Category Archives: Herbs

Medicinal Herbs, Herbal Treatments, Phytotherapy, Plant-based medicine from Ayurvedic Medicine, Tibetan Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Western Herbalism

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  Ayurvedic Look at Aging

  Posted on January 11, 2012 by Bay Area Ayurvedic Doctors, Acupuncturists, Medical Doctors in Rasayana, Vata

  REFLECTIONS ON AGING             The contemporary view of life holds that health and function naturally decline. This paper examines this view in light of the textual authority of the ancient Ayurveda samhitas.  It is our view that the ancient texts describe the disease process and its causes without implying that the process is inherent in [...]

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  When to Take Ayurvedic and Western Herbs

  Posted on January 5, 2012 by Bay Area Ayurvedic Doctors, Acupuncturists, Medical Doctors in Herbs, Podcasts, Q&A, Rasayana

  When to Take Ayurvedic, Chinese and Western Herb Formulas The role of herbs and herbal supplements in Ayurveda is ancillary but important. That is, diet and lifestyle are the foundation but herbs support and augment diet and lifestyle influences. The herbs are said to be a kind of intelligence, which gently promotes healthy physiology. They [...]

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  Shatavari – Asparagus racemosus – Summary

  Posted on January 4, 2012 by Bay Area Ayurvedic Doctors, Acupuncturists, Medical Doctors in Herbs, Pitta, Rasayana

  Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus / Wild Indian Asparagus Roots   Means in Sanskrit “one who posseses a hundred husbands” or “one with one hundred roots” Mandarin name: tian men dong tian1 men2 dong1 Best for pitta (fire and water – – metabolic – – “bile” – – Medium mesomorph); (V-P-K=+) Most important soothing the fire in [...]

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