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Ajwain

Details:
  • herb_name: Ajwain or Ajowan
  • latin_name: apium graveolens
  • energetics: KV-P+
  • rasa: pungent
  • virya: heating
  • vipak: pungent

Alfalfa

Details:
  • Herb Name: Alfalfa
  • latin Name: medicago sativa
  • Energetics: PK-V+
  • Rasa: Pungent
  • Virya: Cooling

Aloe

Details:
  • herb_name: Aloe
  • latin_name: aloe
  • energetics: VPK=
  • rasa: bitter, astringent, pungent, sweet
  • virya: cooling
  • vipak: sweet

Amla (Amalaki)

Details:
  • herb_name: Amla (Amalaki)
  • latin_name: emblica officinalis
  • energetics: PV-K and Ama+
  • rasa: all tastes but salty, predominantly sour
  • virya: cooling
  • vipak: sweet

Bhumyamalaki

Details:
  • Herb Name: Bhumyamalaki
  • latin Name: phyllanthus niruri
  • Energetics: VPK=
  • Rasa: bitter, astringent, sweet
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: pungent

Bibhitaki

Details:
  • Herb Name: Bibhitaki
  • latin Name: terminalia belerica
  • Energetics: KP-V
  • Rasa: astringent
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: sweet

Black Pepper

Details:
  • Herb Name: Black Pepper
  • latin Name: piper nigrum
  • Energetics: KV-P
  • Rasa: pungent
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: pungent

Brahmi

Details:
  • Herb Name: Brahmi
  • latin Name: bacopa monniera
  • Energetics: VPK=
  • Rasa: bitter, astringent, sweet
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: sweet

Burdock

Details:
  • Herb Name: Burdock
  • latin Name: arctium lappa
  • Energetics: PK-V
  • Rasa: bitter, pungent, astringent
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: pungent

Calamus Root

Details:
  • Herb Name: Calamus Root
  • latin Name: acorus calamus
  • Energetics: VK-P
  • Rasa: pungent, bitter, astringent
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: pungent

Camphor

Details:
  • Herb Name: Camphor
  • latin Name: cinnamomum camphora
  • Energetics: KV-P
  • Rasa: pungent, bitter
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: pungent

Cardamom

Details:
  • Herb Name: Cardamom
  • latin Name: elettaria cardamomum
  • Energetics: VK-P
  • Rasa: pungent, sweet
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: pungent

Cayenne Pepper

Details:
  • Herb Name: Cayenne Pepper
  • latin Name: capsicum annuum
  • Energetics: KV-P
  • Rasa: pungent
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: pungent

Chamomile

Details:
  • Herb Name: Chamomile
  • latin Name: anthemis nobilis
  • Energetics: KP-V
  • Rasa: bitter, pungent
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: pungent

Chitrak

Details:
  • Herb Name: Chitrak
  • latin Name: phambago zeylonica
  • Energetics: KV-P
  • Rasa: pungent
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: pungent

Chrysanthemum

Details:
  • Herb Name: Chrysanthemum
  • latin Name: chrysanthemum indicum
  • Energetics: PK-V
  • Rasa: bitter, sweet
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: pungent

Cinnamon

Details:
  • Herb Name: Cinnamon
  • latin Name: cinnamomum zeylanicum
  • Energetics: VK-P
  • Rasa: pungent, sweet, astingent
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: sweet

Cloves

Details:
  • Herb Name: Cloves
  • latin Name: caryophyllus aromaticus
  • Energetics: KV-P
  • Rasa: pungent
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: pungent

Comfrey

Details:
  • Herb Name: Comfrey
  • latin Name: symphytum officinale
  • Energetics: PV-K
  • Rasa: sweet, astringent
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: sweet

Coriander

Details:
  • Herb Name: Coriander
  • latin Name: coriandrum sativum
  • Energetics: PKV=
  • Rasa: bitter, pungent
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: pungent

Dandelion

Details:
  • Herb Name: Dandelion
  • latin Name: taraxacum officinale
  • Energetics: PK-V
  • Rasa: bitter, sweet
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: pungent

Echinacea

Details:
  • Herb Name: Echinacea
  • latin Name: echinacea angustifolia
  • Energetics: PK-V
  • Rasa: bitter, pungent
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: pungent

Ephedra

Details:
  • Herb Name: Ephedra
  • latin Name: ephedra vulgaris
  • Energetics: K-P�
  • Rasa: pungent, astringent
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: pungent

