Let us try and understand the causes of hyperacidity and GERD. Food travels down the esophagus into the stomach. There is a valve between these two organs. It prevents the regurgitation of food from the stomach upwards into the esophagus. With age, the valve...
A limited amount of scientific research on ginger’s anti-cancer properties has been done. Experiments on animals have shown that ginger extract helped inhibit gastric ulcers (Shetty et al., 2008). Certain flavonoids (bi-flavones) isolated from the stem and...
Ash gourd is one of the plants constituent of anti-cancer medicine in Ayurveda. Benincasa cerifera syn Benincasa hispida is the botanical name of this plant that belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. The plant’s fruits are used as vegetables in South Asia and...
I have looked at the scientific evidence supporting the medicinal properties of herbs now for several years as I researched for my books. Scientific studies on the majority of herbs included in Ayurveda and TCM formulations have been carried out. The experiments are...
In TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine), diet is customized to individual lifestyle, body type, physical condition, age, and season. According to TCM, diabetes occurs when there is a deficiency of Yin and an excess of internal heat. They recommend consuming foods like...
