Dr. Teitelbaum says: “This testimonial showcases the wonderful work we are doing with ulcerative colitis. We have so many patients who are making great strides with this auto-immune inflammatory bowel disease. While the underlying cause in each case could be different, everyone is doing extremely well. We own our success to the great formulations Vaidya Mishra has made for these patients.

In this case, this teenage boy was taking antibiotics for two years for his acne. They created the perfect storm: auto-immune diseases come from various reasons, but especially 1)lack of friendly bacteria in the gut and 2) overheating in the liver. When these two imbalances occur, they set the stage for auto-immune reactions. And antibiotics create both conditions.

First, the friendly bacteria in the gut keep the immune system intelligent — they are the basis for a smooth-functioning immune response where your immune system knows to attack invading viruses, bacteria, and other pathogens, but it has the intelligence to not attack the body (which is what happens in an auto-immune disease). So first we had to teach him how to regrow his friendly bacteria (antibiotics destroy these good bacteria at the same time they are attacking the bad bacteria), and then we gave him dietary guidelines and the herbs to help cool the liver.

Second, antibiotics overheat the liver. Everything you swallow goes through the liver. The antibiotic chemical is acidic in nature and creates a lot of acid toxins in the liver, creating a situation of excess liver heat.

This combination of lack of friendly bacteria combined with a hot liver pushes the immune system to over-respond and start attacking the body.

So, in this case, he went off the antibiotics, we treated his bowel with our good friendly bacteria protocol,we healed the lining of the gut, cooled down the liver — and the auto-iimmune reaction stopped.

This was a wonderful case history — the boy was worried about going off to college with ulcerative colitis and all the pain and diahrrea it can cause. The good news is by the time he went to college, his ulcerative colitis had been gone for about 2 years — and the best part of it all — we were able to successfully treat his acne with our Semal Plus herbal protocol — his acne cleared up without the devastating side effects to his immune system.”

Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum
Cinnaminson, New Jersey
856-786-3330

Dear Vaidya Mishra,

Last Spring, I followed your SVA Home Detox program by using your DVD. I loved it. Everything went well, I felt lighter, clearer in my mind and heart. However, I did have a small problem and I am wondering about it. During detox, particularly on the weekends, my back, my belly, calf muscles and sometimes my thighs would develop an uncontrollable itch. When I would scratch, I would feel there was heat under the skin. I was doing abhyanga with SVA Pitta and Magnesium oil in the mornings and that would help it. But I wondered whether I shouldn’t just have applied coconut oil to cool things off? This year, I want to do your detox again , but I am afraid that the itch may come back and perhaps be worse. Why did I develop that itch and what should I do if it reappears again?

With gratitude, Mary K.

Dear Mary: in general, developing an itch or a rash during detox is actually not a bad sign! All it means is that transdermal detox is happening: old amavisha and garavisha is being evacuated through your skin, as you know our skin is our largest detox organ. You developed a rash or itch because the detox protocol you were following unclogged your channels and toxins got evacuated through the skin. But what happens is when hot acidic inflammatory toxins come out through the skin, they aggravate the bhrajak pitta of the skin. This is the pitta subdosha that governs the skin and keeps the skin balanced and cool. When toxins imbalance the environment of the skin, then bhrajak pitta increases and you develop a rash. In addition, the skin is also governed by vyana vata. This vata subdosha supports the circulation of nutrients and moisture to the skin. When it gets imbalanced due to the presence of hot acidic toxins then the skin becomes dry and/or flaky, losing its luster and elasticity.

It is possible that you may develop a rash again this year during detox but here is what you can do. Address the toxins through the same path they are getting evacuated from, that is: transdermally. I have put together bath pouches for safe home use called Shodhana for Self Detox and Rasayana.  Use the Shodhana  pouches 3 days in a row, and then use the Rasayana pouches 3 days in a row. In this kind of situation, the detox bath pouches will help extract the toxins and your rash should be minimal – if any at all. You can then apply SVA Surya Shanti or Surya MahaShanti. These creams are made with sandalwood and are very cooling and nurturing to the skin. They will soothe it without clogging. They particularly help with rash conditions or situations. I do not recommend applying coconut oil because that can have the counter effect – coconut is heavy and cold and it can freeze your channels and counter the detox process.

