Where Ayurveda meets modern science — research, mechanisms, and the evidence behind traditional practices.
Tinospora cordifolia, the pharmacopoeial source of Guduchi or Giloy, contains starch and several structurally distinct polysaccharides. These constituents are relevant...
Tulsi in Modern Research: Moving Beyond Traditional Claims Ocimum tenuiflorum (syn. Ocimum sanctum ), commonly known as Tulsi or Holy...
Turmeric is often called “nature’s ibuprofen,” but that slogan blurs important distinctions. Turmeric rhizome is a complex botanical drug, curcumin...
Piperine Can Markedly Increase Curcumin Exposure—But “2,000%” Needs Context The widely quoted 2,000% figure comes from a 1998 pharmacokinetic experiment...
A Verified Safety Lesson: Turmeric and Warfarin Herbal medicines can alter the safety or effectiveness of prescription drugs. A documented...
Guduchi and Immune Function: Classical Profile and Verified Clinical Evidence Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia), also called Giloy, is an important Ayurvedic...
Reverse pharmacology begins with a practical question: when a treatment has a documented history of human use, can that experience...
A well-designed trial can be useful even when its primary outcome is negative. The 2025 Bacumen trial is a good...
Prakriti and the gut microbiome are sometimes discussed as though bacterial sequencing has already produced a biological test for Vata,...
Ashwagandha and Shatavari: Setting Up the Comparison Ashwagandha and Shatavari are important Ayurvedic root drugs, but they are not interchangeable...
