The final refined essence of the bodily tissues in Ayurveda - the subtle substance held to underlie vitality, immunity and lustre. Its depletion is read as the ground of illness.

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• What is Ayurveda? Essentials →

  Ayurveda, literally 'the knowledge of life', is India's classical system of medicine, set out in three great Sanskrit compendia: the Charaka Samhita, the Sushruta…

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