Alternately, after your bath, you can also apply a thin layer of the SVA Pitta Massage oil with Magnesium and leave it on if you live in a warm climate. If you leave in a cooler climate, it is best to clean it off with a paper towel after a few minutes. Your skin will have received the nourishment and it should help abate your rash, specially after the bath detox. Please consider perusing my new Home Detox Manual as it has been revised and may offer you some additional helpful details. You can also add the Garavisha Tea to your protocol to help redirect the toxins to get evacuated through the urinary tract rather than the skin. Thank you.

What is Garavisha tea?

Gar(a) means “slow” and vish(a) means poison. Garavisha is a slow poison, a substance whose toxic action reveals itself after an extended period of time. In ancient times, the ayurvedic healers coined this term to refer specifically to slow poisons external to the body, such as does carried by some animals and insects. SVA extends the original definition of garavisha from the ayurvedic shastras or texts to encompass our modern concept of xenobiotics – from xenos (Greek for foreign) and bio (living organism). Garavisha, as Vaidya Mishra explains, can help us deal with the modern phenomenon of xenobiotic toxicity or chemical compounds that are foreign to our bodies, not produced by our own bodies, and thus externally acquired. Our bodies do not produce garavisha. Rather garavisha toxins enter our bodies from the environment. Garavisha is thus an exogenous toxin, a poisonous substance that enters our body from outside. For example: drugs (medicinal or recreational); environmental compounds or pollutants such as synthetic pesticides, herbicides; industrial pollutants and preservatives that are nowadays commonly used in personal care products such as SLS (Sodium Laurel Sulfate as a foaming agent); Parabens (a preservative); synethetic scents, flavors, and coloring agents; etc. All these are not found in nature, but are rather lab manufactured and derived.

Xenobiotics enter our body insidiously, silently, without our being aware or feeling anything. They enter our bodies when we inhale toxic fumes; or they transdermally crossing our blood barrier when we apply them on our skin or touch them; alternatively, they result from the oral consumption of synthetic chemical products or products that contain synthetic elements.

Garavisha molecules are too small and foreign for the immune system to process them, so they get to sit around in the physiology and cause slow but long term damage on a micro-cellular level, eventually resulting in chronic ill-health.

But you do not need to wait to get sick in order to detox garavisha. SV Ayurveda recommends safe and effective daily detox for optimal well-being. This herbal tea specially formulated by Vaidya Mishra will help bind and evacuate toxic molecules of garavisha that we willy-nilly ingest since we are exposed to xenobiotic molecules in so many aspects of our daily lives from personal care products (soaps, toothpaste, shampoo, perfumes, hair dyes, shaving products, laundry detergents, dishwasher liquids, general cleaning products, chemicals and dyes in our transportation systems or the environment we work in, not to mention preservatives in our food, etc).

In this formula, Guduchi will re-establish molecular intelligence and support the body to identify and eliminate toxic micro-molecules; Indian sarsaparilla will eliminate the fat soluble toxins by supporting the intelligent functioning of the fat metabolism; Neem will activate the detox process and support the immune system; Basil will support the body’s immunity to help ward-off any detox crises and nourish tissues supporting the production of ojas – the finest substances of post-digestion that nourishes the neutro-transmitters ; Marshmallow root will lubricate the channels to protect from the toxins, as it also coats the toxins to contain their reactivity while they are evacuated through our detox pathways; Peppermint will help maintain the channels open so as to facilitate toxic evacuation; Slippery elm will  supply lubrication for the channels as well as support the growth of friendly bacteria to help strengthen immunity; Coriander will help bind and eliminate virulent toxins such as mercury, lead, arsenic, and more; Rose will maintain the physiology cool and balanced during the detox process of the insidious and highly toxic garavisha waste.

For optimal results, it is best to use this tea in conjunction with the SVA Diet, and/or prep your physiology by stopping the intake of toxic substances or food, or exposure to a toxic environment before initiating detox. For more information on the SVA diet, go to: www.vaidyamishra.com

Ingredients: Vaidya Mishra’s proprietary blend with Guduchi, Neem, Indian Sarsaparilla, Basile, Slippery Elm, Marshmallow root, Peppermint, Coriander, and Rose.

