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Ayurveda: Healing Herbs & Plants

In Ayurveda, as well as in all traditional healing systems, the ancient healers and seers did not see humans and nature as separate entities. The notion that we have an unbreakable connection to nature and that nature, including the plant world, can help our healing, served as the basis for healing.

Nearly 20,000 plants with potential as medicines are described in Ayurveda, and its practitioners thousands of years ago recorded its advantages. It has a highly comprehensive classification of plants, instructions for preparing plants for medical use, and knowledge of how to combine different plants to maximize their effects. Rather than dismiss this wisdom or pick and choose pieces out of a complete system of healing, we can look to Ayurveda and its plant pharmacy for a firm holistic foundation and guidance on the best use of these plants as we navigate health and wellbeing in our modern world.

History

According to Britannica, the ayurvedic medical system stretches back 3,000 years, when Dhanvantari, a physician to the gods, received the principles from Brahma, an ancient Hindu god.

According to a review, it is believed that its roots are in the early Indian (Hindu) philosophical systems of vaisheshika, which holds that all physical objects are made up of a combination of the elements of earth, water, fire, and air; nyaya, a school of logic; and samkhya, which holds that there is a dualism between the physical body and the eternal soul.

Despite being the oldest known system of medicine, ayurveda is becoming more and more well-known and is practiced all over the world, according to Britannica. Ayurveda is often utilized as the main method of healthcare in India since it is regarded as a complete system of medicine that can be used for both disease prevention and treatment. According to Hall Carlson, ayurveda can be utilized in conjunction with traditional biomedicine to support a person's healthcare journey in the United States.

Ayurvedic herbs that are classically used during detox contain many of these supportive molecules. Here are just a few components in specific Ayurvedic herbs that support our natural detoxification processes:

• Rhubarb root (Rheum rhabarbarum) — Vitamin C, resveratrol, chromone glycosides, polyphenols including gallic acid

• Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis) — Vitamin C, folic acid, copper, magnesium, zinc, saponins, fatty acids including campestrol and lupeol

• Turmeric (Curcuma longa) — magnesium, tannins, polyphenols including curcuminoids

• Kutki (Picrorhiza kurroa) — phenolic glycosides including picein and androsin

• Neem (Azadirachta indica) — amino acids, sulfurous compounds, flavonoids such as azadirachtin and nimbin

• Gokshura (Tribulus terrestris) — multiple flavonoids, quercitin, tannins, saponins, including sulfated saponins

• Amalaki (Emblica oficinalis) — flavonoids, tannins such as emblicanin-A and emblicanin-B, antioxidants such as quercetin

• Psyllium Husk — fiber and polyphenols such as lignin

• Flax Seed (Linum usitatissimum) — copper, phenols, flavonoids, fatty acids, Vitamin C, Vitamin B1, B2, and B6.

• Triphala — Vitamin C, tannins, amino acids, flavonoids such as quercitin, rutin, luteolin

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DID YOU KNOW?

Ayurveda involves a large number of treatments such as Ayurvedic massage, herbal therapy, Yoga, diet, and meditation.

YOGAPEDIA
Side Crow Pose (Parsva Bakasana)

What is Side Crow Pose?

Side crow pose, or parsva bakasana in Sanskrit, is an arm balance and variation on crow pose. Here, the practitioner's body is nearly parallel to the ground, knees stacked and feet hovering above the ground. The pose builds strength and confidence.

Instructions

• Begin in a squat with the feet together.

• Exhale and twist to the left. Place the palms on the floor to the left side of the body, about shoulder distance wide.

• Raise the buttocks, rest the left buttock on the back of the left arm, and bend the arms deeply.

• Tip forward and lift the feet from the floor. Use core strength to balance on the hands.

• Breathe while holding the pose.

• Exhale and lower. Change sides.

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