Category: Indian Medicine & Ayurveda

How the humble “Tulsi” might just save the Taj

Discovered this while looking for something else over the weekend: Tulsi to ‘insulate’ the Taj Mahal Lucknow: Tulsi, known for its medicinal qualities, will now help protect the Taj Mahal from environmental pollution. In...

Phototherapy in Ancient India

Stumbled across this remarkable fact recently: The first report of the use of ‘phototherapy’ in the treatment of skin disorders dates from 1400 BC from India… A liitle bit of digging led me to...

A Rebuttal to “Eminent Historians”: Lies and more lies

Many of you must have read a report in The Hindu from a few weeks ago by unnamed “Eminent Historians” titled, “From ‘India Shining’ to ‘India was Shining’“. The report (dt. 3rd May) appeared...

Learning about “silver” on the London Underground

Saw this ad on the London Underground: I consider myself fairly well-read but to be honest, I was not aware of the anti-bacterial properties of silver…(I am reminded – once again – of how...

Super Brain Yoga – I want to trademark this!*

Unbelievable, isn’t it?! Thanks to Sanjay for alerting me to this…And as he pointed out, “Don’t miss the R in a circle after Super Brain Yoga!” As someone else wrote, “…Am just breathless. American...