Directions: Use ½ tsp of tea per cup. Bring to a gentle boil, filter and drink. Drink up to 2 cups a day, one morning and one evening. If you are already drinking any other personal herbal tea, give 1-2 hours distance before consuming this tea. Or use as directed by your SVA expert.

2)      Hydration and Urination

4)      Abyanga and Bathing

5)      Avoiding the Intake of Toxins

6)      Rejuvenation and Nourishing Diet

B.Weekly Detoxification Program

2)      Diet

4)      Hydration and Elimination via the Urinary System and Kidneys

5)      Rest

6)      Rejuvenation and Nourishing Diet

C.  Fortnightly Detoxification Program

D.  Monthly Detoxification Program

E.  Seasonal Detoxification Program
1)      Purpose
2)      Regimen
3)      Rejuvenation and Nourishing Diet

 XI. SVA DIET REVIEW

A. Proper SVA Diet17

B. General SVA Principles on How to Eat

C. General SVA Dietary Recommendations

XII. NURTURING RECIPES FOR SVA HOME DETOXIFICATION AND REJUVENATION PROGRAM

A.            Bread

Barley Quinoa Bread

B.            Soups

1) Tapioca and Arrowroot Soup (10 Minute Soup)

2) Kitchadi Soup

3) Detoxification Soup with Moringa

4) Toxin-Binding Kitchadi

C. Protein Recipes

1) Green Protein Recipe

2) Variation: Green protein Probiotic for Colon Detoxification

3) Vegetarian Protein with Red Lentil

4) Quinoa and Rice Soup

5) Barley and Quinoa Kitchadi Soup

6) Quinoa, Barley and Mung Dal

D. Vegetables Recipes

1) Lauki (Doodi) and White Daikon Radish Detoxification Soup

2) Bitter Melon (Karela)

3) Crispy Bitter Melon (Karela)

4) Lauki (Doodi)

5) Lauki (Doodi) & Green Papaya

6) Lauki (Doodi) & Beets

7) Asparagus and White Daikon Radish

8) Taro Root Puree (Mashed Potato Substitute)

E. Chutney Recipes

1) Apple and Pear Chutney

2) Apple Chutney

3) White Daikon Radish Chutney

4) Tamarind Chutney

5) Tamarind Cranberry Chutney

6) Tamarind Prune Chutney

7) Cilantro Chutney

8) Grape & Almond Chutney

E. Drink Recipes

1) Hydrating/Detoxification Tea

2) Rehydration Drink

3) Digestive Lassi

4) Ayurvedic Buttermilk

The accumulation of toxins in the body is a naturally occurring phenomenon. The body produces waste-products on a daily basis. These are known as mala-s in Ayurveda: feces, urine, sweat, etc. It is only when these waste-products are allowed to linger, that they become toxic. This is one source of endogenous or internal toxic build-up.

Another source of internal toxins comes from poor digestion. Poor digestion can result from poor dietary habits: eating on the run; eating in front of the TV; eating indigestible food; overeating; etc. Toxins made from poorly digested food matter are known as ama. If we do not evacuate ama, if we let it stay in our bodies, it becomes virulent, more acidic and toxic in nature, and it turns into amavisha- a highly reactive type of toxin.

But, nowadays, exogenous or externally induced toxins are just as  harmful as endogenous toxins. The environment we live in can be highly toxic, starting with the personal care products we use – shampoo, deodorant, etc; to house-cleaning products; preservatives and chemicals used in dyes; clothing; furniture; etc. Another kind of exogenous toxicity that affects our overall health has to do with EMF overload from cell-phones, microwaves, and the overuse of electric devices such as computers, etc.

Proper detox is essential for long-term health and happiness. But proper detox depends on many factors, not just switching to a better diet and exercising! If your detox pathways are damaged or blocked; if the season is not right for detox; or you are currently going through emotional or mental stress; then you may dislodge your toxins without properly evacuating them and they will most likely end up roaming around and damaging organs, organ systems, or even the cellular intelligence of your body, resulting in severe imbalances and eventually incurable chronic conditions.

