HERBAL REMEDIES NEWSLETTER, Jan.2006Greetings and Welcome to Holistic Herbal Health Newsletter: Dear friends and Visitors, Namaste, Wish you all a happy, healthy and prosperous and spirited New Year. We are very happy to be in your service one again. Thanks to you to opt for this Holistic Herbal Health Newsletter and to your visiting the website www.holistic-herbalist.com. As we have promised earlier, you will find the material in this newsletter as well as on this website, continuously refreshed, updated and more and more holistic and practically useful. THEME OF THE MONTH: The theme of the month is "BYE BYE WINTER", as despite the near Zero temperature in many parts of the world, we are returning to the begining of spring next month. CONTENT SECTION: We will have following items to share this month.
PROMOTING THE UNDERSTANDING: Holistic health is one of the central theme of Ayurveda as well of this website. The first thing that comes is the begining to realize that the nature of our life is holistic. We are not a dissociated mass of some proteins, carbohydrate, fat and some other bio-chemicals. We are living being, the primary source of being is the consciousness or our soul that is the root and the foundation of all of that we can label as 'ours' - body, sentiments, feelings, emotions, thoughts, inspirations and the like. The dawning of the awareness toward the holistic nature of our being comes automatically as we grow and mature in life as a result of experiences. This understanding and realization deepens and we begin to live in accordance with holistic principles spontaneously as something is guiding and motivating us from our inside. All that we or anybody else can do, could be no more than pointing or indicating or suggesting. We have to unmask this understanding and realization ourselves and then alone we would be able to chisel our lives spontaneously. We have a series of articles on holistic health. They will offer you the basic frame work of which you could be aware by being aware of the soul and its functioning through the consciousness within ourselves. THE HERBAL HEALTH CONTEST: The contest of this month is the questions related to Holistic Health. For more information you can visit the pages again. www.holistic-herbalist.com/holistic-health.html The Query: Do you feel that we might have three dimensional nature - The causal or ideational, the pranic or energy, the physical one? Do you feel that they are functioning in us? Please explain. The answer could be written in Feed back form at www.holistic-herbalist.com/contactus.html The winner will declared in the next month's newsletter. And the prize for the winner will be the free Ayurvedic consultation from us - for some disease or some health condition, for yourself or your loved ones. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Q: Mr. Jagadish Tiwari from Mayur vihar, New Delhi, India. The Arjuna or Terminalia arjuna based preparation "Abana" tablets from Himalaya drugs caused the trouble of flatulence. Even when some other Ayurvedist advised me to take this herb in other forms, the flatulence trouble occurred again. What is the cause of the flatulence? Answer: Terminalia arjuna is having astringent taste and dry quality according to Ayurveda. If you take its decoction or other preparations having it as the chief ingredient, it might cause mild constipation and/or flatulence in some individuals. You can use some other herbal additives with its decoction. Ayurveda describes a special way of taking arjuna after processing it in water and milk. The preparation is called Arjuna-kshira-paka i.e. the boiling of 'arjuna with milk'. You can have more info regarding this at www.holistic-herbalist.com/arjuna-kshira-paka.html www.holistic-herbalist.com/terminalia-arjuna.html MEET THIS HERB Ashwagandha or Withania somnifera or Winter cherry This is such a fantastic herb that everybody should use it in winter season. This herb is a great Immuno-modulator and adaptogenic. Taking it daily will boost your immunity and keep your nerves and mind toned up. The capacity of the mind to endure stress will be raised. Yes! the threshold of stress will go up. Plus the ill effects as a result of the stress will be nullified. In India, many young married and unmarried persons use this herb in winter season. It is best to take this herb with milk. Follow the lead of Ashwagandha at www.holistic-herbalist.com/ashwagandha.html KNOW ABOUT THIS CONDITION Mild Constipation: Exactly this is not constipation of the order in which one doesn't evacuate the bowel daily. Here one does feel that the evacuation is insufficient or it should be a little more. Alternatively these persons might feel some flatulence and some other common abdominal complaints. If you want to relieve these symptoms, you can use Terminalia chebula or Haritaki. Its powder and tablets and capsules are available and you can choose anyone suitable to you. Know about Haritaki or 'the gentle cleanse' at www.holistic-herbalist.com/terminalia-chebula.html BE RESOURCEFUL WITH The Great-triad of Ayurvedic Books Yes, the set of three books are considered as the great triad that should be studied by all the Ayurvedists and herbalists. They are:
