Cooling herbs along with Aswahgandha

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ayurveda, "childofdevi"

<childofdevi> wrote:

> Dr Bhate,

>

> What are herbs that a pitta individual can take with ashwagandha to

> prevent excessive heating( due to ashwagandha)?

>

> -yogaman

 

Dear Yogaman,

 

Along with Aswagandha, many other herbs go well, Todd has covered

this topic extensively. In the practice, author of this mail uses

Satawari and Yeshtimadhu. More herbs are added such as Gokharu,

Vidarikand, Musli (white and black), Bahman (White and reddish),

Kapikkachu, etc depending on the effects desired. Some practitioners

recommend Aamalaki also, but author does not use it since, the

mixture is to be boiled in milk+water mixture till water vaporises.

Most of the time, the mixtures are used for recuperating power, dhatu

pushti, aphrodisiacs. When some medicines produce weakness due to

their action, it becomes inevitable to give this.

A universal law of medicine is that no medicine acts withot loss of

some "Prana-shakti". A practitioner must see that this is compensated

by other means, or loss is minimised by diet management and rest.

 

Regards

Dr. Bhate