In this book, I cover all possible types of toxins present in our modern world. You will learn how there are different types of toxins that carry a different solubility based on their own chemical composition. You will then see how you can evacuate toxins based on their make-up or type, and which channels or detox pathways to use to eliminate specific toxins in an easy, safe, and effective way. You will also learn how it is not enough to detox, but it is very important to nourish: when you detox you eliminate toxic waste that was occupying space. You need to replace that toxic waste that was eliminated by nurturing molecules or particles. Detox and rejuvenation are the 2 strokes of one protocol. Neither is complete without the other.

The self-detox protocol outlined in this book has been practically applied by many SVA practitioners and followers across the United States and Canada, successfully, for the past several years. Now you can also learn how to do your own home-detox, minimize the build-up of future toxic waste, and rejuvenate!

Vaidya RK Mishra

March 11, 14

Woodland Hills, California

In following SVA dietary protocols you may find yourself craving for snacks you wisely no longer want to consume – most snacks are high in sodium or sugar – two main culprits for toxic build-ups; or they are prepared with the infamous rape-seed aka canola oil – organic first press or not, this oil is highly toxic for your physiology; or the snack could be made of refined flour; contain unwanted yet popular ingredients such as flax or chia seeds, etc. If you could set aside some time on the weekends to assemble a healthy snack that can last you  through the week, you will feel the difference! Specially with detox season being just around the corner. Thank you Daria S., for  creating and sending over this delicious recipe.

The SVA tradition capitalizes on the importance of gentle daily detox through bathing. Vaidya Mishra’s ancestors – physicians to royalty – developed meticulous specific detox bathing protocols – always in line with the  ayurvedic shastras – but addressing the current ailments of their royal patients. These secrets have been passed down to Vaidya Mishra who now has to present them in a format that takes into account our contemporary bodies laden with stress, unhealthy lifestyles and diet, and high EMF exposure.  It is the task of the vaidya, to adapt and adjust ancient knowledge to address our modern needs.

In earlier times, the SVA lineage made use of all the possible modalities of releasing toxins from the body through bathing. All possible modalities include the following list:

• Aushadhi Snan or herbal bath: this is detox with water and herbs that are steeped in warm water. Aushadhi snan can be self-administered or under the supervision of a clinician. An herbal bath can be either only detoxing or detoxing and rejuvenating at the same time. Vaidya Mishra offers us 3 different herbal bath mixtures – read further for more details.

• Mrittika or mud baths that are prepared with specific herbal synergies. Clay has the specific original property of absorbtion. When clay, or mud, is applied onto our skin, it mobilizes and pulls out toxins. In general, a mud bath has to have a proper-set up so as not to clog the plumbing pipes, in this sense, it can be difficult to draw oneself a mud bath at home.

Vaidya Mishra has resolved this issue by formulating a special line of CreamClay products. The CreamClay line, as the name indicates, has the texture of a cream, smooth and unctuous, but it is made of clay and thus carries the detoxing properties a mudbath would have. In addition, though, Vaidya’s CreamClays will not clog or accumulate in your bath tub or plumbing pipes. They are safe to use. Vaidya’s CreamClay micro-molecules travel deep into your skin layers to bind the toxins and pacify vyana vata – vyana vata originates from marut, clay being the solid part of soma, it grounds and pacifies vyana vata. Vaidya’s CreamClays bind both fat and water soluble toxins. This is what Mrittika baths are said to do in the Shastras. The vegetable glycerin in Vaidya’s CreamClays prevents dryness in the skin – dryness that can result from a mud bath in general. Vaidya has designed his CreamClays to pull out toxins out but also fills the vacuum created there with soma from the vegetable glycerin and other ingredients, such as marshmallow root etc.

