The bitter gourd grows throughout India and is often cultivated up to an altitude of 1,500 metres. Momordicacharantia is a monoecious climber. Its stem is slender, more or less pubescent, and the leaves are suborbicular, 5-7 lobed, hairy. The flowers
“Everyone wants to understand art. Why don’t we try to understand the song of a bird? Why do we love the night, the flowers, everything around us, without trying to understand them? But in the case of a painting, people
A young physician in Tokyo named Kusuda met a college friend who had been studying Zen. The young doctor asked him what Zen was. “I cannot tell you what it is,” the friend replied, “but one thing is certain. If
Ayurveda’s comprehensive approach to physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being has formed the foundation of the Indian medical system for thousands of years. Now, as it is making inroads in the West, the number of ayurveda pharmaceuticals is growing fast.
Ron Finley was tired of driving 45 minutes to buy an organic tomato. So, he decided to grow his own. A small start led to a gardening revolution. Now, he gets people in the soil and hooks them on fresh
A cup of tea or coffee served with fresh air in the morning is indeed refreshing. In ayurveda, it is believed that anything taken in moderate quantity with due respect to one’s ‘prakriti’ (physical constitution), the ‘kala’ (season) and ‘desa’
It’s a wonder herb. Very few plants posses as many medicinal value as Brahmi does. From bronchitis to asthma and from boosting memory to checking cholesterol, the efficacy of Brahmi, or Bacopa Monnieri, is undisputed. It’s perhaps the most important
Three years ago, I wrote about bees vanishing from the world – a process that started in 2006. The idea of extinction being so close – the vanishing of bees means the end of the pollination of most plants –
How much water should you drink should be decided on the basis of your body constitution, health status and season. Have you ever given a thought to your daily intake of water? How much of it is good? How much
An administrator, a painter, a poet and a critic were crossing the desert. One night, to kill the time, they decided to describe the camel that was accompanying them. The administrator went into the tent; in ten minutes he wrote
