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Here you find our articles about Herbal Medicine applications around the world, typically part of a multitude of traditional medicine practices.

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Ayurveda and the Use of Coconut Oil | Applications and Benefits
Ayurveda and the Use of Coconut Oil | Applications and Benefits
Coconut oil is an edible oil made from the wick, meat, and milk of the fruit of the Coconut palm tree. It’s a white, solid fat that melts at room te [ ... ]
Ayurveda | Indian Traditional Medicine and Lifestyle
Ayurveda | Indian Traditional Medicine and Lifestyle
The word Ayurveda (Sanskrit: आयुर्वेद) is a combination of two other words Ayu and Veda, where Ayu means Life, Span of Life, or Age, a [ ... ]
Sesame Oil and Ayurvedic Abhyanga Massage
Sesame Oil and Ayurvedic Abhyanga Massage
Sesame is a flowering plant, also called Benne, and it grows naturally in Africa and in India. It’s cultivated for its edible seeds, with Sudan, [ ... ]
Ayurvedic Massage and the Use of Herbal Oils
Ayurvedic Massage and the Use of Herbal Oils
In Ayurveda, herbs and herbal oils know a wide variety of applications, such as cooking, raw consumption, massage, oil pulling, steaming, oil bathing, [ ... ]
Prostate Massage and Hot Herbal Compresses
Prostate Massage and Hot Herbal Compresses
An abundant blood circulation through the prostate is generally considered essential for an optimum supply of nutrients, effective lymphatic drainage, [ ... ]
Tibetan Sowa Rigpa Self-Care Practices
Tibetan Sowa Rigpa Self-Care Practices
Sowa Rigpa is the Traditional Medicine system of Tibet, which has kept much of its authenticity. The practices spread to Bhutan, Nepal, Ladakh, Sikkim [ ... ]
Snehana | Ayurvedic Oleation Therapies
Snehana | Ayurvedic Oleation Therapies
Snehana (or Sneha) is a general term for a range of Ayurvedic Oleation therapies, which can be done both internally (Abhyantara Snehana) and externall [ ... ]
Pizhichil | Ayurvedic Oil Massage
Pizhichil | Ayurvedic Oil Massage
Pizhichil (also called Kaya Seka, Kayaseka, Sarvanga Dhara, or Sarvangadhara) is an Ayurvedic therapy that originates in the Kerala region of India. I [ ... ]
Herbal Compresses, Traditional Medicine, and Massage
Herbal Compresses, Traditional Medicine, and Massage
Herbal compress treatments and therapies have been used for millennia across civilizations and cultures, and within most traditional medicine systems. [ ... ]
Tibetan Lum Medicinal Bathing | Sowa Rigpa
Tibetan Lum Medicinal Bathing | Sowa Rigpa
Tibetan Lum is a form of medicinal bathing, part of Sowa Rigpa Traditional Tibetan Medicine. According to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage organizat [ ... ]