The Ayurveda Experience Blog

Garbhasanskar: Ancient Ayurvedic Practices For Pregnancy + Yoga, Diet For Pregnancy

What Is Garbhasanskar? The Sanskrit word garbh means fetus in the womb and sanskar means educating the mind. So, garbhasan...

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Ama Nidana: Causes + Symptoms Of Undigested Food And Metabolic Toxins

What Is Ama? The word ‘ama’ is the combination of ‘am’ dhatu (tissue) with ‘nich’ pratyaya1. Ama is a Sanskrit term for ah...

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Ayurvedic Drinks For Fall: Easy-To-Prepare Recipes For Ayurvedic Beverages

Meet The Rhythm of Autumn With Ayurveda What can we drink as we move into autumn? As Vata holds strong, coming out from un...

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100 Natural Ayurvedic Beauty Tips: Skincare, Haircare, Diet, And More

This article outlines 100 natural and traditional Ayurvedic beauty tips that can be used to enrich self-care practices and...

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Brahmi: Uses, Benefits, Dosage, Side Effects + Ayurvedic Uses Of Bacopa Monnieri

Here, we take a look at brahmi, its Ayurvedic uses, benefits, and side effects. We also take a look at its Ayurvedic appli...

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Healthy Snacks For Kids: 3 Easy-To-Prepare Ayurveda Inspired Recipes

Healthy Snacks For Kids Snacking is important for children because their smaller stomachs fill up fast and they burn energ...

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Moringa Benefits, Uses, Dosage + Ayurvedic Uses Of Moringa

Moringa, also known as the ‘drumstick tree’, is being widely promoted as a “superfood” nowadays because of its rich nutrit...

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Nirgundi Uses, Benefits + Actions, Ayurvedic Applications Of Nirgundi

What Is Nirgundi? Vitex negundo or nirgundi is an herb widely used in Ayurvedic, Chinese and western herbalism traditions....

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Eranda Taila: Castor Oil Benefits + Ayurvedic Uses Of Castor Oil

What Is Castor Oil? Castor oil, also known as eranda taila in Sanskrit, is a thick oil made from Ricinus communis, the cas...

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Ayurvedic Lunch For Kids + Ayurveda Inspired Lunch Box Recipes

In this article, I will try to list some tried and tested healthy Ayurvedic ways of packing lunch for your kids. We will a...

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Ashwagandha For Energy + Ashwagandha Use For Fatigue, Stress, And Insomnia

Ashwagandha For Energy Ashwagandha, also known as Winter Cherry or Withania somnifera is one of the most widely recognized...

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Maca Root Benefits, Ayurvedic Uses, Dosage, Interactions + Delicious Adaptogenic Recipe

Maca originated in South America and has been cultivated as a root plant there for at least 2000 years. It was first intro...

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Finding Your Satmya: The Ayurvedic Diet And Lifestyle That Works Best For You

Here we take a look at what satmya is, the Ayurvedic perspective on satmya and how this concept can help you find the best...

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Dysmenorrhea Symptoms, Causes + Ayurvedic Remedies, Yoga For Painful Menstruation, Cramps

Menstrual pain or dysmenorrhea is centered mostly in the lower abdomen and lower back. Here we look at Ayurvedic remedies ...

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Dry Ginger Benefits, Ginger Powder Uses, Ayurvedic Remedies + Ginger Powder Tea Recipe

Ginger is a very common food ingredient in India. It’s known as adrak (fresh ginger) and sonth (dried ginger) in Hindi. He...

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Leukorrhea Causes, Symptoms + Ayurvedic Remedies For Abnormal Vaginal Discharge

What Is Leukorrhea? Leukorrhea is a thick, whitish or yellowish vaginal discharge.  Here we take a look at leukorrhea caus...

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What Is Ratricharya? Ayurvedic Nightly Regimen: Dietary + Lifestyle Guidelines For Nighttime

Ayurveda gives high importance to both preventive and curative aspects of health. We all are familiar with the definition ...

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Sesame Oil Benefits, Ayurvedic Uses, Nutrition Facts + Sesame Oil Substitute

In this article, we will discuss the benefits of sesame oil, using sesame oil for skin, whether sesame oil is healthy, ses...

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Urustambha Causes, Symptoms, Warning Signs + Ayurvedic Treatments For Thigh Pain

The word ‘urustambha’ consists of two words ‘uru‘ and ‘stambha‘. Uru means thighs and stambha means cramping or spasticity...

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How 30 Days Of Abhyanga Changed My Life

I committed to 30 days of abhyanga self-massage and here’s what happened. “The body of one who uses oil massage regularly ...

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