A Comparison of Western and Ayurvedic Perspectives of Premenstrual Syndrome A Review of Literature: By Breanna Murphy
Many women at some point in their menstruating years experience some of the countless symptoms that go along with PMS. This review of literature is focused on the understanding of the disorder comparatively from a western and Ayurvedic perspective.
A Perspective of the Ayurvedic Application to HIV By Lance Roehrig
The goal of this paper is not to prove viability of one herb, approach or method as a viable healing agent of HIV. Rather, the goal, like Ayurveda, is to show the extensive tools available to the HIV individual and in fact all individuals managing chronic disease.
A Survey of Marmani Chikitsa By Emily Laine Levoy
The purpose of this exposition is to provide a general overview of the origins and classical uses of marma, as well as a survey of the application of marma therapy in the modern age.
Achara Rasayana & Psychoneuroimmunology: Rejuvenating Behavioral Therapies for the Body and Mind By Samantha Carey
Extreme cleansing and exercise protocols have become popular with the hopes of restoring youth, longevity, and vitality, but according to Ayurveda, a 5,000 year old healing science, practicing rejuvenating therapies, or rasayana chikitsa in Sanskrit, are essential to maintaining a healthy body and mind.
Aging Gracefully With Ayurveda
By: Mori Leshem The age of menopausal onset (perimenopause) differs from one woman to the next and also has wide variability based on where one lives in the world….
Allopathic and Ayurvedic Approaches to Hypothalamic Amenorrhea By Sharyn Galindo
Ayurveda offers treatment for Amenorrhea that is beyond what allopathic medicine allows. It is clear from allopathy that nutritional deficiency is the greatest cause of Amenorrhea. That nutritional deficiency comes from great stress not only to the body physically but mentally.
Allopathic and Ayurvedic Approaches to Leucoderma (by Rama D. Napolitani C.A.S)
Table of Contents Introduction Modern Medicine and Leucoderma Ayurveda and Leucoderma Classical Ayurveda and Svitra Nidanam Purvarupa (earliest signs/symptoms) Rupa (clinical signs/symptoms) Samprapti (pathogenesis of the condition) Chikitsa (Overview) Herbal…
An Ayurvedic Approach to the Treatment of Secondary Amenorrhea By: Zoe Middlebrooks
AN AYURVEDIC APPROACH TO AMENORRHEA Overview of Women’s Reproductive Cycle The glands of the endocrine system that regulate a women’s menstrual cycle are the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and the ovaries….
An Ayurvedic Approach to the use of Cannabis to treat Anxiety By: Danielle Bertoia
At (approximately) nearly 5000 years old, Ayurveda is touted as being one of, if not the oldest healing modality on the planet. The word Ayurveda translates from Sanskrit to “The…
An Ayurvedic Perspective on The Lunar Effect By Arlini Singh
ya esa sodasa-kalah puroso bhagavan manomayo ‘nnamayo “mrtamayo deva-pitr-manusya-bhuta-pasu-paksi-sarispavirudham pranapy ayana-silavat sarvamaya iti varnayanti Translation Because the moon is full of all potentialities, it represents the influence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead….
Ashwagandha the World’s Healer By: Katlyn Bosnich
The desire for and use of more natural ways to bring health into the body as well as heal or help aid in the healing of current ailments are on…
Aśvagandhā By Radhakrishna Gargé
Table of Contents Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3 Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….5 Aśvagandhā – The Plant and its Distribution……………………………………………………………………………..5 Parts of the plant and their traditional therapeutic uses……………………………………………………………….6 Chemical Constituents of Aśvagandhā……………………………………………………………………………………..6 Energetics and Ayurvedic properties…
Atopic Dermatitis: Treatment Practices And Prevention – The Ayurvedic Way
Written By: Usha Nagavarapu Abstract Atopic dermatitis (AD), collectively known as eczema, is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that is characterized by a dysfunctional skin barrier. AD, also called…
Ayurveda – An ancient healing system’s gifts to the Modern Woman By Sandhiya Ramaswamy
|| Dhanvantari Stotram || Om Sankham Chakram Jaloukaam Dadhadamruta GhatamChaaru Dorbhicchaturbhihi Sookshma Swacchati Hrudayaamsuka Parivilasan Moulim Amboja Netram Kaalaambodojvalaangam Katitata Vilasat Chaaru Peetaambaraadyam Vandey Dhanvantarim…
Ayurveda and Application of Cannabis in Abnormal Tissue Development By: Brian G. Zeck
Ayurveda is an ancient healing system from India that translates to be the “Science of Life”. Its origins date back somewhere between 5 and 10 thousand years ago, although it…
Ayurveda and the Treatment of Attention Deficit Dissorder: (By Ryan Strong)
Ayurveda is the worlds oldest and most complete holistic healing modality. Although Ayurveda appears in the Rig Veda, dating back over 3000 years, it is widely believed to be …
Ayurveda, Death & Dying by Renee Traub
Introduction: The intent of this research paper is to look at death and dying from an Ayurvedic perspective, specifically to assist those in the hospice and endoflife caregiving field in…
Ayurveda’s Perspective on Healing Mental Illness By AdPurkh Kaur Khalsa (Emily K Smith)
The United States is within the midst of a mental health crisis. A report conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a division of the United States Department…
Ayurvedic & Western Approaches to the Treatment of Schizophrenia (by Rubén Vega, MA)
Table of Contents Overview Introduction Western definition of Schizophrenia Ayurvedic Interpretation of Schizophrenia and other Psychotic Disorders Western theories of the causes of Schizophrenia Causes of Insanity from an Ayurvedic…
Ayurvedic and Allopathic Approaches to Migraine Headaches By Patricia J. Brinkmann
Table of Contents CONTENTS …
Ayurvedic Approach to Age-Associated Macular Degeneration (by Rammohan V Rao PhD,C.A.S)
Table of Contents Abstract Eyes, Vision and Macular Degeneration Types of Macular Degeneration Abstract Macular degeneration also called as Age related macular degeneration (ARMD) is an age associated chronic eye…
Ayurvedic Approach to Down Syndrome by Vidya Venkatesh
TABLE OF CONTENTS ITEM …
Ayurvedic Approach to Obesity by Sarah Haven Bundy
Obesity Overview Despite the staggering list of risks associated with obesity, more than 35% of American adults have been diagnosed with this condition1 and that number is rising each year.2…
Ayurvedic Approach to Stress by Jeff Mortlock
What is stress, and what does it mean to us as people or more specifically what does it mean to the ayurvedic practitioner? It’s one of those words that…
Ayurvedic Approaches to the Treatment of Depression: By Laura Perlin
Depression is a major health epidemic, affecting 10-15% of the population of the western world.1 While almost everyone has experienced depression to some degree as a feeling of extreme sadness…
Please Note
The papers published on our website have been written by students of the California College of Ayurveda as a part of their required work toward graduation. Each paper is reviewed by College staff prior to publication. However, the papers have not gone through a standard peer-review process. For this reason, the information in each paper should not be construed as the final word on any subject nor should it be assumed that minor errors do not exist. These papers are not suitable to be cited in other research papers.