Fennel Seeds

Details:
  • Herb Name: Fennel Seeds
  • latin Name: foeniculucm vulgaris
  • Energetics: VPK=
  • Rasa: sweet, pungent
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: sweet

Fenugreek

Details:
  • Herb Name: Fenugreek
  • latin Name: trigonella foenumgraeceum
  • Energetics: VK-P
  • Rasa: bitter, pungent, sweet
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: pungent

Flaxseed

Details:
  • Herb Name: Flaxseed
  • latin Name: linum usitatissimum
  • Energetics: V-PK
  • Rasa: sweet, astringent
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: pungent

Fo-Ti

Details:
  • Herb Name: Fo-Ti
  • latin Name: polygonum multiflorum
  • Energetics: PV-K and Ama
  • Rasa: sweet, bitter, astringent
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: sweet

Garlic

Details:
  • Herb Name: Garlic
  • latin Name: allium sativum
  • Energetics: VK-P
  • Rasa: all but sour, mainly pungent
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: pungent

Gentian

Details:
  • Herb Name: Gentian
  • latin Name: gentiana
  • Energetics: PK-V
  • Rasa: bitter
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: pungent

Ginger

Details:
  • Herb Name: Ginger
  • latin Name: zingiber officinale
  • Energetics: VK-P
  • Rasa: pungent, sweet
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: sweet

Ginseng

Details:
  • Herb Name: Ginseng
  • latin Name: panax ginseng
  • Energetics: VPK=PK
  • Rasa: pungent, bitter, sweet
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: sweet

Gokshura

Details:
  • Herb Name: Gokshura
  • latin Name: tribulis terrestris
  • Energetics: VPK=
  • Rasa: sweet, bitter
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: sweet

Golden Seal

Details:
  • Herb Name: Golden Seal
  • latin Name: hydrastis canadensis
  • Energetics: PK-V
  • Rasa: bitter, astringent
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: pungent

Gotu Kola

Details:
  • Herb Name: Gotu Kola
  • latin Name: centella asiatica
  • Energetics: VPK=
  • Rasa: bitter
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: sweet

Guduchi

Details:
  • Herb Name: Guduchi
  • latin Name: tinospora cordifolia
  • Energetics: VPK=
  • Rasa: bitter, astringent, sweet
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: sweet

Guggul

Details:
  • Herb Name: Guggul
  • latin Name: commiphora mukul
  • Energetics: KV-P
  • Rasa: bitter, pungent, astringent, sweet
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: pungent

Haritaki

Details:
  • Herb Name: Haritaki
  • latin Name: terminalia chebula
  • Energetics: VPK=
  • Rasa: astringent
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: sweet

Hawthorn Berries

Details:
  • Herb Name: Hawthorn Berries
  • latin Name: crataegus oxycantha
  • Energetics: V-P�
  • Rasa: sour
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: sour

Hibiscus Flowers

Details:
  • Herb Name: Hibiscus Flowers
  • latin Name: hibiscus rosa-sinensis
  • Energetics: PK-V
  • Rasa: astringent, sweet
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: sweet

Horsetail

Details:
  • Herb Name: Horsetail
  • latin Name: equisetum
  • Energetics: PK-V
  • Rasa: bitter, sweet
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: pungent

Irish Moss

Details:
  • Herb Name: Irish Moss
  • latin Name: chondrus crispus
  • Energetics: VP-K
  • Rasa: salty, sweet, astingent
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: sweet

Jasmine Flowers

Details:
  • Herb Name: Jasmine Flowers
  • latin Name: jasminum grandiflorum
  • Energetics: KP-V
  • Rasa: bitter, astringent
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: pungent

Jatamamsi

Details:
  • Herb Name: Jatamamsi
  • latin Name: nardostachys jatamamsi
  • Energetics: VPK=
  • Rasa: bitter, astringent, sweet
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: sweet

Kapikacchu

Details:
  • Herb Name: Kapikacchu
  • latin Name: mucuna pruriens
  • Energetics: KV-P=
  • Rasa: bitter, sweet
  • Virya: warm
  • vipak: sweet

Katuka(Kutki)

Details:
  • Herb Name: Katuka(Kutki)
  • latin Name: picrorrhiza kurroa
  • Energetics: KP-V=
  • Rasa: bitter, pungent
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: pungent

