Herbal Medicine and Applications | Page 6

Shea Butter | Properties, Massage, and Health Benefits
Shea butter is an edible fat i.e. butter that is extracted from the nut of the West-African Shea tree or Shísu (Vitellaria paradoxa). The butter is i [ ... ]

Male Enhancement Pills and Supplements | Efficacy and Risks
Supplements and pills are popular Male Enhancement products and heavily advertised, yet there’s very little research that is conclusive of or suppor [ ... ]

Mustard Oil in Abhyanga Massage | Ayurveda Medicine
Mustard oil is made from grounded mustard seeds mixed with water. Without going into the details, mind that there are various types of mustard plants [ ... ]

What Is Traditional Medicine? | Definition of Ancient Healing Arts
In this post, we look at what Traditional Medicine exactly stands for, and what methods, techniques, and concepts are its fundamentals. According to t [ ... ]

Jamu | Traditional Indonesian Herbal Medicine
Jamu (or Djamu) is the name for Indonesian Traditional Herbal Medicine used to maintain health and to treat specific diseases. It’s still a very pop [ ... ]

Traditional Self-Care Tools, Aids, and Essentials
Traditional Self-Care tools, aids and essentials vary widely, depending on the type of Self-Care modality, may that be massage, herbal medicine, bodyw [ ... ]

Safflower Oil and Ayurvedic Massage | Abhyanga
Safflower (Carthamus Tinctorius) is an herbaceous, thistle-like plant. The oil, which is rather similar to Sunflower oil, is derived from the seeds of [ ... ]

Ayurvedic Herbal Smoke Inhalation | Dhumapana
Dhumapana is an Ayurvedic treatment procedure in which one inhales medicated herbal smoke. It can be part of the Dinacharya daily self care routine. I [ ... ]

Thai Herbal Sitz Bath | Yu Fai Postpartum Treatment
One of the traditional postpartum treatments in Thailand is the Sitzbath (Sitz Bath), part of the practices performed in the Yu Fai postnatal period. [ ... ]

Ashwagandha Bala | Ayurvedic Massage Oil
The main ingredients of Ashwagandha Bala oil are Sesame oil (used as a carrier oil), Ashwagandha (Withania Somenifera) and Bala (Sida Cordifolia). The [ ... ]