Tried something my grandparents used during brutal Indian summers, Gond Katira.
Looks like tiny crystals when dry, turns into jelly after soaking overnight.
I tested it in rose milk and lemonade. Surprisingly refreshing.
Curious if anyone here uses it regularly or has recipes?
My son was diagnosed with atopic dermatities as young as 3 months, it is considered moderate to borderline severe and he has it on his face, scalp, neck folds, trunk, hands and legs esp the folds. It's mostly very itchy and inflammed- with some red bumps. Allopathy says its genetic.
We have tried many creams available in the market (I live in Boston, USA). The only thing that is effective for his itch is the steroid creams for his itch. But we try to limit it as much. It's been a tough journey for everyone including my child and I'm looking for alternative/healing practices.
Under an ayurvedic doctor's guidance, I started giving him Niroil syrup 2.5ml twice a day (for a week). I am optimistic it will help.
Anyone been through something similar for their child?
Also he starts solids soon (6 months). What foods can I offer that is in general hydrating/good for the skin and internally?
Does anyone know if there are any Ayurvedic treatments for Epilepsy? Does anyone know any good and genuine Ayurvedic doctors who have treated epilepsy? I’m also concerned about metal exposure. Please any help is appreciated.
Lately my scalp has been feeling really dry and irritated, plus my hair just doesn’t feel as healthy as it used to 😅 I keep seeing people talk about scalp rejuvenation treatments with herbal oils, scalp massages, steam, and Ayurvedic products that are supposed to help with buildup, dryness, and overall hair health.
Honestly it sounds relaxing, but I’m curious if it actually makes a noticeable difference or if it’s more of a temporary “spa day” kind of thing.
I’m mainly wondering if people noticed healthier hair growth, less itchiness, or a cleaner scalp after sticking with it for a while. Trying to decide if an Ayurvedic scalp treatment is actually worth adding into a routine 👍
I’m in serious need of an Ayurvedic Dietitian. I don’t even know where to begin to explain myself. Do you know anyone that is really focused on detailed dietetic implementation (not just giving general advice)
31M, 180cm, ~51-53kg. For years I’ve had cycles of very large “healthy” meals (high fibre, huge vegetable intake, structured eating) alternating with binge eating episodes that are becoming more frequent. Despite eating massive volumes, I rarely feel properly satisfied. I’m scared That I’ve trained my stomach to not feel anything anymore due to such large volumes.
Digestive symptoms include chronic loose/unformed stools with residue that sometimes feels hot, (somewhat low volume considering how much fiber I eat, in the past I have had smooth large and clean bowel movements, but not now), a few incidents of stool if trying to pass wind, on/off sulfur/foul flatulence that feels hot, on/off faecal-type breath odour, post-meal sleepiness (try not to fall asleep as I sit 15 mins after eating, but then have stable energy. I walk 25-30k steps per day and try to do moderate bodyweight workouts in the last 6 months), and a lot of anxiety/mental preoccupation around food and “fixing” my health through diet. I’ve cycled through high-carb, very high protein, keto/carnivore, and restrictive “gut healing” diets over the past ~6–7 years.
My current eating has been the following (what I ate yesterday on a normal day, but today I ate normally for half the day and then binge eating):
wake between 4 and 4:30am.
1.5 to 2 glasses boiled and warm water at 4:45am
6:15am breakfast: 100g whole oat groats, soaked for 12 hours, drained and added 600ml water and boiled 2 minutes, then in slow cooker overnight. Morning add 300g of frozen mixed berries, 15g walnuts, and 15g hemp seeds in last 1 hour. Ends up being about 1000g of food, finish eating at about 7:30am
i particularly often feel hollow grumblings or grinding feeling about 2 hours after breakfast
12:15 Lunch: 2x400g cans chickpeas (500g drained), re-boiled. And 300-400g of steamed non starchy vegetables, and 7g olive oil. About 800-900g of food, and finish at about 1:30pm (But today I immediately binge ate: 100g mixed nuts, 100g dry corn flakes, and 100g dry Weet-bix and 20g of ghee. So about 1100g of food, and finish eating at 2:30pm)
6:15pm Dinner: 250g beef mince, and 700g mixed vegetables, and 150ml water, cooked in pot as a soup/braised. About 1000-1100g of food and finish at 7:30pm (including liquid) (but today I ate 2x400ml microwave soups and 2x250g microwave rice pouches)
bed at about 9:30pm
Other pure binge eating meals can include 1300g of takeaway (like nachos), or 8 slices of toast with 2x300g cans baked beans, or 300g of dry museli + 250g nuts, or 300g of dry cereal + nuts
(this gives about 80% idea of my diet habits. I used to go weeks without bingeing, but the last 6 months I have only gone 3-7 days before bingeing for 1-3 days again)
I’m currently tempted to just eat only kitchari to see if my body can get a baseline that I can make better decisions with, but I don’t know what to do (I’m scared that everything I try to do is just I’m balancing myself more by always changing things)
Please can you help me if You know of anybody. Thank you.