Licorice

Details:
  • Herb Name: Licorice
  • latin Name: glycyrrhiza glabra
  • Energetics: VP-K
  • Rasa: sweet, bitter
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: sweet

Lodhra

Details:
  • Herb Name: Lodhra
  • latin Name: symplocos racemosa
  • Energetics: PK-V
  • Rasa: bitter, astringent
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: pungent

Lotus

Details:
  • Herb Name: Lotus
  • latin Name: nelumbo nucifera
  • Energetics: PV-K
  • Rasa: sweet, astringent
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: sweet

Manjishta

Details:
  • Herb Name: Manjishta
  • latin Name: rubia cordifolia
  • Energetics: PK-V
  • Rasa: bitter, sweet
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: pungent

Marshmallow

Details:
  • Herb Name: Marshmallow
  • latin Name: althea officinalis
  • Energetics: VPK=
  • Rasa: sweet
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: sweet

Mint

Details:
  • Herb Name: Mint
  • latin Name: mentha
  • Energetics: PK-V
  • Rasa: pungent
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: pungent

Mugwort

Details:
  • Herb Name: Mugwort
  • latin Name: artemesia vulgaris
  • Energetics: VK-P
  • Rasa: bitter, pungent
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: pungent

Mullein

Details:
  • Herb Name: Mullein
  • latin Name: verbascum thapsus
  • Energetics: PK-V
  • Rasa: bitter, astringent, sweet
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: pungent

Musta

Details:
  • Herb Name: Musta
  • latin Name: cyperus rotundus
  • Energetics: PK-V
  • Rasa: pungent, bitter, astringent
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: pungent

Myrrh

Details:
  • Herb Name: Myrrh
  • latin Name: commiphora myrrha
  • Energetics: KV-P
  • Rasa: bitter, pungent, astringent, sweet
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: pungent

Neem

Details:
  • Herb Name: Neem
  • latin Name: azadiracta indica
  • Energetics: PK-V
  • Rasa: bitter
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: pungent

Nutmeg

Details:
  • Herb Name: Nutmeg
  • latin Name: myristica fragrans
  • Energetics: VK-P
  • Rasa: pungent
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: pungent

Parsley

Details:
  • Herb Name: Parsley
  • latin Name: petroselinum
  • Energetics: KV-P
  • Rasa: pungent, bitter(herb), sweet, bitter(root)
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: pungent

Pennyroyal

Details:
  • Herb Name: Pennyroyal
  • latin Name: mentha pulegium
  • Energetics: VK-P
  • Rasa: pungent
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: pungent

Pippali

Details:
  • Herb Name: Pippali
  • latin Name: piper longum
  • Energetics: VK-P
  • Rasa: pungent
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: sweet

Pomegranate

Details:
  • Herb Name: Pomegranate
  • latin Name: punica granatum
  • Energetics: sweet variety is said to alleviate all three doshas
  • Rasa: the sour variety may aggravate Pitta, the common pomegranate is the sweet variety and may increase Ama, astringent bitter (fruit rind and rootbark), sweet sour (fruit)
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: sweet

Poppy Seeds

Details:
  • Herb Name: Poppy Seeds
  • latin Name: papaver spp.
  • Energetics: VK-P
  • Rasa: pungent, bitter, astringent
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: sweet

Prickly Ash

Details:
  • Herb Name: Prickly Ash
  • latin Name: xanthoxylum spp.
  • Energetics: VK-P
  • Rasa: pungent, bitter
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: pungent

Psyllium

Details:
  • Herb Name: Psyllium
  • latin Name: plantago psyllium
  • Energetics: PV-K
  • Rasa: sweet, astringent
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: sweet

Purnanava

Details:
  • Herb Name: Purnanava
  • latin Name: Boerhaavia diffusa
  • Energetics: KV-P
  • Rasa: bitter, sweet
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: pungent

Raspberry

Details:
  • Herb Name: Raspberry
  • latin Name: rubus spp.
  • Energetics: PK-V
  • Rasa: astringent, sweet
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: sweet

Red Clover

Details:
  • Herb Name: Red Clover
  • latin Name: trifolium pratense
  • Energetics: PK-V
  • Rasa: bitter, sweet
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: pungent

Rehmannia

Details:
  • Herb Name: Rehmannia
  • latin Name: rehmannia glutinosa
  • Energetics: PV-K and Ama
  • Rasa: sweet, bitter
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: sweet

