Swarna Bhasma, or nano particles of Gold after proper processing, offers many benefits and can be a game changer due to its multi-dimensional usage ranging from immune boosting activity in children to treating complex diseases like cancers. Even though such a wide range of utilities is documented in classical Ayurvedic textbooks, Swarna Bhasma is minimally used in practice due to public misconceptions and practitioners’ fear of complications. In the management of cancer, although Swarna Bhasma will not act directly, it plays a pivotal role as a drug delivery agent, optimizing the action of other prescribed medicines. The most commonly encountered…
Dr Arun G. Nair
Ayurveda emphasizes quality of life in terms of Good health and peace of mind. To lead such a holistic quality life, Ayurveda has explained several do’s & don’ts to be followed, which are scattered in different parts as well as in different classical textbooks of Ayurveda. Ayurveda elaborates on good health as a Quantitative and Qualitative balance of Dosha’s, Dhatu’s, Mala’s, and Agni. To obtain that balance, there are rules and regulations mentioned for lifestyle and dietary habits. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and food habits is a huge task in this fast-paced generation, where people are running behind earning enough…
As an Ayurvedic Physician, whenever a patient comes for consultation, irrespective of age, gender, religion and the place, I will always be curious to know not only the complaints of the patient rather their lifestyle as well as dietary habits which ultimately had led to the presenting symptoms or rather the disease condition in them. These all factors are very important in the context of successful execution of Ayurvedic treatments, especially in skin diseases. So, here is a case of a college going boy who was treated successfully using oral medications clubbed with panchakarma therapies and modifications in lifestyle as…