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Understand how Ayurveda thinks about health, what its therapies and herbs involve, and how to use it safely alongside modern medicine. Every guide separates tradition from research evidence and explains when to see a doctor.

Guides

Ayurveda Basics

Start here

The five elements, the three doshas, prakriti, agni and ama, the seven dhatus, and how Ayurveda fits with modern medicine.

Daily & Seasonal Routine

Dinacharya & Ritucharya

A practical day from waking to sleep, and how to adjust food and habits across India's six seasons.

Panchakarma

Cleansing therapies

What the five therapies involve, who should not have them, the risks, and how to choose a safe centre.

Medicine Safety

Read before you buy

Reading a label, metals in bhasma, adulteration, drug interactions, and warning signs to stop.
A path through a garden of medicinal plants including aloe vera
Ayurveda draws on hundreds of plants. Our guides focus on the ones people use most, and on using them safely.

Our approach

We present Ayurveda respectfully and accurately, as a traditional system with valuable lifestyle wisdom and a growing but still limited research base. Our guides describe Ayurveda as a complement to modern medical care — never a replacement for it in emergencies, serious illness, infections, pregnancy or children's health — and each one lists its sources. This content is general education and not a substitute for advice from a qualified practitioner.