Rhubarb

Details:
  • Herb Name: Rhubarb
  • latin Name: rheum spp.
  • Energetics: PK-V
  • Rasa: bitter
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: pungent

Rose Flowers

Details:
  • Herb Name: Rose Flowers
  • latin Name: rosa spp.
  • Energetics: VPK=
  • Rasa: bitter, pungent, astringent, sweet
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: sweet

Saffron

Details:
  • Herb Name: Saffron
  • latin Name: crocus sativus
  • Energetics: VPK=
  • Rasa: pungent, bitter, sweet
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: sweet

Sage

Details:
  • Herb Name: Sage
  • latin Name: salvia officinalis
  • Energetics: KV-P
  • Rasa: pungent, bitter, astringent
  • Virya: heating (slightly)
  • vipak: pungent

Sallaki(boswelia)

Details:
  • Herb Name: Sallaki(boswelia)
  • latin Name: boswellia seffata
  • Energetics: VPK=
  • Rasa: bitter, astringent, sweet
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: pungent

Sandalwood

Details:
  • Herb Name: Sandalwood
  • latin Name: santalum album
  • Energetics: PV-K and Ama
  • Rasa: bitter, astringent, sweet
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: sweet

Senna

Details:
  • Herb Name: Senna
  • latin Name: cassia acutifolia
  • Energetics: PK-V
  • Rasa: bitter
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: pungent

Sesame Seeds

Details:
  • Herb Name: Sesame Seeds
  • latin Name: sesamum indicum
  • Energetics: V-PK or Ama
  • Rasa: sweet
  • Virya: heating
  • vipak: sweet

Shankha Pushpi

Details:
  • Herb Name: Shankha Pushpi
  • latin Name: Evolvus alsinodes
  • Energetics: VPK=
  • Rasa: astringent
  • Virya: warm
  • vipak: sweet

Shatavari

Details:
  • Herb Name: Shatavari
  • latin Name: asparagus racemosa
  • Energetics: PV-K
  • Rasa: sweet, bitter
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: sweet

Shilajit

Details:
  • Herb Name: Shilajit
  • latin Name: N/A
  • Energetics: KV-P
  • Rasa: astringent, pungent, bitter
  • Virya: warm
  • vipak: pungent

Skullcap

Details:
  • Herb Name: Skullcap
  • latin Name: scutellaria
  • Energetics: PK-V
  • Rasa: bitter
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: pungent

Solomon’s Seal

Details:
  • Herb Name: Solomon's Seal
  • latin Name: polygonatum spp.
  • Energetics: VPK= or Ama
  • Rasa: sweet
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: sweet

Turmeric

Details:
  • Herb Name: Tumeric
  • latin Name: curcuma longa
  • Energetics:
  • Rasa:
  • Virya:
  • vipak: pungent
  • herb_name:
  • latin_name:

Valerian

Details:
  • Herb Name: Velerian
  • latin Name: veleriana
  • Energetics:
  • Rasa:
  • Virya:
  • vipak: pungent
  • herb_name:
  • latin_name:

Vamsha Rochana

Details:
  • Herb Name: Vamsha Rochana
  • latin Name: bambusa arundinaceae
  • Energetics: PV-K
  • Rasa: sweet, astringent
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: sweet

Vidanga

Details:
  • Herb Name: Vidanga
  • latin Name: Embelia ribes
  • Energetics: KV-P
  • Rasa: pungent, astringent
  • Virya: warm
  • vipak: pungent

Wild Cherry Bark

Details:
  • Herb Name: Wild Cherry Bark
  • latin Name: prunus ssp.
  • Energetics: PK-V
  • Rasa: bitter, astringent
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: sweet

Wild Yam

Details:
  • Herb Name: Wild Yam
  • latin Name: dioscorea
  • Energetics: VP-K
  • Rasa: sweet, bitter
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: sweet

Yarrow

Details:
  • Herb Name: Yarrow
  • latin Name: achillea millefolium
  • Energetics: PK-V
  • Rasa: bitter, pungent, astringent
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: pungent

Yellow Dock

Details:
  • Herb Name: Yellow Dock
  • latin Name: rumex crispus
  • Energetics: PK-V
  • Rasa: bitter, astringent
  • Virya: cooling
  • vipak: pungent