I started noticing that the same issues kept coming back depending on my stress, food, sleep, and even emotions. That’s what made me curious about body constitution, doshas, and the mind-body connection.
Some people seem fine eating certain foods
Do you think our body type and mental patterns affect health more than we realize?
Hi everyone,
I'm 35, I'm a kapha with some pitta, Caucasian, male.
I live in France and suffer from Spondylitis ankylosans (SA).
Due to my condition, I also suffer from ulcerative colitis (UC) and, therefore can not take any pharmaceutical anti-inflammatory medicine.
For the UC, I use probiotics which work pretty good but for the SA, I can only use paracetamol when I'm in pain...
I'd like to know if you all could give me advice to reduce the pain, cause I know it's an incurable disease but I'd love to suffer less, because I'm tired of waking up every morning at 4 because of back pain.
What would you advise me to take ?
Thank you so much.
Hello! I am 23F. I have always had very bad body heat issues since growing up ( sensitive skin, skin reacting to eating naturally hot/ warm things like ginger, mango) Every summer it tends to get worse. For the past 2 weeks, I have been waking up between 3.00 am to - 4.30 am. My body especially below my level feels very hot. I get rashes. Everything starts itching. My foot feels especially warm. I get this sensation that someone is poking needles in my feet. This episode goes on for about 1 hr. I put powder, sometimes increase the fan speed, sometimes put my feet in water, and apply coconut oil to my feet. My vagina / thighs get warm and start itching too. I am very confused about what could be the reason for this. My sleep schedule is very messed up because of this. Our regular doctor had asked me to rule out thyroid. I don't have thyroid issues, we got our tests done. My blood reports seem to be normal too. My gynac says it's normal for body heat to go up right before period and ovulation. But I'm not sure why it keeps happening to me almost every night. Im genuinely just scared and tired of waking up late/ not having adequate sleep because of this issue..if someone has faced something similar pls help ur sis out! Thank you so much
Castor oil? Turmeric?
Thanks
Hi My baby is 6 weeks old and my aunt used BalaVishnu Tailam for massage and what I observed is that it made my baby too sleepy for 24 hrs after that . He would not even wake for feeds or stay awake during a feed . When we don’t use it he seems fine .
What are your opinions and experiences ? Please help .
Been searching for cure or treatment for Prostate Cancer in Ayurveda,Naturopathy and Yoga .
Baba Ramdev claimed to cure this cancer using lauki ka juice with tulasi and kali mirch.
Many others claimed haldi and tulasi work very well
Navjyot Siddhu cured his wife through neem,haldi and go mutr along with autophagy.
Would like to know your thoughts on this?
Would you suggest some other herbs or cure, any special foods or avoiding of foods,
cause of this in Ayurveda?
Have you seen anyone getting cured in your circle by following special protocol.
Plz share your experiences!
I am sure many will be thankful for this discussion!!
I’ve noticed a pattern the last couple of years: around the same period (May), I start feeling quite foggy mentally, a bit overwhelmed, and like a lot of things are “coming up” at once.
It’s not exactly burnout, just a strange shift in energy and clarity.
An Ayurveda teacher once told me that during winter things can feel more “held in,” and when spring/summer arrives it’s like ice melting, emotions and internal states start releasing.
That explanation actually resonated with me, but it also made me wonder:
Wouldn’t everyone be affected in the same way then?
And what about people living in the opposite hemisphere, do they experience this at a completely different time?
Curious if others have noticed similar seasonal patterns, or have insights into this from a spiritual or practical perspective.