• Dadhi – is the yoghurt bath, and its primary benefit comes through the probiotic or friendly bacteria that get absorbed. In the shastras, where there is discussion of beauty inside and out, shubhang karanam, the ayurvedic rishis acknowledge how the friendly bacteria in yoghurt play a major role in keeping our skin healthy and lustrous. But, unfortunately, unless one has access to the royal kitchens of yore with dollops of yoghurt, it is hard to get a a yoghurt bath. Vaidya has put together a full line of active pre- and probiotic creams as well as creamclays that supply food for friendly bacteria as well as friendly bacteria themselves to the skin. The formulas contain mucillagenous fibres, in addition to aromatic and nurturing herbs and vegetable glycerin. The cream can be applied onto the whole body, then washed off, and then the probiotic cream for the body can be applied and left on. The formulas will actually be much more balancing and nourishing than a regular yoghurt bath!

• Dugdh – or milk bath, specifically cow’s milk, was the signature privilege of royalty, with many benefits for the physiology. The milk bath has been discussed in various shastras.  Milk has been known to have both cleansing and  nurturing properties for the skin. Several proteins and micro-molecules of the fat, along with calcium molecules, provide excellent cleansing and nurturing simultaneously. So how do you get the milk’s benefits without the financial and ethical guilt associated with bathing in a tub of cow’s milk? Sponge with milk. Warm up some milk, 2-3 cups, and pour into a bowl. Add a few rose petals. Then get a cotton cloth or natural fiber clean sponge, and sponge your body with it – tip to toe. Relax 5-10 minutes then shower off.

• Pushp snan or flower bath – is when we use the properties of flowers and plants to balance our physiology. For example: rose, lavender, jasmine, and many more. You can use the essential oil form, or the dry petals or bulbs. An economical and fast way is to use Vaidya’s SVA soaps with 100% organic real essential oils. Wet the soap bar and apply all over your body. Your skin absorbs the essential oils instantaneously.

• Mantr Snan is an ancient form of vibtrational bath very common before any auspicious vedic ritual. It involves infusing the vibrational energy of healing sound, or a mantra, into the bath water. This is how you do it: get a bowl of room temperature water, close your eyes and dive within your yogic silent space and recite silently the mantra(s) of your choice, then blow your breath on the bowl of water. Repeat as many times as needed. Then add your bowl of mantra-charged water to water in your bathtub and slip in for a divine experience. “Mantr snan” helps reset your physiology’s cellular intelligence at the most subtle level. If you do not have a mantra or do not wish to charge water yourself here is what you can do. Place a bowl of water next to your speaker and play the healing mantra of your choice – you can use any of Vaidya Mishra’s Healing Mantras. You can play a mantra for at least 20 minutes or as long as 20 hours – it’s up to you. Then pour that bowl of mantra-charged water into your bath and dip in.

All these types of bathing listed above can be done for either:

• shodhana or detox : this can be either self-administered or conducted under the supervision of a clinical expert
• rasayana or rejuvenation

As you can see, with his formulations or adaptations of the vedic wisdom to suit our modern lifestyles, Vaidya Mishra has made it very easy for us to have not only a “mud bath” but even to experience the benefits of a yoghurt or milk bath.  But if that’s still too much for you in terms of allotted time, just go with a regular bath or shower. You will be amazed to see how many detoxing and healing properties are associated with taking a bath. See what Bhav Mishra, a great ayurvedic author and healer who wrote practical manuals of Ayurveda based on Carak’s wisdom, says about bathing or showering (pouring warm or cold water over the body and the heat):

deepanam: increases metabolic and digestive fires; vrishyam: increases seven tissues including the reproductive tissue, shukra; ayushyam: increases longevity; snan: shower/bath; manobalapradam: increases mental stamina; kandu: (takes away) itching; mala: toxic waste of the skin; shrama: fatigue; swed: sweat; tandra: drowsiness; tringa: stiffness; daha: burning sensation; pap manutam: cleanses physically and vibrationally.

Benefits of cool and hot water shower:

Snan or bathing with cool water, not cold, pacifies and cools the blood tissue and pacifies pitta. On the other hand, bathing with hot water “tadevo snehe toyenam” –enhances “balyam” or stamina and pacifies vata and kapha.

Contraindications:

The shastras do contra-indicate taking a bath for individuals experiencing fever, diarrhea, vata aggravation in the eyes, ears, tymphanitis, gastritis, sinusitis, indigestion in general.

