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AYUSH Calendar 2020

~ Dr. Vinodini Varma

Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, has brought out “AYUSH Calendar 2020” with the theme as ‘Medicinal Flowers of AYUSH’.

This calendar introduces 12 different medicinal flowers, from the list of plenty. English and Hindi versions are available for purchase online at Amazon

 

Happy New Year 2020

~ Dr. Vinodini Varma

सर्वस्तरतु दुर्गाणि,
सर्वो भद्राणि पश्यतु ।
सर्वः सद्बुद्धिमाप्नोतु
सर्वः सर्वत्र नन्दतु ।।

May everyone overcome obstacles
May everything be auspicious
May everyone have good intellect (Let the good sense prevail)
May everyone be happy and cheerful

Santwanam wishes everyone a very happy and prosperous new year

Hortus Malabaricus

~ Dr. Vinodini Varma

(This article was published in September 2018 issue of Santwanam magazine.)

Hortus Malabaricus by Hendrik Van Rheede, the Governor of Dutch Malabar at the time, is a book published in 17th century in 12 volumes. This rare book covers more than 700 natural plants in western ghats region explaining their medicinal properties and uses. This was done with the help of many physicians of that time

It was orginally written in Latin. Later, it was translated into English and Malayalam by K S Manilal. This translation was published by University of Kerala

Santwanam magazine July 2018 issue

~ Vinod Varma

The first annual issue of Santwanam magazine, an online Ayurveda magazine for everyone, is released today, July 1st, 2018.

It is available for download here

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