Saktu, Laja, Prthuka, Rasala: Sattu, Murmura, Poha & Shrikhand in the Ashtanga Hridaya — Vagbhata's Krtanna Varga of Prepared Foods

Quick Summary The sattu sharbat of a North Indian summer, the poha on a Maharashtrian breakfast table, the murmura in...

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Annasvarupa Vijnaniya: How the Ashtanga Hridaya Classifies Every Food (The Seven Food Groups of Ayurveda — Grains, Pulses and the Four Gruels)

Quick Summary The sixth chapter of the Ashtanga Hridaya, the Annasvarupa Vijnaniya (“knowledge of the nature of food”), is Vagbhata’s...

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