Hey there! This was my first time heat infusing my floral base oil. I normally do the solar infusion method, but was out of my body and face oil and wanted to try out the heat method. I infused this 2 days ago, and was going to make my body oil today, but noticed a cloudiness overall in the oil and a residue at the bottom of the jar. I followed all or the steps, but did not have a heat thermometer, and just heated on lowest setting on my gas stove.
I transferred the oil into another jar and left most of the residue out, but think it is overall in the oil because of the cloudiness. It smells great, even more infused with lavender than when I have solar infused, and doesn’t smell off at all. Is this normal and safe to use and if not is there something I can do to fix it? Thank you🫶🙏
Hello all! I recently went to a Govt. Hospital (Ayurveda section) where the doctor gave me two nostril drops and said that would help in hair growth.
Along with that I was also given some hair oils and iron tablets. I just need second opinion on the nostril drops. She said somewhat like - these drops would clear the nosal passage and would help in hair re growth.
Need second opinion. I've attached the images of the nostril drops with their ingredients.
Image 1 - front side of both the drops.
Image 2 - Ingredients of Nirgundi Taila
Image 3 - Ingredients of Anu Taila
Hi everyone, I’m 5 weeks postpartum and living in Bangalore. I’m a software engineer, so I usually look for logic, but I’ve been feeling very anxious lately about traditional recovery rules.
I didn't dry my hair 100% for the first month, used cold water for my hands/feet, and didn't always cover my ears. Now I have a lot of phlegm, head pressure, and recently had a 'chill' with flu-like symptoms.
My elders say this will affect me for life and give me aches, and I’m terrified I’ve caused permanent damage. Has anyone else 'missed' these rules and been okay later?
I recently spoke with a herbalist who mentioned that his biggest headache wasn't the medicine — it was keeping track of how much he had left of each ingredient. It stuck with me, so I had a go at building something to help.
It's called TinctureTally. It tracks your stock, logs dispenses and subtracts the amounts automatically, estimates cost prices, and flags when things are running low. There's also a feature that generates formatted text you can copy straight into your notes.
It's free and live at https://tincturetally.com/ — would love to know if it's actually useful to people who work with herbs properly, or if I've missed something obvious. 🌿
Hey everyone! I'm a BAMS student trying to build some real experience outside of just college. I've been looking for internships, volunteering opportunities, ambassador programs ,fellowships, research programs, NGOs, startups, healthcare communities, or organizations or any kind of contribution role with Ayurveda or healthcare organizations that accept BAMS students ...national or international both work for me.
Anything counts honestly ... NGOs, wellness brands, research orgs, public health initiatives, even online/remote stuff. Just want to do something meaningful while I'm still studying.
I mainly want exposure, networking, skill-building, and experience outside regular academics.
Would really appreciate any leads, platforms, organizations, LinkedIn pages, communities, or personal experiences. 😭
If anyone has done something like this or knows of any organizations that are open to BAMS students, please drop it below. Would really appreciate it! 🙏🏻
I’m currently doing BAMS in India and honestly I don’t see myself doing MD, joining a clinic/hospital, becoming MO, or preparing for government/civil exams.
My main goal is to settle abroad after completing BAMS because I want a better lifestyle and better opportunities. I’m okay with changing fields completely or doing non-clinical healthcare jobs too. Salary, work-life balance, and chances of settling abroad matter more to me than practicing Ayurveda in India.
I feel stuck in this degree and don’t really have interest in clinical practice anymore.
What realistic options do I have abroad after BAMS? Mainly interested in countries like USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, etc. Not really interested in Gulf countries like UAE.
I want a genuinely better lifestyle and good pay, not just a job.
Any countries that accept BAMS in some way?
Would appreciate honest guidance from people who’ve actually explored this path 🙏
Been getting into Ayurveda for a few months and recently got my prakriti assessed. Apparently I'm predominantly Vata with some Pitta. Honestly a lot of it checked out, the anxiety, cold hands, irregular digestion, the constant overthinking. But some things just didn't fit at all.
It got me wondering though, do most people actually know their prakriti or are they just seeing their vikriti and thinking that's their natural state? I feel like that distinction doesn't get talked about enough.
Also did you self-assess or go to an actual practitioner? Because I feel like if I took a quiz on a different day I'd get a completely different result lol
Curious to hear what others have experienced.
