JAY SHREE POOJYASHREE SHREE AMMA
JAY MAHAN BRAHMASHREE GOPALAVALLIDASAR
JAY SHREE RADHEKRISHNA SATHSANG
Radhekrishna Dear Readers!
Continuing the thread from our previous posting, let us see the meaning and functioning of the five pranas in our body.
The Five Pranas
Pranamaya kosha is composed of the five Pranas. The one primary Prana divides into five types according to its movement and direction. This is an important subject in Ayurvedic medicine as well as Yogic thought.
Prana
Prana, literally the "forward moving air," moves inward and governs reception of all types from the eating of food, drinking of water, and inhalation of air, to the reception of sensory impressions and mental experiences. It is propulsive in nature, setting things in motion and guiding them. It provides the basic energy that drives us in life.
Apana
Apana, literally the "air that moves away," moves downward and outward and governs all forms of elimination and reproduction (which also has a downward movement). It governs the elimination of the stool and the urine, the expelling of semen, menstrual fluid and the fetus, and the elimination of carbon dioxide through the breath. On a deeper level it rules the elimination of negative sensory, emotional and mental experiences. It is the basis of our immune function on all levels.
We will discuss about the remaining three pranas namely Udana, Samana and Vyana in our next article.
Moving to the second section, the herb that we will tell you about in this post is Kattha (Hindi) also called as Catechu in English and Acacia Catechu in Latin.
1. It is the dried juice of Kher tree
2. An essential ingredient of betel leaf more popularly known as Paan
3. It is a contipative agent which stops dysentery
4. It is a good remedy for dry cough when taken with turmeric and sugar candy
5. Equal weights of arecanut and catechu ground fine when rubbed on teeth tend to strengthen them.
6. It cures thrush also.
We will continue the same topic in the next article.
Till then Radhekrishna!
Sarvam Guruvaarpanam
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