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The Wonderful Energetics of
P lants An Ayurvedic Perspective

Plants are an integral component of healing. in the three doshas (mind-body constitution)
The statement ‘Let thy food be thy medicine of an individual: vata or nerve energy,

and medicine be thy food’ has been credited to pitta or catabolic/fire energy, and kapha or
Hippocrates (400 B.C.) and highlights the value anabolic nutritive energy. Emotions, food,
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of plants used as food, in preventing and curing and lifestyle choices all have the capacity to
disease.1 Despite the lure of modern medicine’s alter the balance in the doshas. Allopathy
‘quick fix’ chemicals, with inherent toxicities treats disease with medicines and alleviates
and side effects, plants remain time-honored symptoms. Whereas, Ayurveda uses selected
medicinals. In fact, there is a renewed interest herbs that are specially prepared with mantras
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is using plants therapeutically due to the current to transmit healing, re-establish equilibrium

emphasis on lifestyle in disease prevention, such and treat the individual patient. Chanting the
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as vegan and whole-food plant-based diets. ‘Gayatri Mantra’ bestows wisdom and light
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Humans are in dire need of reasserting faith and through the Sun’s energy and helps our plant
kinship with our plant allies. As stated in the life to flourish. Aum. Bhur Bhuvah Svah. Tat
Chandogya Upanishad: “The Earth is the essence Savitur Varenyam. Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi.
of all beings; Water is the essence of the Earth; Dhiyo Yo nah Prachodayat. Beyond everything,
Herbs are the essence of Water; Man is the essence herbal plants enhance the body’s own capacity
of Herbs.” Let us glimpse through the eyes of to heal itself rather than relying on chemically
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Ayurveda to see what makes plants such unique synthesized molecules.
and wonderful medicines!
“Plants bring us love, the nourishing power
Ayurveda has used individualized of the sun…They offer us not only their own

combinations of herbs for treating specific nutritive value but the very light and love from
conditions for more than 3,000 years. In the stars, from the cosmos whose messengers
Ayurveda, disease is viewed as an imbalance they are.” Just like humans, plants have unique
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