acharya on May 3rd, 2013

Ayurveda, this week, took the digital route, to reach the global audience. The Kerala Tourism in India has launched two e-books on the ancient Indian healing system. The e-books on Ayurveda are “Panchakarma: Ayurveda’s Mantra of Rejuvenation” and “Ayurveda: The Mantra of Niramaya”. Panchakarama, a holistic rejuvenation therapy, combines five therapeutic actions to detoxify the [...]

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Ayurveda is emerging as a strong alternative, and the industry is all set to reap the benefits of using technology to harness its wealth. Ayurveda industry is gaining momentum, recording growth at the rate of 17 percent year-on-year. People in several countries have been turning to Ayurveda as the alternative treatment option for several diseases [...]

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More than 72 percent of corporate employees in India are turning to Ayurvedic treatments like naturopathy, massages, acupuncture and acupressure, due to their demanding work schedules and high stress levels, revealed a latest survey by ASSOCHAM. The survey, Demand of homeopathic and Ayurvedic medicines in metros, has been conducted under the guidance of ASSOCHAM’s Social [...]

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Karnataka will be the first State in India to introduce integrative medicines in mainstream government hospitals. The Karnataka government, recently, announced plans to open Centres of Integrative Medicine (CIM) in four hospitals in Karnataka, including two hospitals in Bangalore. Further, it has been decided to introduce Music Therapy in hospitals run under the Medical Education [...]

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A new chanting technique that helps in combating diseases is catching up worldwide, according to the latest media reports. A trained MD and doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, Dr. Zhi Gang Sha, is said to have been using a unique technique of curing people through Chinese chants, wherein every illness from common cold to depression [...]

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acharya on February 25th, 2012

Ayurveda, the ancient system of medicine, has recently gone hi-tech. A new machine has been developed for the popular dhara treatment (application of continuous stream of lukewarm oil) used often as part of Ayurvedic treatments. This machine is said to be a pioneering attempt in the markets of Kerala. Such experimental attempts are yet to [...]

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Ayurveda is gaining world-wide recognition in preventing and tackling chronic diseases, according to an article published in ‘The Week’ health supplement, June edition. With continued research and several therapeutic benefits that ayurveda offers, it is now understood that ayurveda is much more than herbal shampoos and wellness massages. With increasing chronic ailments striking at an [...]

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A recent United States study, funded by National Institutes of Health, U.S. and by Arya Vaidya Pharmacy, Coimbatore have proven the efficacy of Ayurvedic medicines in curing Rheumatoid Arthritis. The study confirmed that personalised Ayurvedic interventions are clinically significant in improving rheumatoid arthritis on par with allopathy treatment, apart from having the added advantage of [...]

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