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Patanjali Ayurved is an Indian multinational conglomerate holding company, based in Haridwar. It was founded by Ramdev and Balkrishna in 2006. [5] Its office is in Delhi, with manufacturing units and headquarters in the industrial area of Haridwar. [6] The company manufactures cosmetics, ayurvedic medicine, personal care and food products. [7]
Patanjali Foods, formerly known as Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd, is an Indian multinational fast-moving consumer goods company specialized in the food industry, part of the Patanjali Ayurved. It is headquartered in Indore , India .
Patanjali Yogpeeth I, Main Building (Sadbhawana) This first Yogpeeth campus was commissioned on 6 April 2006. [14] In 2010, the Patanjali Ayurveda College study and research facility was commissioned as part of the university. [citation needed] The campus library has a special area dedicated to the research of yoga and ayurveda. Various ancient ...
Withania somnifera, known commonly as ashwagandha, [2] [3] [4] is an evergreen shrub in the Solanaceae or nightshade family that grows in India, Nepal, the Middle East, and parts of Africa. Several other species in the genus Withania are morphologically similar. [ 3 ]
The use of opium is found in the ancient ayurvedic texts, and is first mentioned in the Sarngadhara Samhita (1300–1400 CE), a book on pharmacy used in Rajasthan in Western India, as an ingredient of an aphrodisiac to delay male ejaculation. [71] It is possible that opium was brought to India along with or before Muslim conquests.
Within the genus Withania, W. somnifera (Ashwagandha) and W. coagulans (Paneer doddi/Ashutosh booti) are economically significant, and are cultivated in several regions for their use in Ayurveda. [3] It is claimed to help control diabetes. [4] The berries contain a rennet-like protease that can be used to clot milk for cheese production.
Balkrishna (known as Acharya Balkrishna, born 4 August 1972) is an Indian billionaire businessman, author and chairman of the consumer goods company Patanjali Ayurved. [3] [4] He was reported by Forbes to have a net worth of US$2.3 billion as of May 2021.
Hamdard Laboratories (India) is a Unani pharmaceutical and food company in India. It was established in 1906 by Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed in Delhi, [1] and became a waqf (non-profitable trust) in 1948. [2] Some of its most popular products include Sharbat Rooh Afza, Safi, Roghan Badam Shirin, Sualin, Joshina and Cinkara. [3]