Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa, senior research scientist and herbalist for Yogi Products,has been practicing Ayurveda for more than 35 years. He is one of the country's foremost natural healing experts, holding certifications as a dietitian-nutritionist, nationally registered herbalist, nationally certified massage therapist, registered yoga intructor and is the only American to hold the title Yogaraj in Ayurveda.
KP is also an extensively published health writer, authoring or contributing to more than 30 works on healing topics; most notably "The Way of Ayurvedic Herbs", "The Secret of Chinese Herbs" ,"Body Balance" and "Fibromyalgia: A Text for Therapists".
Fire In The Belly
In this DVD, KP discusses herbal and dietary considerations for treating digestive disorders. He talks about gastroesophogeal reflux disease (GERD), slowed digestion and constipation, irritable bowel disease (IBD), and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Herbs discussed include goldenseal, turmeric, parsley, calendula, fenugreek, licorice, peppermint, aloe vera, marshmallow, slippery elm, ginger, cinnamon, mullein, gentian root, oak bark, agrimony, valerian, fennel, lemon balm, psyllium and triphala
Here's a short clip from the DVD. KP is talking about herbs that can be used to treat bowel inflammation:
Price: $20.00
Holistic Pain Management
In this DVD, KP discusses the use of herbs for holistic pain management. He discusses herbs for acute pain, inflammation, chronic pain and topical pain relief. He also discusses the benefits of blood movers in pain relief.
Herbs discussed include willow, meadowsweet, corydalis, poppy seed, California poppy, feverfew, kava, hops, turmeric, licorice root, Baikal skullcap, ginger, cayenne, Bai zhi, cinnamon, Korean giant angelica, dipsacus root, myrrh gum and Amur cork tree bark
Time: 1hr 33min
Special Bonus DVD!
Learn about the herbs recommended only for use by trained professionals in the holistic treatment of pain. These include belladonna, jimson weed, henbane, gelsemium, aconite, fu zi, and arnica. This bonus DVD is 27 minutes long.
Here's a clip from the DVD in which KP talks about several herbs that can be used topically to treat pain: