The Food, Water, Air and Fire Doctrines in Ancient Indian and Greek Philosophies from a Comparative Perspective by Lenart Škof

“… The main aim of this article lies in the comparison of ancient cosmico-natural elements from the Vedic period with their counterparts in the Presocratics, with a focus on food, air, water and fire. …”
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The big-bellied heap of Indra: Paippalada Samhita 11.10-11 by Tucker, E

“…Found neither in AVŚ nor anywhere else, and they have not received much notice, although they provide some interesting additions to our knowledge of popular religious practices of the Vedic period. PS 11.10-11 is about threshing and winnowing, but its focus is the indrarāśi-mahodara, “the big-bellied heap of Indra,” a special pile of grain that may be consumed by brahmans, but becomes poison for non-brahmans. …”

Comparative pharmaceutico analytical study of Haratala (orpiment) Shodhana (purification) using different Shodhana media by Krupali Shailesh Jani, Prashant Bedarkar, Vinay J Shukla, Biswajyoti Patgiri

“…INTRODUCTION: Haratala is Uprasa mentioned since vedic period. Chemically, it is Arsenic trisulfide and also classified under schedule E1 drug. …”
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சைவசித்தாந்த மெய்யியலில் ஆன்ம விடுதலையும் நடைமுறை வாழ்வியலும் - ஓர் ஆய்வு / A Research on the Liberation of Soul and Practical Life in Saiva Siddhanta Philosophy... by கு. தவசீலன் / K. Thavaseelan, கலாநிதி. திருமதி. எஸ். கேசவன் / Dr. (Mrs) S. Kesavan

“…Although Saiva Siddhanta philosophy has its origins in the Vedic period, it presents clear concepts in twelve Thirumurai with literary elegance. …”
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Physico-chemical standardization and nutritional assessment of Devdarvadyarishta by Chinky Goyal, Namrata Joshi, Khem Chand Sharma

“…Sandhana Kalpana is mentioned under both Ahara and Aushadha Varga, and Asava-arishta were used as food supplements since Vedic period. Devdarvadyarishta was prepared as per conventional method and was subjected to various analytical parameters and nutritional parameters to develop a standard. …”
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Comprehensive analyses of genomes, transcriptomes and metabolites of neem tree by Nagesh A. Kuravadi, Vijay Yenagi, Kannan Rangiah, HB Mahesh, Anantharamanan Rajamani, Meghana D. Shirke, Heikham Russiachand, Ramya Malarini Loganathan, Chandana Shankara Lingu, Shilpa Siddappa, Aishwarya Ramamurthy, BN Sathyanarayana, Malali Gowda

“…Juss) is one of the most versatile tropical evergreen tree species known in India since the Vedic period (1500 BC–600 BC). Neem tree is a rich source of limonoids, having a wide spectrum of activity against insect pests and microbial pathogens. …”
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