Anjana in the Sushruta Samhita: Ayurveda's Classical Collyrium (Kajal) and Its Three Types — Lekhana, Ropana and Prasadana

Quick Summary Almost every Indian childhood carries a memory of it: a fingertip of soft black kajal, warmed at a...

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Jala Varga: The Ashtanga Hridaya on Water — Ushna Jala, Sheetala Jala and the Ayurvedic Art of Drinking (Vagbhata, Sutrasthana 5)

Quick Summary The fifth chapter of the Ashtanga Hridaya's Sutrasthana — Vagbhata's Drava-dravya Vijnaniya Adhyaya, the “knowledge of liquid substances”...

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Charak Samhita: The Complete Guide to Charaka's Classic of Ayurveda — 8 Sthanas, 120 Chapters, Core Teachings and the Reading Series

Quick Summary The Charak Samhita (Sanskrit: Charaka Saṃhitā, "the compendium of Charaka") is the foundational classical text of Ayurvedic internal...

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Danta Dhavana in Ashtanga Hridaya: Vagbhata's Classical Ayurvedic Tooth-Cleaning Procedure with 9 Twigs, Trikatu, Triphala & Trijataka (Sutrasthana Chapter 2 Dinacharya Adhyaya)

Quick takeaway: Danta Dhavana (tooth-cleaning) is the third step of the morning Dinacharya, detailed by Acharya Vagbhata in Ashtanga Hridaya,...

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Nasya in Ayurveda: Charaka's Complete Guide to Nasal Therapy (Anu Taila, Pratimarsha & 5 Types)

Quick takeaway: Nasya is the Ayurvedic therapy of medicated nasal drops, detailed in Charaka Samhita's Siddhi Sthana as the master...

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What Is Ayurveda? The Complete Science of Life — Sushruta's Definition

Quick takeaway: Ayurveda means "science of life" — Ayus (life) + Veda (knowledge). Sushruta, in the Sushruta Samhita (600–800 BCE),...

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