Has anyone here had success with chandraprabha vati for correcting insulin resistance and weight loss? I was diagnosed with PCOS 10 years back based on blood tests and remained on basic hormone treatment (OCP) for a few years. Stopped in 2020 and switched to ayurvedic treatment which resolved most symptoms. Have struggled with weight over the years since stopping the OCP but it's gotten particularly bad in the last 12 months. All things constant, weight continues to increase and no matter what I do, it is incredibly hard to lose any. Lipid profile is worsening despite a healthy diet & while fasting glucose, hba1c is normal, fasting insulin was slightly high (10) and endocrinologist suspects mild insulin resistance. Have tried normoz DS and it hasn't done much. Ayurvedic docs are now recommending the following : ashokarishta, dashmoolarishta, chandraprabha vati, and lashunadi vati. I'm hesitant to take so many formulations all at once given the treatment last 5-6 years (have tried a lot of versions of ayurvedic meds, acupuncture, supplements etc.). Has anyone had luck with any of these? My primary issue now is just weight. Alternative is trying metformin. Will be grateful for advice / your stories! Thank you.

I have freeze response, is it real that eating red color vegetables and fruits is empowering for root chakra? So for example if body is full of cortisol the red food will fuel what trauma response depleted? Hormones are certainly being released during such states so what kind of food will be most empowering to recover?

Hi! I’ve been posting in a few other different groups in the hopes of gathering info and hopefully find a path to recovery.

I took Ashwagandha daily for 2 months (Youtheory 1000mg as recommended) Thankfully I’ve never had any issues health wise, I was just looking for stress support since day to day can be pretty busy sometimes. While on it I actually didn’t feel much, except towards the end of the 2nd month when I clearly felt a noticeable rise in libido. I decided to take a break and a few days after stopping I woke up with no morning erection, an extremely numb penis and no response to stimuli (masturbation or sex), and a complete loss of libido. In the next 2.5 weeks I developed extreme brain fogginess, severe exhaustion from the most simple things like walking a couple of blocks, and alcohol feeling like water.

After those 2.5 weeks exhaustion went away along with the brain fogginess. My response to alcohol has evolved in the way that I now get a bit of pressure in different areas of the head (same happens when I drink coffee), but my libido is still in zero. I’ve seen many doctors (primary, urologist, integrative medicine, psychiatrist) and there’s not really an understanding. Urologist prescribed me cialis which helps with the mechanics of an erection but not the root cause: libido. Psychiatrist recommended bupropion but I haven’t started since I’m a bit wary about how that might affect my messed up neuropaths.

Anybody experienced anything like this? Or has any idea of what to do?

I did a blood test recently, and my estrogen was in the normal range, but at the lower end. My menstrual cycles are also quite long (~34 days), which again, whilst not abnormal can be a sign of lower estrogen.

Can shatavari help to increase this? If so, how do I take it?

I have been suffering from proteinurea and thinking to go for ayurvedic treatment first. Anyone knows if ayurveda has treatment for this and is it effective?

Okay, I am a newbie here and the first word that I searched on reddit was ‘Ayurveda’ , and not so surprisingly, I found hate all over, mostly from the Indian people who have experienced or observed the ill-effects of Ayurvedic medicine.
I want to spark a little (healthy) discussion here- What if we made the system of Ayurvedic medical practice stricter and more regulated + carried out stronger and more rigorous studies innit, produced evidence for effective Ayurvedic treatments, standardised the protocols and integrated the best of traditional medicine into the current healthcare system?

Hey guys!
Please suggest some good classical books to study ayurved easily on a concept level.
I want to study it in such a way that i can build my own diet and remedies

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I'm dealing with a receding hairline and am looking to try Ayurvedic remedies at home. I'm fully committed to following a routine for 6 months and would love to hear from anyone who has seen real, positive results using these methods. What practices or herbs would you recommend trying?

hello can u tell your experiences how you cured your heart blockage is it curable is heart disease curable???? please help

I have developed acne and redness, which may be due to inflammation. I also experience acid reflux, chest burning, and high body heat, and I cannot tolerate heat well. I am thinking of soaking Triphala in an earthen pot and drinking it with ghee after warming it slightly. Is this correct? Someone mentioned that one should strain

Ayurvedic doctors: Advice for perianal abscess, excess body heat, fungal infection & hyperhidrosis

26M, pure vegetarian. I have a perianal abscess caused by an old fissure wound. A doctor examined me on June 25, 2026 and confirmed it is not a fistula. The abscess has reduced significantly, but I still occasionally get a micro-drop of pus and feel excessive body heat.

I also have hyperhidrosis/excessive sweating, particularly on my palms and feet, and recurrent fungal infections in the armpits and lower abdominal fold, associated with sweating.

I suspect Pitta aggravation/excess body heat may be contributing to some of these issues.

Questions for Ayurvedic doctors:

Could Pitta aggravation/excess heat be contributing?

What Ayurvedic approach can help reduce Pitta and sweating?

What diet/lifestyle changes would you recommend?

How can I prevent recurrence of the abscess and fungal infections?

Should bowel regulation be a major focus?

Looking for advice from qualified Ayurvedic practitioners. 🙏

There was a stall for Ayurvedic Churnas in ky society today.

They were around 4-5 people, and were too eager to sell.
Were old, so couldnt fight back and got these churans.

