I have researched herbs used in diabetes treatment formulations in Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine. I did not see any major reference on the use of Nigella sativa (common name- black seed) in treating diabetes. But according to the Memorial Sloan Kettering...
There are three major species of sandalwood: Santalum album, Santalum spicatum, and Santalum lanceolatum. Santalum’s album is native to a wide ecology from the semi-evergreen to dry deciduous tropical forests of Southern India. This tree is the source of the...
Nearly all ancient medicine systems emphasize food and lifestyle as primary defenses against disease. Let me take Ayurveda as an example and present how much modern medicinal practices have inherited from the thinking on ancient medicine. Ayurveda recommends that...
There are two varieties of cardamom. Large or big cardamom and a small pod variety—green cardamom. Big cardamom is called black cardamom, Bengal cardamom, or Siamese cardamom and belongs to the Amomum genus. The smaller variety is from the Elettaria genus. Both Amomum...
Let us look at what scientific studies say about the role of yoga, meditation, and pranayam in treating cancer. Adjunct treatments include relaxation therapies such as meditation, hypnosis, yoga, art, music, tai chi, and qi gong (Elkins et al., 2010). Fatigue in...