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This site has information on Ayurveda which is very good for your health
and a leading alternative medicine. Ayurveda is very popular in India and
now is getting popular around the world. Herbs play a big part in Ayurveda
as does meditation. We have information on ayurveda in general, ayurveda
chakras, ayurveda medicine, maharishi ayurveda, ayurveda cooking and information
on your body type such as pita, vata and Kapha.
Herbs
- Jatamansi
Latin
-- Nardostachys jatamansi
Sanskrit -- Jatamansi
Hindi -- Jatamashi, Balchar
English -- Muskroot, Indian Spikenard, (Indian Valerian -- informal)
Parts Used:
Rhizome, rhizome
oil. Each plant and part has a different therapeutic value and must be prepared
in its own way for maximum benefits. Only found at high altitudes (from 10,000
to 17,000 feet) in India, Bhutan, and Sikkim.
Traditional
Ayurvedic Uses:
Famous in ayurveda
as an herb to combat the effects of day-to-day stress. It has the property
of enhancing the body's innate ability to sleep well.
It is considered
a holy or "divine" plant in ayurveda and has traditionally been
used as an air purifier. Charaka's ayurvedic text recommends it highly for
insomnia, mental instability and to enhance memory.
It is said to
promote growth and maintain the color of hair.
The experts at
Maharishi Ayurveda do not recommend the use of single herbs for self-care
due to several important reasons:
- Single herbs
often have unwanted effects over time, which can be canceled by herbs in
proper combination.
- Herbs in combination
are much more powerful.
- Good formulas
address all co-factors to a health goal for much greater effectiveness.
- Expert combinations
include herbs that increase assimilation and effective potency of the other
ingredients.
- Herbs have
different effects according to dose, and when mixed with other herbs.
