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Sesame Oil and Ayurvedic Abhyanga Massage
Sesame is a flowering plant, also called Benne. It grows naturally in Africa and in India, and cultivated for its edible seeds, with Sudan, Myanmar, a [ ... ]

Ayurvedic Massage and the Use of Herbal Oils
In Ayurveda, herbs and herbal oils know a wide variety of applications, such as cooking, raw consumption, massage, oil pulling, steaming, oil bathing, [ ... ]

Prostate Massage and Hot Herbal Compresses
An abundant blood circulation through the prostate is generally considered essential for an optimum supply of nutrients, effective lymphatic drainage, [ ... ]

Tibetan Sowa Rigpa Self-Care Practices
Sowa Rigpa is the Traditional Medicine system of Tibet, which has kept much of its authenticity. The practices spread to Bhutan, Nepal, Ladakh, Sikkim [ ... ]

Snehana | Ayurvedic Oleation Therapies
Snehana (or Sneha) is a general term for a range of Ayurvedic Oleation therapies, which can be done both internally (Abhyantara Snehana) and externall [ ... ]

Pizhichil | Ayurvedic Oil Massage
Pizhichil (also called Kaya Seka, Kayaseka, Sarvanga Dhara, or Sarvangadhara) is an Ayurvedic therapy that originates in the Kerala region of India. I [ ... ]

Herbal Compresses, Traditional Medicine, and Massage
Herbal compress treatments and therapies have been used for millennia across civilizations and cultures, and within most traditional medicine systems. [ ... ]

Tibetan Lum Medicinal Bathing | Sowa Rigpa
Tibetan Lum is a form of medicinal bathing, part of Sowa Rigpa Traditional Tibetan Medicine. According to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage organizat [ ... ]

Risks of Self-Medication with Herbs and Herbal Supplements
One of the risks of self-medication with herbal medicines and herbal supplements is that they have not all been thoroughly tested. Some herbs or combi [ ... ]

Herbal Baths in Asia | Aims, Applications, and Health Benefits
Plain herbal baths, not to be confused with herbal steam baths, have been used in Asia for centuries. Typically, a herbal bath is taken warm, that is, [ ... ]