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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 by which one inhales medicated herbal smoke. It can also be used as a treatment as part of the Dinachary [ ... ]

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 [ ... ]

Bhringraj Oil | Ayurvedic Massage Oil for the Head
Bhringraj (Eclipta Prostrata), also commonly known as False Daisy, is a plant in the Sunflower family. You will find this plant cultivated across the [ ... ]

Neem Oil in Ayurvedic Massage Therapy | Abhyanga
Neem oil is a vegetable oil pressed from the fruits and seeds of the Neem tree (Azadirachta Indica). It’s a tree native to the Indian subcontinent, [ ... ]

Almond Oil in Ayurvedic Massage Therapy
The almond tree is native to the Middle-East, but today it’s widely cultivated around the world. The almond is the name of the edible seed of the al [ ... ]

Medicated Ayurvedic Massage Oils | Abhyanga
In Ayurvedic Abhyanga massages the use of herbal oils play a central role. Typically, one would use base oils for a massage treatment, such as Sesame [ ... ]