Ayurveda knowledge base

The open encyclopedia of Ayurveda.

A free knowledge base documenting the herbs, medicines, yoga and traditional wisdom of Ayurveda — 7,000+ cross-referenced pages, enriched from classical texts and open contributors, with plant and medicine names in eight Indian languages.

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Winner — Gold Award, Excellence in IT in AYUSH (2019) · plus 317 yoga pages, concepts, physiology & traditions

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