Incense sticks is composed of aromatic bootic materials, which release fragrant smoke when burned. The term incense refers to the substance itself, rather than to the odor that it produces. The oldest source on incense is the Vedas, specifically, the Athar-Vaveda and the Rig-Veda . Incense-burning was used both to create entertaining aromas and a [...]

Alternative medicine is a major enterprise in India. In November 2009, the government’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced the steps it would be taking to promote ‘Indian Systems of Medicine’ in the country, including spending  Rs. 922 crore on the promotion of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy). Major claims [...]

Choosing the perfect type of incense for all of your aromatic needs is evenhandedly easy once you have some basic knowledge about it. Incense has been around in various forms for over 4,000 years. It’s been used for rituals in Egypt, given as a gift at the first Christmas in the form of Frankincense, and [...]

Are you covering problems in getting pregnant and wish to conceive a child? The problem of infertility is increasing these days as the level of stress in our life has also gone up. This stressed life makes it difficult to get pregnant and causes infertility. However, this problem is not pertinent to females only. Stress [...]

The medical use of herbs is widespread. In a multi-ethnic group of patients attending an emergency department in New York 22% reported that they used herbal medicines; use was highest among Asians, 37%. It is important therefore for clinicians to document use of herbal medicines as part of the patient’s drug profile. Plants synthesize complex [...]