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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]
Ayurveda treatises divide medicine into eight canonical components. Ayurveda practitioners had developed various medicinal preparations and surgical procedures from at least the beginning of the common era. [21] Ayurveda has been adapted for Western consumption, notably by Baba Hari Dass in the 1970s and Maharishi ayurveda in the 1980s. [22]
In 2011, the Maharishi Ayurveda Hospital in New Delhi, India became the first ayurvedic hospital in Northern India to receive accreditation from the National Hospital Accreditation Board of Hospitals (NABH). [77] The Raj is a health spa in Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa. [78] Deepak Chopra founded the spa in 1987 and was its medical director.
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 ...
Scientific details of all the ingredients other than herbs used as rasayana in ayurveda are given. Tillotson, Alan Keith; Tillotson, Nai-shing Hu; Abel, Robert Jr. (2001). The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook: Everything You Need to Know About Chinese, Western, and Ayurvedic Herbal Treatments. Kensington press. ISBN 978-1-57566-617-4.
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]
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