The summer is soaring high and the skin gets the heat deeper into our body. The unforgiving heat of this season makes everyone run to the hills. We feel the heat both inside out,...
Pregnancy can be a tedious journey filled with both pleasure and pain. It is important to be healthy and fit during the entire period, as it contributes much to nurturing the fetus. There could...
Weight-loss has become a fad. With the world turning towards a series of techniques to combat obesity and maintain a so-called perfect figure, we fall into the trap of the weight-loss myths. Today’s women...
Fenugreek is also known as methi seeds (vendhayam). Methi seeds are one of the most important components used in Indian dishes. Methi seeds are largely produced in India. It has lots of health and...
Thirikadugam is a conventional name of an Ayurvedic medicinal formula with a combination of three ingredients. In Tamil, Thiri means three and Kadugam means herbal ingredients. All the three ingredients are of great medicinal...
Omum or Ajwain is a common herb found in Indian household. Traditionally, it was used a lot for medicinal purposes. Even today, it is one of the important ingredients in Ayurvedic medicine. Though we...
Cough is one common health problem. There are different types of coughs – dry cough, chronic cough, asthma cough, common cold cough. There are various reasons for cough such as viral infections, smoking, asthma,...
Known to be Thoothuvalai, in Tamil, the plant’s botanical name is Solanum Trilobatum and is called Thai nightshade in English. In siddha treatment, this plant is known as kayakalpam. This thorny creeper is a bushy...
It is important to intake an average of six to eight glasses of water on daily basis. However, this will never be a delicious drink, as the water is always tasteless and odorless. To...
The summer season requires lot of drinks to fulfill the body’s quenching thirst and dehydration. This is why we opt for making fruit juices and refreshing drinks to keep ourself full of energy. Here...