Dr.Richa Mandal

16/08/2026

08/08/2026

Scam in the Name of Ayurveda

One of the biggest misconceptions today is that if a product contains herbs, it is Ayurvedic.

It isn't.

Ayurveda is far more than a collection of herbs. It is a time-tested system of medicine with well-defined principles for selecting ingredients, processing them, combining them in specific proportions, and prescribing them according to an individual's unique health condition.

There is a reason classical Ayurvedic texts describe how a herb should be processed, the form in which it should be administered, the appropriate dosage, and the right medium (Anupana) for consumption. These are not optional details, they are fundamental to Ayurvedic practice.

Simply adding a few herbs to a product and calling it "Ayurvedic" does not make it authentic Ayurveda.

As an Ayurvedic doctor, my request is simple: don't mistake clever marketing for centuries of medical science.

Respect Ayurveda for what it truly is a holistic, individualized system of healing, not just a label on a package.

Herbal doesn't always mean Ayurvedic. And Ayurvedic should never be reduced to a marketing buzzword.

06/08/2026

Being an ayurvedic doctor i always belived medicine alone cannot heal person
Its the small changes in lifestyle that cures them from illness

05/08/2026

White discharge common gynaecological issue of women

31/05/2026

IBS and IBD are often confused, but they are not the same condition.

As a Ayurvedic physician, I meet many patients who struggle silently with digestive symptoms for years without understanding what their body is trying to communicate.

Constant bloating, abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, food intolerance, fatigue, anxiety around eating, and gut discomfort can deeply affect both physical and emotional wellbeing.

Understanding the difference between IBS and IBD is extremely important for proper management and treatment.

◆ IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) is a functional gut disorder.

It affects how the digestive system works, but usually does not cause visible inflammation or permanent damage in the intestines.

Common IBS symptoms include:

1. Bloating

2.Gas

3.Constipation

4. Diarrhea

5.Abdominal cramps

6.Food sensitivities

7.Stress-related digestive flare-ups

IBS is strongly connected with:

Stress & anxiety

Gut-brain axis imbalance

Poor sleep

Irregular eating habits

Processed foods

Gut microbiome disturbances

◆ IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) is a chronic inflammatory condition that includes diseases like Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.

Unlike IBS, IBD involves actual inflammation and damage inside the digestive tract.

IBD symptoms may include:

▲ Severe abdominal pain

▲ Blood in stool

▲ Chronic diarrhea

▲ Weight loss

▲ Nutrient deficiencies

▲ Fatigue & weakness

▲ Loss of appetite

If left unmanaged, IBD can significantly affect nutritional status, immunity, and quality of life.

This is why nutrition therapy plays a critical role in both conditions.

As a Ayurvedic doctor, my focus is not only symptomatic management - but also identifying triggers, reducing inflammation, supporting gut healing, improving nutrient intake, and helping patients rebuild a healthier relationship with food.

Gut health is deeply connected with:

Hormonal balance

Immunity

Mental health

Energy levels

Skin health

Metabolism

Healing the gut requires patience, consistency, personalized nutrition, stress management, hydration, sleep, and lifestyle modifications - not random restriction diets from social media.

Your gut speaks through symptoms. Listening to it early can change your health journey completely.

29/05/2026

We need to stop treating Ayurvedic herbs like internet trends.

Recently, I discussed how blindly using Bhringraj for every hair problem is not always correct.

In Ayurveda, hair fall is not one single disease entity.
A person with:scalp heat & premature greying
behaves very differently from someone with:dry brittle Vata-dominant hair

or:oily Kapha-type dandruff.
Yet social media has reduced herbal medicine into:
"Use this one herb for everything."

Bhringraj is a brilliant dravya when used correctly:

1.stress-related hair fall
2. premature greying
3.inflammatory scalp conditions
4. Pitta-dominant shedding

But in extremely dry, rough, Vata-aggravated scalp conditions, using it improperly or excessively may not give ideal outcomes.
This is where Ayurvedic thinking becomes powerful.

Not because Ayurveda gives "one magical herb"
but because it teaches individualized understanding
based on:Dosha,Dhatu,Agni,
and Samprapti.

The future of Ayurveda is not blind traditionalism.

It is intelligent, research-aware, mechanism-based

17/05/2026

From the Ayurvedic perspective, we always knew about PMOS
Classical Ayurvedic texts do not use the words "polycystic" or endocrine " but the description of Artava kshaya ( depletion or disturbance of menstrual tissue) combined with medo Dhatu Dhusti ( disturbance of fat tissue
And kapha vata avarana( obstruction of vata function by kapha maps almost exactly onto what modern medicine now calls PMOS
In Ayurvedic understanding, this condition involves
i) Agnimandhya - weak digestion and metabolic fire, which corresponds to insulin resistance
ii) Medho Dhatu vriddhi - excess fat tissue, mirroring central adiposity and metabolic dysfunction
iii) Artav vaha srotas Dusti - Disturbance of the channel's carrying reproductive hormones
iv ) Manovaha srotas involvement- The mind-body axis, reflected today in anxiety and depression seen in PMOS

The new biomedical name validates a multi-system framework. Ayurvedic medicine treats it as a multi-system condition. The two views finally align

21/04/2026

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