Prakruti: Your Ayurvedic ConstitutionExcellent introduction to the field of Ayurveda, with special emphasis on the constitutions. Dr. Robert Svoboda is the first, and thus far the only Westerner ever to obtain a degree in Ayurveda. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Chapter One The Doshas and Taste | 13 |
Chapter Two Constitutional Characteristics | 35 |
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addiction aggravate Ahamkara alcohol allergy anger appetite arthritis Astringent avoid Ayurveda balance become Bhasma Bitter black pepper blood body's Bone brain cancer castor oil cause cells cold consciousness constitution consume cooked craving create Dhatus diet digestive fire digestive tract disease disturbed Doshas effect eliminate emotions energy especially excess exercise external feel genes ghee ginger Guggulu heat herbs honey human immune increases Kapha increases Vata India indigestion individual innate intense joints juice K types Kapha Kundalini legumes live meal medicine mental mercury metabolic milk mung beans Nature nourish nutrients nutrition Ojas organism Panchakarma personality physical Pitta Pitta and Kapha prakruti Prana produced Pungent purify Rasa reduce rejuvenation rheumatoid arthritis Rishis Salty Sanskrit sense sexual Shiva Shukra skin sleep Sour substances sugar Sweet Tarpana Taste Tejas tend tion tissues Triphala types usually Vata wastes weight Yoga