Dr G.G. Gangadharan on effective natural remedies in Ayurveda for gums that become soft and inflamed. Astringent materials like the powder and paste of arimedha (khair or khadira or acacia katechu) or dried powder of ripened mango leaves, powder of terminalia balarica and black ash of burnt paddy husk are all good astringent materials for gum health. 

The ‘magical’ place is only a 40-km drive from Guwahati, but few youngsters in the capital city of Assam, hooked as they are to the fictional tales of Harry Potter and his Hogwarts School of Wizardry, have any idea of its existence. 

Ten years in the making, Char-The No Man’s Island, posed daunting physical and logistical challenges. But much like the mighty river that the film is about, director Sourav Sarangi found his way around the hurdles to come up with a film that is going places.  

Cannes, which is bathed in sunshine for over 12 hours on a typical summer day, was sans much of its restorative warmth this May. A couple of days into the 65th edition of the French Riviera town’s famed annual film festival, the weather turned rather nasty and the bustling La Croisette’s brightness vanished under a dark cloud cover.

Vatarakta or gouty arthritis is  representative of metabolic disorders characterized by changes in lifestyle, diet, environment etc. 

This plant relieves pain, inflammation and heals the underlying causes of such symptoms.  Today, NSAIDs are sold without prescription to millions of people for their analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. 

A popular saying is: You are what you eat.  The food we eat ultimately assumes three forms. Two of these forms are nutrients and the third is excreta.