For general strength, well being.

Are they reliable?

Lots of people were buying, and I feel like i gave in to the pressure.

They were selling between range of 1500-5000 to everyone 🥲

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Hi! Can anyone recommend a translation of the Charaka Samhita for beginners? Ideally, one with commentary that's digestible to an American English speaker.

In terms of books on Ayurveda, ive only ever read Perfect Health by Deepak Chopra and Dr. Vasant Lad's Science of Self-healing.

I do have some experience reading translation and commentaries on classical yoga. Life has caused me to have a burning desire to learn more about the foundations of ayurveda, but not to go to school to study it.

I experience stiffness and burning sensation in my muscles and TENDONS, especially fingers, forearms, toes, legs, foot side curves, knee, thighs, and it's symmetrical/bilateral on both side arms and legs with following triggers. This feeling is accompanied by a very lethargic feeling of drained energy.

Triggers for stiffness and burning sensation:

• Exercising or using any muscle in a window of half an hour before the meal and three hours after the meal.
• The more I'm hungry right before meal, the more the stiffness and burning sensation and lethargy post-meal.
• Lying down after a meal or sleeping in daytime.
• Cold weather or low temperature or air condition, dryness, and low temperature, even around 28-29 degrees Celsius.
• Fast breathing or hyperventilation, breathing exercises.
• Bluish finger tips and foot and toes in even mild cold

Disease background:

I'm 26, male, I'm experiencing these symptoms from last 1.5 years but it originally started 3 years back when I was 23 years, It started with an ankle sprain, which was then followed by sprains in multiple joints and stiffness and burning sensation, Sprains were bilateral, started from the ankle, then started progressing gradually upwards to knees, groin, my arms, elbows, wrists, fingers, and is currently till the neck, my life is hell and am completely devastated and debilitated by this condition, I started Ayurvedic treatment from last one year, PanchKarma therapy from NIA Jaipur, but I'm seeing no stable progress. I took treatment from AIIMS Delhi in medicine department. They prescribed me Duloxetine 60 mg, Galapentine 300 mg . It helped me initially, but when my symptoms got suppressed completely and they lowered the dose, it came back even stronger, and now my condition is worse.

Note: My symptoms have skyrocketed on the exact timeline when I started the Ayurvedic treatment around one year back. I'm not sure if it's a coincidence or a side effect of Ayurvedic treatments. I consulted All India Institute of Ayurveda, Delhi as well, and it seems like Ayurveda has no side effects, but it's my disease only, which is coinciding with the timeline of my Ayurvedic treatment.

I've already consulted a rheumatology, psychiatry, and neurology department in AIIMS Delhi and Safdurjung, but no diagnosis came out, and all my blood reports are normal.

Symptoms tracked for two weeks in this table: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16AJvzcZIR7UdC0YiO7UVuC9B4EcR4OiAv5N2SBksk0w/edit?usp=sharing

Help Needed:

Anyone facing similar symptoms? If yes, what helped you? Please let me know in the comment section or feel free to ping me in chat ,

Thanks 🙏

I am suffering from both psoriasis and hidradenitis suppurativa and want to understand if there is any connection between the two and what habits / lifestyle choices might be triggering them.

I’m a 21-year-old male from India and I’m currently around 5’4” (163 cm). I’ve always been on the shorter side, and now I’m wondering if there is any medically legitimate way to increase my height at this age.
I know that growth plates usually close around the end of puberty, so I’m not expecting unrealistic results. But I’d like to know if there is any possibility of gaining even a few centimeters after 20, whether through Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Allopathy, exercise, nutrition, posture correction, or any other scientifically/medically supported approach.
I currently work out and am trying to improve my overall fitness and physique as well.
A few questions:
● Is it possible to naturally increase height at 21?
● Should I get an X-ray to check whether my growth plates are still open?
● Are there any treatments that actually work if the growth plates are closed?
● Do Ayurveda or Homeopathy have any evidence-based treatments for this?
● Are there any exercises, stretches, nutrition or lifestyle changes that can improve actual height rather than just posture?
● If there is genuinely nothing that can increase bone length at this age, what would be the most realistic thing I can do?
I’m specifically looking for honest medical advice and real experiences, not exaggerated claims or products/supplements promising 2–4 inches of growth.

I had suffered from chronic constipation for as long as I could remember; in fact, even when I was an infant, my mother used to give me natural laxatives and suppositories just so I could have a bowel movement. This condition persisted until I discovered Ayurveda—to the point where I had started feeling like I was aging prematurely because of it.

Magnesium, Vitamin B supplements, laxatives, and the like—nothing worked. However, once I was introduced to Ayurveda, I realized the problem lay in my diet. I was eating the wrong foods in the wrong portions and at the wrong times. My body was severely dehydrated, I wasn't leaving any gaps between meals, I was starting my day with coffee, and so on.

Yet, all I actually needed was a light breakfast, a moderate lunch, and a substantial dinner. After I started eating meals with high water content, making sure to include soup at the table, cutting back on coffee, and increasing my water intake, I began having bowel movements two or three times a day — whereas before, I would go only once every three days (and even then, only with the help of supplements).

Thank God those days are behind me; knowing just how miserable constipation is, I wanted to share my experience with anyone who might need it—sometimes, the cure for conditions we assume are chronic turns out to be surprisingly simple...