Immunity
5 Rasayanas To Rebuild Ojas After A Long Illness
Chyawanprash, Brahma Rasayan, Amalaki Rasayan — why the classics still outperform modern multivitamins, and the exact dosages your grandmother used.
6 minRead
Vaidya Journal
5000 years of tradition, filtered through 24 years of clinical practice.
Every article here is written or reviewed by Dr. Kundan Kumar (Satvik, Patna), then cross-checked against the classical texts — Charaka Samhita, Sushruta Samhita, Ashtanga Hridayam. No generic wellness copy.
Foundations
Know your dosha, decode your body
Three energies govern every function. Recognise your dominant one — everything else follows.
Vata
Air + Ether
- Light, dry, mobile constitution
- Prone to anxiety, insomnia, dryness
- Balance with warm oils, routine, ashwagandha
Pitta
Fire + Water
- Sharp, warm, intense constitution
- Prone to acidity, anger, inflammation
- Balance with shatavari, coconut, cooling ghee
Kapha
Earth + Water
- Heavy, steady, calm constitution
- Prone to lethargy, congestion, weight gain
- Balance with trikatu, warm spices, movement
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Vaidya-written guides
Skin
Kumkumadi Tailam: The Saffron Oil Kings Wore
Twenty-two herbs, cold-processed in raw goat milk. The 12th-century Charaka Samhita formula that dermatologists now cite in JAMA studies.
8 minRead
Digestion
Agni: Why Your Digestive Fire Is Every Doctor's First Question
Weak agni is the root of 80% of chronic disease per Ayurveda. Reset yours in 21 days with hingvastak, ginger-lemon-salt, and one skipped dinner a week.
5 minRead
Mind
Brahmi vs Shankhpushpi: Which Nootropic For Which Mind?
Brahmi sharpens memory and focus. Shankhpushpi calms racing thoughts. Take them together after 40 for a Medhya Rasayana that rivals L-theanine stacks.
7 minRead
Women
Shatavari Through The Decades: 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s
From irregular cycles to peri-menopause hot flashes — one root, four different protocols. Plus why Bihar's black-soil shatavari is considered strongest.
9 minRead
Hair
The Bhringraj Ritual: 10 Minutes, Twice A Week, 8 Weeks
How to warm the oil, exactly where to press on the scalp, and why applying at night beats morning by a wide margin for regrowth.
4 minRead
Grantha · Classical Texts
Formulations that outlived empires
Every classical formulation we stock has been documented, tested and refined for at least 500 years.
Chyawanprash
Charaka Samhita, ~600 BCE
Uses: Immunity, respiratory strength, rejuvenation
Composition: Amla base + 40 herbs
Triphala Churna
Ashtanga Hridayam, ~500 CE
Uses: Digestion, detox, eye health
Composition: Amla + Bibhitaki + Haritaki
Yogaraj Guggulu
Sharangadhara Samhita, ~1300 CE
Uses: Joints, arthritis, cholesterol
Composition: Guggulu + 20 supporting herbs
Ashwagandharishta
Bhaishajya Ratnavali, ~1600 CE
Uses: Stress, insomnia, low vitality
Composition: Fermented ashwagandha decoction
“Yasya kasya taror mūlaṃ yena kena api miśritam / Yasmai kasmai pradātavyaṃ yad vā tad vā bhaviṣyati.”
— A caution against careless prescription, Sushruta Samhita