Can’t sleep? Your sleep problems may be improved if you try an Indian herb, Ashwagandha. Researchers in the sleep institute in Japan found that an active component of Ashwagandha leaves significantly induces sleep. Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is a central herb in Ayurveda, the [...]

The 21 st of June shall be the day when the whole world would come together to perform yoga on the International Yoga Day.This is indeed a momentous occasion for all the people who are practitioners of Yoga or are interested in it; however, not many would be aware of the fact that Yoga is an [...]

It is ironic that this humbled fungus, hailed as a benefactor of mankind, may by its very success prove to be a deciding factor in the decline of the present civilization. -Dr. John I. Pitt, The Genus Penicillium, Academic Press, 1979 For the students of science and the medical fraternity, it was a [...]

A group of doctors conducted what they called “the world’s first” ayurvedic surgery upon an 83-year-old-man, Ojaswi Sharma, at a hospital in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The surgery involved removing the 240-gram prostate from the body, without the use of antibiotics. Doctors used [...]

Apamarga – Achyranthes aspera is one of the powerful Ayurvedic herb. It is used to prepare a special medicine called Kshara, used extensively in surgical procedures to treat fistula, and as oral medicine for obesity, tumors etc. Achyranthes aspera – Medicinal properties.Watch the Live [...]

Dandelion tea (Taraxacum a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae and consists of species commonly known as dandelion) acts on the affected cancer cells in a way that they disintegrate within 48 hours, during which time no new healthy cells in the body get affected. This often [...]

This is a Speech of Dr.APJ Abdulkalam on Ayurveda while inaugurating Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda Museum at Thaikkattussery, Thrissur on 27th December [...]

New Delhi: Beloved former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, also known as the father of India’s military missile program, died on Monday after collapsing while delivering a lecture in Shillong, plunging the entire nation into a state of utter shock. Kalam, who served as president from 2002 until [...]

The NDA government, which decided to provide impetus to Ayurveda education, on Thursday told the Supreme Court that no relaxation in rules and regulations would be extended to students for admission into Ayurvedic colleges and that they must scrupulously adhere to it. Solicitor general Ranjit Kumar [...]

George Hara, Chairman of the Alliance Forum Foundation (AFF) based in San Francisco, USA, would be addressing the Ayush Darpan Foundation’s international seminar on Ayurveda which shall be organised on the 3rd and 4th of October 2015 in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India. Born in Osaka, Japan in [...]

Tennis legend Steffi Graf has been appointed as the Ayurveda brand ambassador of Kerala. “A decision in this regard was taken by the cabinet on Wednesday. The proposal had come from the state Tourism Department and a formal agreement on this would be reached with Steffi Graf soon,” said [...]

While South Korea is battling with a MERS outbreak, that has killed 24 people and infected 166 people, North Korea has claimed to have developed a vaccine that is very effective in curing MERS, Ebola and AIDS, as well as a range of other diseases and ailments. Developed by North Korea’s [...]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said First International Yoga Day marks the beginning of a new era of peace and goodwill, thanking all those who have contributed to the development of the great discipline. “Did anyone ever imagine that Rajpath would become yog-path…Today is not just a day [...]

The World Health Organization (WHO) urged people across the globe to practice yoga in their daily life. It said that such a practice will reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases including heart disease, diabetes and respiratory diseases. “Yoga can be practiced anywhere by people of all [...]

NEW DELHI — Millions of yoga enthusiasts bent and twisted their bodies in complex postures across India and much of the world on Sunday to mark the first International Yoga Day. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had lobbied the U.N. to declare June 21 as the global Yoga Day, spread his mat [...]