The Elements of Ayurveda Podcast

Episode 304

Colette focuses on the skin in this episode and why the skin is particularly prone to aggravations at the end of the hot season. She explains what considerations need to be taken before suggesting herbs for the skin, including:

• Presence of ama/toxins.
• Status of your agni/digestive fire.
• Status of your doshas.
• Status of your srotas or channels of your body, including the channel of the mind, mano vaha srotas, because the mind is closely connected to the skin.

Colette talks in detail about the following herbs which are beneficial for the skin: 

1. Aloe vera
2. Bakuchi
3. Manjishtha
4. Neem
5. Rose

She also details the benefits and energetics of each herb, including:

• Guna/qualities
• Rasa/taste
• Virya/energy
• Vikpak/post-digestive effect
• Effect on the doshas
• Effect on the dhatus/tissues
• Affinity for certain srotas/channels

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Episode 280

In this solo episode, Colette continues her series on the srotas or channels of the body and she focuses on rakta vaha srotas. 

Rakta is the second tissue formed in the processing of our food. Rakta is our red blood cells and rakta vaha srotas are the channels involved in the production and transportation of blood which includes the red bloods cells, the heart, liver, spleen, bone marrow and arteries. 

Colette discusses the following:

• The root, passage and opening of rakta vaha srotas.
• Causes of aggravation of the blood channel.
• The signs and symptoms of aggravation e.g. acne, eczema, psoriasis, rash, dermatitis, inflammation, burning sensation, bleeding disorders, alopecia, anger, hate, jealousy.
• The subdoshas governing rakta vaha srotas.
• The functions of the liver and spleen.
• Ayurvedic treatment of rakta vaha srotas.

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