Benefits of Vaidya Mishra’s SVA Bath Pouches

Vaidya Mishra’s Self-Detrox Shodhana Snan bath pouch is ideal for you if you want to initiate a gentle detox during your home detox program, or whenever you feel your physiology needs cleansing. You may also use this bath pouch after abhyanga or self-massage. Finish off your detox bath by using the turmeric and/or detox soaps. What’s in your Self-Detox bath pouch?

• Neem: is very famous for transdermal and oral detox due to its bitter properties
• Gymnema: will trandermally neutralize deposits of glucose and supports the immune system of the skin
• Indian sarsaparilla: purifies the fat soluble toxins and the sweat
• Guduchi: is a very powerful detoxifying herb that supports the immunity of the skin simultaneously.
• Manjistha: neutralizes the reactivity of toxins
• Pushkarmool: breaks down and neutralizes blends of toxic make-up
• Peppermint: opens the channels for easier evacuation of toxins
• Amla : detoxifies and resets the body’s and the skin’s pH

Vaidya’s Rasayana Snan or Rejuvenation Bath Pouches: no detox protocol is compelte witout rejuvenation, and vice versa. That is why it is good to use this bath pouch in conjunction with the Shodhana pouches. Use the shodhan first and then do the rasayana after 3 days. Repeat the cycle as needed.

Our skin secretes mala or toxic residue every day. The skin is our largest detox organ in addition to being the barrier between the environment and our bodies. You can use these detox pouches in all seasons, and associate the soaps accordingly: use the winter soap during the winter season to finish off your bath, or the Vetiver soap in the summer time, etc.

What does your Rasayana Bath Pouch do ingredient-wise?

• Rose : aromatic and astringent principle of rose enhances the bliss of the heart and mind, plus supports the firmness of the skin
• Jasmine: due to its “sandhania” or “keeping together” effect, it keeps all the skin layers attached delaying sagging,
• Pushkarmool: enhances the ability to fight against allergens
• Ylang-ylang: nourishes the skin
• Indian sarsaparilla; nourishes the fat releasing follicles
• Manjistha: enhances complexion –  it is considered a “varniya”
• Peppermint: opens the detox channels and relaxes
• Amla: is a rasayana for the skin and all the tissues
• Guduchi: rasayana for the skin and resets the body’s cellular intelligence
• Gymenma: neutralizes dermal glucose and enhance immunity.
• Lavender: relaxes the mind and the skin – vyan vata.

Certain formulas of the SVA tradition are highly versatile. They have been used for many generations for a wide range of imbalances and ailments. One such formula is called Tribindu – “tri” for three, and “bindu” for drop.
Tribindu is made of 3 ingredients: Camphor, Ajwain, and Peppermint.
Vaidya is bringing this ancient formula back for us, and adding another holy ingredient to it: Tulsi.
What is Tribindu used for?
In India, during the rainy season, disease can be rampant in village setttings because of the prominence of water and air-born infections. Vaidya’s ancestors used this formula to keep infections at bay within the individual or in the environment. They would recommend different ways of using it to either cleanse the environment or strengthen an individual’s immunity.
The ancestral SVA healers long knew about the powerful anti-viral and anti-bacterial properties of Camphor, Ajwain, and Peppermint. But they also used this formula to help with insect and mosquito bites. In addition, they recommended it for extreme cold weather conditions when the body’s physical circulatory channels are known to shrink. In this case, simply inhaling this Tribindu would help relax and open the channels and support overall immunity – open channels release toxins much more easily and readily. The SVA ancestors also used the Tribindu mixture for overall body aches, muscle stiffness, sprains, etc.

Vaidya Mishra says: “For a long time, I wanted to make this formula available. It can be used for so many different things. The only thing is it has to be used with caution because it is made of 100% pure essential oils. I have added no buffers and there is no adulteration at all. You should be careful not to apply it and then touch your eyes or sensitive parts of your body. If that happens, make sure you rinse with plenty of fresh cool water right away to wash away the essential oils.”

Here’s what the shastras or ancient ayurvedic texts have to say about the three – plus one – ingredients in Tribindu.

The first ingredient in Tribindu is Ajwain (Trachyspermum copticum).

Three prominent nighantu-s or commentaries have described the powerful bactericidal and thermogenic effects of Ajwain.

