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Churna (Sanskrit: चूर्ण cūrṇam "powder", Pali: चुण्ण chunam "powder") [1] is a mixture of powdered herbs and or minerals used in Ayurvedic medicine. [2]
Chyavanprash is an ancient formulation and product. [5] Various ancient Indian texts like Mahabharata, Puranas etc., relate that Ashvin twins, who are Vedic gods of medicine, first prepared this formulation for Chyavana Rishi at his Ashram on Dhosi Hill near Narnaul, Haryana, India, hence the name Chyavanprash. [6]
The Ni'matnama is a collection of the recipes written during the rule of the Malwa Sultanate, Ghiyath Shahi, and his son and successor, Nasir Shah. It contains recipes for food, medicine, and aphrodisiacs. [29] It also includes a sections on preparing betel leaves. [30] and information on unique pickles made from edible flowers. [31]
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The government of India has ordered that Ayurvedic products must specify their metallic content directly on the labels of the product; [19] however, M. S. Valiathan noted that "the absence of post-market surveillance and the paucity of test laboratory facilities [in India] make the quality control of Ayurvedic medicines exceedingly difficult at ...
Charaka was one of the principal contributors to Ayurveda, a system of medicine and lifestyle developed in ancient India.He is known as a physician who edited the medical treatise entitled Charaka Samhita, one of the foundational texts of classical Indian medicine and Ayurveda, included under Brhat-Trayi.
The ingredients of panchamrita: (clockwise from bottom right) milk, curd, sugar (or jaggery), honey and ghee. Panchamrita (Sanskrit: पञ्चामृत, lit. ' five Amṛta s ') is a mixture of five foods used in Hindu as well as Jain worship and puja and Abhiṣeka [1] It is often used as an offering during pooja post which it is distributed as prasad.
Bacopa monnieri is used in Ayurvedic traditional medicine in the belief it may improve memory and various other ailments. [9] Systematic reviews of preliminary research found that Bacopa monnieri may improve cognition , specifically memory and learning, [ 9 ] [ 10 ] although the effect was measurable only after several weeks of use.