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Ghritham (Medicated Ghee)

Ghritham, the Ayurvedic medicated ghee preparations of the classical tradition: how each is prepared, its properties and its traditional purpose.

Ghritham (Medicated Ghee) Brahmi Ghritham A medicated ghee made around Brahmi, kept in the Ayurvedic tradition for the mind, for memory and a clear, cool, settled head. Read article Ghritham (Medicated Ghee) Dadimadi Ghritham A classical medicated ghee built around pomegranate and cooling, astringent herbs, taken by the spoonful to settle Vata and steady Pitta. Read article Ghritham (Medicated Ghee) Guggulutiktakam Ghritham A classical medicated ghee built on Guggulu and bitter herbs, used in Ayurveda for the deep tissues, the joints and the channels. Read article Ghritham (Medicated Ghee) Indukanta Ghritham Indukanta Ghritham explained: the classical medicated ghee of Ayurveda, built on the ten roots for the digestive fire and Vata. Read article Ghritham (Medicated Ghee) Indukantham Ghritham A classical medicated ghee built on Dashamoola and warming digestive herbs, used in Ayurveda to support digestive fire and rebuild strength. Read article Ghritham (Medicated Ghee) Jatyadi Ghritham A medicated ghee cooked with a group of skin-and-wound herbs led by Jati, the jasmine leaf, and used externally on the skin rather than taken by mouth. Read article Ghritham (Medicated Ghee) Kalyanaka Ghritham Kalyanaka Ghritham explained: the classical medicated ghee of many herbs that Ayurveda names in the care of the mind and clarity. Read article Ghritham (Medicated Ghee) Kalyanakam Ghritham Kalyanakam Ghritham, the auspicious medicated ghee: how this classical rasayana is traditionally used to nourish the mind and steady the temperament. Read article Ghritham (Medicated Ghee) Lakshadi Ghrita: the Medicated Ghee Lakshadi Ghrita is a classical medicated ghee cooked with Laksha, the lac resin, and supporting herbs in a nourishing ghee base. Read article Ghritham (Medicated Ghee) Mahatiktakam Ghritham A classical medicated ghee built on bitter herbs, used in the tradition to cool and settle Pitta and to support the skin and the blood. Read article Ghritham (Medicated Ghee) Panchagavya Ghritham A classical medicated ghee built on the old idea of the five products of the cow, cooked with strengthening herbs and used in the Vata-settling tradition. Read article Ghritham (Medicated Ghee) Phala Ghritham A medicated ghee whose name means "ghee of the fruit", belonging to the nourishing tradition reached for around conception and the wish for a child. Read article Ghritham (Medicated Ghee) Saraswata Ghritham Saraswata Ghritham: the classical medicated ghee named for Saraswati, blended around Brahmi and herbs the tradition links with a clear, steady mind. Read article Ghritham (Medicated Ghee) Sukumara Ghritham Sukumara Ghritham: the classical medicated ghee built on Bala and warming roots, made in the soft, building style for when Vata runs high and dry. Read article Ghritham (Medicated Ghee) Triphala Ghritham A medicated ghee made by cooking the three fruits of Triphala into clarified butter, valued as a gentle rejuvenating tonic. Read article