Top immunity booster herbs, Indian gooseberry and Holy Basil

amla indian gooseberry amla navmi

Amla nd Tulsi are top immunity booster foods or super foods. Ayurveda was integrated in day to day living by the founders of Ayurveda. A child learns at home and through festivals about food as medicine, which is a basic tenet of Ayurveda. Amla

22 October, 2014 | Views: 15905

How to make Sesame Jaggery Diwali sweet, sugar free laddoo

til laddoo

A traditional family recipe sesame jaggery laddoos are prepared on Diwali and Ekadashi days in winter for bhog for Sri Krishna in my home. White sugar is not a traditional ingredient for bhog or Vaishnav cusine. Jaggery (sugarcane gur), misri,

17 October, 2014 | Views: 7604

How to use Neem, the wonder tree

neem recipe from bangalore

Neem has been a traditionally life supporting tree in India. The Ugadi festival is a sacred reminder of its role in our health. Neem is considered a form of the Divine Mither, the life energy itself.

28 September, 2014 | Views: 9715

How to make cooling drink Sugarcane Sherbet at home to pacify Pitta

Sugarcane Sherbet

Sugarcane Sherbet is my favourite cooling drink in summer! I just got home from a walk in the sun to the polling booth and back. My name could not be found in the voters’ list for Graduate MLC elections. I was hot, sweating and really angry.

21 March, 2014 | Views: 5972

Garden herbs of India, Day 2, Peet Bhringraj for healthy liver

bhringaraj (2)

My grandmother plucked some leaves from the undergrowth near the garden tap, with great care. She was happy to have found the remedy for her stomachache. It was the Bhangra plant or creeper, or Bhringaraj as it is better known in Ayurvedic medicine.

20 March, 2014 | Views: 26346

Garden herbs of India, Day 1, Chaangeri herb for Vitamin C deficiency

Chaangeri Ayurvedic herb home medicine

To my delight most of the vegetation was a challenge even for our gardeners. I went around tasting every leaf, flower and fruit that came my way. Chaangeri or Indian Sorrel was thus discovered. I called it Khatti Patti, going by the deliciously

21 March, 2014 | Views: 9891

Garden herbs of India, Day 1, Chaangeri herb for Vitamin C deficiency

Chaangeri Ayurvedic herb home medicine

To my delight most of the vegetation was a challenge even for our gardeners. I went around tasting every leaf, flower and fruit that came my way. Chaangeri or Indian Sorrel was thus discovered. I called it Khatti Patti, going by the deliciously

25 February, 2014 | Views: 11328



Tiger spotting at Jim Corbett National Park, Dhikala Photo journal