These books are available in Sanskrit, Hindi and English. HERE IS THE HERBAL COMPOUND: Ashwagandhadi Churanam This Ayurvedic herbal powder contains two herbs in equal proportions. Aswagandha root powder and Vridhadaruka or Vidhara or Argyreia speciosa Sweet. are powdered and mixed with equal quantity of sugar candy or sugar. This is freely available at Ayurveda stores. It can be taken in the dosage of 1/2 to 1 teaspoonful or 2 to 5 gm. twice a day. This powder is good for degenerative disorders, for convalescent persons, for those who complain of decreased stamina or fatigue or weakness. This is ideal for increasing the strength of the body. HERBAL HOME REMEDY Arjuna Paste in Acne Take the bark of Terminalia arjuna or its powder. Make its paste with honey and apply it to the acne. Within some time the acne will disappear. Plus it will help to remove the marks of the acne or pimples. HEALTH VIA KITCHEN We use some spices in Indian cooking. Everywhere people use the spices in cooking to prepare various food articles to add flavor, to make them easy to digest. Ayurveda uses the term 'Sanskara' for preparing the eatable version of raw foods. The breads, the curries, the desserts are all prepared after the proper 'Sanskaras'. This word literally means 'Transforming the qualities, or Infusing better qualities'. This word is also used when good habits and values are instilled in children and adults. So with the right use of spices, we are adding value to our food. This food is made suitable to our constitution and helps us to remain healthy and stay away from diseases. THE ARTICLES AT WWW.HOLISTIC-HERBALIST.COM We are trying to have some of the practically useful and some other inspiring articles that would prove to accelerate the momentum toward understanding the holistic nature. The Series of Holistic Health The Practically Useful Articles: Arjuna Kshira Paka - The Ayurvedic Synergistic and Balanced use of Arjuna plant. (19 Jan. 2006) See the other benefits of Herbs Pictures besides the aesthetic and decorative role. Explore with Feng Sui. (15 Dec. 2005) The Informative Articles: The series of Articles on Clinical Research Trials The Preclinical or Animal Research trials - discovery to development of medicine - Its role in Herbal Research. (17Dec. 2005) The Therapeutic trials or Clinical Research Trials in Man - Its role in Clinical research trials of Herbal Research. (18 Dec. 2005) How the Therapeutic Clinical Research trials are designed and What are the ethics of research in man? How are they sized appropriately? (19 Dec. 2005) What is double blind clinical research trials? Why are they necessary? (20 Dec. 2005) The Vegetarian Capsules Vegetarian Capsules - Vegcaps VS Gelcaps(Part 1)(23 Jan. 2006) Vegetarian Capsules - Vegcaps VS Gelcaps(Part 2) (24 Jan. 2006) Vegetable Capsules - Vegcaps VS Gelcaps(Part 3) (24 Jan. 2006) THE GREAT NEWS I know presently that only a few people are reading this newsletter now. But I am happy to tell you that I used to visit saints and seek their blessings. In this course, I happened to meet one person whom I will call 'The Ayurvedic Saint'. I want to tell you about him in this first newsletter because I feel it auspicious for me to write about him. Yes right before joining the Ayurveda as a student, I was more interested in following Yoga, meditation and the spiritual path. I happily graduated from Ayurveda but found only a handful of persons in India and abroad (I have never visited outside India but I have read about many and their works and met some persons). I know all the big names that might be coming to your mind. And I found only Swami SadaShiva Tirthaji, The founder of www.ayurvedahc.com to be the person who is having the genuine approach toward Ayurveda - The original approach that was had by the great seers who propounded Ayurvedic principles. I am greatly inspired by his spirit. And I am too much joyful to work with him for the cause of Ayurveda and Holistic Health. I am proud to join ISHTAA - International Spiritual Holistic Thinkers Ayurveda Association, www.ishtaa.org. I feel blessed to conduct a lecture on Holistic Health to the students of Allied medical fields on behalf of Ishtaa. This has been our first social service promoting the cause of Ayurveda and Holistic Life. READERS LETTER This is the first issue of the newsletter. At present I am waiting for your reply and feed back. We will be happy to receive your comments and will be more than happy to add some the features that you will suggest. This newsletter will be for the people. All that will be asked will be here. THANK YOU Best Regards With Love and Prayers for The Health of All dr vikrama
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