• Agni in Samskrita means "fire", and according to Ayurveda, Agni happens to be the entity that is responsible for all digestive and metabolic processes...
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    states Fleischman, "the amount of Agni determines the state of health". Agni is an important entity in Ayurveda. Agni is the fiery metabolic energy of...
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  • Northern Ireland Agni (Ayurveda), the "fire" that drives all digestion and metabolism in the Hindu medical practice of Ayurveda AGNI (magazine), an American...
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    Ayurveda Day, also known as National Ayurveda Day, is observed every year in India and worldwide on the occasion of the birthday of Dhanvantari, the Hindu...
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    Ayurveda (/ˌɑːjʊərˈveɪdə, -ˈviː-/; IAST: āyurveda) is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent. It is heavily practiced...
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  • stratum, constituent part, ingredient, element, primitive matter ) in Ayurveda, the seven fundamental principles (elements) that support the basic structure...
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  • Pancha Bhuta (category Ayurveda)
    elements are: Prithvi (Sanskrit: पृथ्वी:, Earth), Apas (Sanskrit: आपः, Water), Agni (Sanskrit: अग्नि, Fire), Vayu (Sanskrit: वायु:, Air), Akasha (Sanskrit: आकाश...
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    Dhanvantari (category Ayurveda)
    regarded as an avatar of Vishnu. He is mentioned in the Puranas as the god of Ayurveda. During his incarnation on earth, he reigned as the King of Kashi, today...
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    The Agni Lingam explains the mythics of life - duty, virtue, self-sacrifice and finally liberation by and through ascetic life at the end of Agni kalpa...
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  • Sattvic diet refers to a type of plant-based diet within Ayurveda where food is divided into what is defined as three yogic qualities (guna) known as sattva...
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    (IAST: Caraka-Saṃhitā, “Compendium of Charaka”) is a Sanskrit text on Ayurveda (Indian traditional medicine). Along with the Sushruta Samhita, it is one...
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  • (/məˈlɑːs/ mə-LAHS) in Ayurveda are the waste products of the body. The trimala (three malas) include urine, stool, and sweat. In Ayurveda, the excreta of the...
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  • or Bharadwaja. It is one among the four upavedas to Vedas (along with Ayurveda, Gandharvaveda, and Sthāpatyaveda). Dhanurveda, a section of the Vedas...
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    the author of the Āyurveda text Rājamṛgāṅka is King Bhoja. King Bhoja is also reputed to be the author of another treatise on Āyurveda titled Rājamārtāṇḍa...
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    The Agni Purana, (Sanskrit: अग्नि पुराण, Agni Purāṇa) is a Sanskrit text and one of the eighteen major Puranas of Hinduism. The text is variously classified...
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    Dosha (category Ayurveda)
    Dosha (Sanskrit: दोषः, IAST: doṣa) is a central term in ayurveda originating from Sanskrit, which can be translated as "that which can cause problems"...
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    therapy are closer to the ones propounded by Armstrong than traditional ayurveda or yoga, or even the practices described in Shivambu Kalpa. Urine-therapy...
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  • Abhyanga (category Ayurveda)
    for specific conditions. Traditionally, the base oil used is sesame but, ayurveda professionals base the oil section on the Dosha type & a mixture of base...
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  • a renowned scholar of Ayurveda, and a school of early Ayurveda was founded based on his teachings. Some historians of Ayurveda date Atreya to 6th century...
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    other Samhitas. The Samhitas contain invocations to deities like Indra and Agni, "to secure their benediction for success in battles or for welfare of the...
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  • Dinacharya (category Ayurveda)
    which proposes the healthy routine to be followed in a day and night. Ayurveda contends that routines help establish balance and that understanding daily...
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    and Ayurveda/avatar of Vishnu Dyaus the deity of the aether (or sky) Vayu the deity of air, wind and breath Varuna the deity of water and rain Agni the...
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  • Atharva Veda became widespread. The latter name Angiras which is linked to Agni and priests in the Vedas, states George Brown, may also be related to Indo-European...
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    Shiva (section Agni)
    unmistakably linking them as same. Rudra and Agni have a close relationship. The identification between Agni and Rudra in the Vedic literature was an important...
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    first century CE and earlier shows an association of his iconography with Agni, the Hindu god of fire, indicating that Kartikeya was a significant deity...
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    ISBN 978-1-55788-343-8. "What are healthy eating timings according to Ayurveda?". 30 March 2019. "8 Amazing Ayurveda Tips for Eating Healthy at Night"....
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  • Agnihotra (redirect from Agni-hotra)
    Brāhmaṇas explains the origin of agnihotra. In one, Prajapati, after creating Agni, offers the sweat of his brow (which became ghee) or his eye after hearing...
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    Pulse diagnosis (category Ayurveda)
    Pulse diagnosis is a diagnostic technique used in Ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine, traditional Mongolian medicine, Siddha medicine, traditional...
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    is the first of the 33, followed by Agni. Some of these brother gods were invoked in pairs such as Indra-Agni, Mitra-Varuna and Soma-Rudra. Mitra, the...
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  • Rasashastra (category Ayurveda)
    (15 July 2011). "Introduction to 'Rasashaastra'- The Iatrochemistry of Ayurveda". African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines...
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