The Dhanvantri nighantu says:

This means Ajwain is “victorious” over the “krimi”s or bacteria. Then “vahnideepanee” means ignites or “deepani,” the “vani” or metabolic fire of the body – and thus creates thermogenesis.

The Raj nighantu, on the other hand, says it is “krimi mardini” as well as “deepani para:” again bactericidal and thermogenic.

The popular commentator Bhav prakash says Ajwain is: “tikshoshna” sharp and hot, and “deepani” and “krimi pranut” – thermogenic, bactericidal, and penetrating.

The second ingredient in Tribindu is Karpur or camphor (Cinamomum camphora).
 The Dhanvantri Nighantu describes it as  “medoshagnam” – it melts and evacuates the toxins in the fat tissue:

Bhav prakash says it is:  – mobilizes and evacuates the toxins:

it mobilizies and evacuates toxins.
It is also:

It eliminates “foul” smells and purifies the air.
The third ingredient is Peppermint or pootinah(Mentha piperita). The Raj Nighantu says it is:


That is: it pacifies the kapha predominant cough. It is also:


It gets rid of bacteria.
The Vanoshadidarpan text says it:

relieves pain related to kapha and vata imbalances.

The Tribindu formula is potent as is, but Vaidya Mishra has now added Holy Basil or Tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum) to it, to give it further balancing and cleansing properties.
The Charak sutrasthan verse 271/64 says:

Tulsi takes care of hiccups, coughs, toxins, and breathing problems relating to all these. Tulsi is also a “deodorizer” on many levels:

Susruta, on the other hand, says: “kapha nila visha swasa khasa dorgandhya nasama” – pacifies kapha vata relieves toxins, helps in breathing trouble, cough, and removes bad smell.

This means: Tulsi pacifies Kapha and Vata, evacuates toxins, helps in breathing trouble, soothes, coughs, and removes bad odors.

In 46/234, Susruta also adds that Tulsi is:

That is: it relieves pain.

The Dhanvantri nighantu explains:

Tulsi is light and warm in nature, it is drying, it pacifies kahpa, it is bactericidal, as well as thermogenic.

The Raj nighantu says:

Tulsi takes care of “invisible” (microscopic) living organisms, or bacteria, and it pacifies vata dosha.

You can use the Tribindu to replicates the results that the ancient vedic texts have confirmed, but you can also be creative and incorporate this wonderful formulation into your daily life in a myriad of ways. Here are some practical ideas that you can put to action right away.

11 uses of Tribindu:

1) Use it to help support your sinus pathways and discourage potential bacterial growth in your oral cavity –  apply on a scarf, wrap around your mouth and nose and gently inhale

2) Spray it in your room – on your couch, pillows, carpet, desk, or just in the air, to clean and refresh the air. You can also use an essential oil diffuser and squirt 2-3 times into the water and then plug it in for sustained delivery.

3) Apply a small amount on your feet and massage in: when you have fatigue, poor circulation, cold hands and feet, the Tribindu will warm you up right away, enhancing circulation and thermogenesis.

4) Apply on sore achy muscles before and also after exercise to mobilize and evacuate toxic build-up and ease blow flow for enhanced mobility

5) Support your overall circulation and thermo-genesis, specially in cold weather, when you have to go out – apply on hands and feet before putting on gloves and socks.

6) Use it to ease away tension and stress from your neck and shoulder areas – spray 2-3 times and massage in. You can also use it on your lower or upper back areas

7) Use it to ward off insect bites or to soothe itchiness from bites: spray on insect bites or mosquito bites and massage – do not spray on an open wound or bite.

8)  Spray on joints – knees, elbows, wrists, ankles, finger joints, etc, morning and evening, to help maintain healthy joints free from toxic accumulation, and enhance mobility. Spray and gently massage.

9) Use it to relax: spray a few times into your bath water in the tub, and dip in to relax.

10) Spray on your throat area when you feel you have an itchy throat and may be getting a cold. Spray and cover with a scarf, and inhale.

11) You can also use the Tribindu to help ward off infections, for example, apply on your nails and fingers after clipping them.

Whichever way you use it, it is a great and safe household remedy to keep close by, rain or shine!