Trivrt and Vatsaka in the Charaka Samhita Kalpa Sthana: The Root Ranked Best for Virechana, Its Two Colours, and Chapters That Audit Themselves

The short version The Kalpa Sthana is the pharmacy manual buried inside the Charaka Samhita, and it is organised around...

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Charaka Samhita Kalpa Sthana Chapters 2-4: Jimutaka, Ikshvaku and Dhamargava - the Bitter Gourds of the Classical Vamana Pharmacy

The short version The Kalpa Sthana is the sixth of the eight books of the Charaka Samhita, and it is...

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Milk, Curd, Buttermilk and Ghee in Ayurveda: The Kshira Varga of the Ashtanga Hridaya (Dugdha, Dadhi, Takra and Ghrita)

Quick Summary No cupboard in the Indian kitchen has been studied as lovingly by the old physicians as the one...

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Kacha and Linga-nasha in the Sushruta Samhita: The Ancient Ayurvedic Cataract Couching Surgery (Uttara Tantra, Chapter 17)

Quick Summary Somewhere around two and a half thousand years ago, an Indian surgical text set down, step by careful...

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Cow Ghee in Ayurveda: Why Bhavaprakasha Calls It the King of All Healing Fats

Quick takeaway: The 16th-century Bhavaprakasha names cow ghee the supreme sneha dravya, declaring "of all ghees, cow ghee is supreme."...

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