easily.

• One should always take food when previous meal is digested. Otherwise the previously undigested food can cause imbalance of the doshas .

• Food having no contraindicatory potencies should be taken.

• One should eat food too hurriedly. It might enter into wrong passage.

• One should not laugh or talk while eating.

• One should take food with due regard to his ownself.

Upayokrit is he who takes the food keeping in his mind all the above points before eating.

INTERESTING Q & A

Dear sir,
I am regular reader of Ayulink. pl inform me the advantages/disadvantages of coconut oil as massage oil against til
oil,which is cosidered as the best.  thanking you,

Dear Friend,

Here is comparison for both oils;

Thank you for your support to Ayurveda. Best wishes, Dr. Prerak Shah