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A sattvic diet is a type of plant-based diet within Ayurveda [1] where food is divided into what is defined as three yogic qualities known as sattva. [2] In this system of dietary classification, foods that decrease the energy of the body are considered tamasic, while those that increase the energy of the body are considered rajasic.
Alwan-e-Nemat is a book of 101 recipes from the kitchen of Mughal emperor Jahangir. [ 35 ] [ 36 ] It also dedicates a chapter to dining etiquette. The book describes the method for laying out Dastarkhan : a process that starts with spreading a leather mat spread over the ornate carpet to protect it, and then spreading a cloth over the mat ...
The origin of Satui is the Magadh region of Bihar and Madhesh Province of Nepal. The process of preparing sattu is ancient [5] and it is popular over a wide area of Nepal, Northern and Eastern India, particularly Bihar and its neighbouring states Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and East Bengal (now Bangladesh).
Sattva (Sanskrit: सत्त्व, meaning goodness) is one of the three guṇas or "modes of existence" (tendencies, qualities, attributes), a philosophical and psychological concept understood by the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy.
In the terminology of Ayurveda (traditional medicine), guṇa can refer to one of twenty fundamental properties which any substance can exhibit, arranged in ten pairs of antonyms, viz. heavy/light, cold/hot, unctuous/dry, dull/sharp, stable/mobile, soft/hard, non-slimy/slimy, smooth/coarse, minute/gross, viscous/liquid.
Ashtanga in Sanskrit means ‘eight components’ and refers to the eight sections of Ayurveda: internal medicine, surgery, gynaecology and paediatrics, rejuvenation therapy, aphrodisiac therapy, toxicology, and psychiatry or spiritual healing, and ENT (ear, nose and throat). There are sections on longevity, personal hygiene, the causes of ...
Prasanth alias Pachu owns an ayurveda pharmacy store/clinic in Mumbai. He is well-liked but unmarried and is looking for a prospective bride. During a visit to his hometown in Kochi for business, he goes to a wedding with his father, Rajan where he meets Achu who he likes. Rajan's friend suggests a marriage proposal, and they visit Achu's house.
The formulation of the Ayurvedic medicine Rajamrgankarasa as given in the Ayurvedic treatise Rājamṛgāṅka (Internet Archive) There is a tradition according to which the author of the Āyurveda text Rājamṛgāṅka is King Bhoja. [ 3 ]