Guest guest Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Hello Ossi, Remember, you do not necessarily have to treat each subdosha with a specific herb. Management of Vata dosha (irrespective of which subdosha it affects) is bringing back Apana vayu in balance. Similarily Management of Pitta and Kapha imbalances (irrespective the subdosha it affects) is managing Pachaka and Kledaka respectively. So just remember 2- 3 important herbs for each dosha instead of worrying about each subdosha. Hope this helps. Best, Keshav _______ Ossi Viljakainen <ossi.viljakainen (AT) iki (DOT) fi> wrote: For my study purposes I have created a list of subdoshas and related herbs. Could some of you kindly review the list checking the herbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 i agree with prerak (hi prerak!) the subdoshas are a way to delineate specific characteristics of each dosha, but they are still a manifestation of each dosha - in my experience, classical ayurveda does not spend a lot of time discussing the subdoshas in addition, herbs and therapies tend to have overlapping effects, for e.g. spicy herbs like ginger work on a number of subdoshas, correcting prana vayu, enkindling samana vayu, promoting vyana vayua, activating pachaka pitta, stimulating bodhaka kapha, etc etc - and this is only one herb i think that by adopting rigid schemes of classification we lose the thread of holism the trinary system of vata - pitta - kapha is not an accident we should strive for such simplicity best... todd On 23-Feb-07, at 3:37 AM, ayurveda wrote: > Dear Friend, > This is very interesting information. I am very happy to have this > knowledge. > Can I ask you for the classical background or source material to > select specific herb for specific subdosha? > Like from Charak Samhita or other classic text book? or by your own > experience? > This is wonderful idea, no doubt. We must think more on this. > Best wishes, > Dr. Prerak Shah Caldecott todd (AT) toddcaldecott (DOT) com www.toddcaldecott.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 This conversation has caught my attention long before now. Somewhere in my notes from a few hours study with Dr. Lad and others I have some similar information. It is fascinating to me, something I would love to have/make time to learn also more dhatu specific herbs and much more of the gifts ayurveda has to offer us. In the meantime, it is amazing my results with herbal formulary given basic doshic and herbal property understandings and a few good references. your comment about historical usage is interesting and though soothing the curiosity's passion, does not remove it. I won't ask for another life to learn all these things, only the wisdom to accept the limits of my own dharma and karma this life and opportunities in that context to be able to grow in service! Warm Regards for all; Ysha > i agree with prerak (hi prerak!) > the subdoshas are a way to delineate specific characteristics of each dosha, but they are still a manifestation of each dosha - in my > experience, classical ayurveda does not spend a lot of time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 Hi Todd and Ysha, Thanks for yr inputs on this matter. we discussed the point of several ayurveda theories. Like TriDosha theory of ayurveda, there are other theories too. Dhatu, Malas, Agni, Avaran, Aam, Srotas etc are not much highlighted in daily practice as dosha and subdosha are. Only with the use of one theory or fragment knowledge, we are not able to get proper understanding of ayurveda that is our limitation. Still I believe that this information on specific herbs for subdosha is interesting to know. I wish him good luck. All best wishes to all, Dr. Prerak Shah Ayurveda Counselor and Panchkarma Therapist Silver Spring, Behind Xavier's Ladies Hostel, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380009, Gujarat, INDIA. Phone / Fax : 0091-79-26446025 Mobile : 0091-98242 43567 E-mail : info (AT) ayulink (DOT) com, prerakayu (AT) hotmail (DOT) com Website : www.ayulink.com - Ysha Oakes This conversation has caught my attention long before now. Somewhere in my notes from a few hours study with Dr. Lad and others I have some similar information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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