Background: Nidana panchaka is the five-fold scheme of diagnosis of Ayurveda: nidana (cause), purvarupa (premonitory signs), rupa (signs and symptoms)...
Background: Ayurvedic pharmacology explains the action (karma) of a drug through five properties: rasa (taste), guna (quality), virya (potency), vipak...
Background: The principles of treatment in Ayurveda are summarised in a small number of categories: shodhana (purification), shamana (pacification) an...
Background: Ayurveda prescribes daily (dinacharya) and seasonal (ritucharya) regimens for the maintenance of health. These regimens are based on the i...
Background: The Charaka Samhita names three supports of life, trayopastambha: ahara (food), nidra (sleep) and brahmacharya (regulated sexual and senso...
