Erbe mediche in ayurveda

Sanskrit: Shatávarí Hindi: Shatávarí English: Hundred Husbands Latin: Asparagus racemosus Willd. (A. sarmentosus, Willd; A. gonoclados, Baker; A. adscendens, Roxb.) Part Used: Root Habitat: This climber is found […]

Sanskrit: Tila Hindi: Til English: Sesame Latin: Sesamum indicum DC. (S. orientale, S.trifoliatum, S luteum) Part Used: Seed, oil, leaf. There are three varieties; black, white, red […]

Sanskrit: Shilájit (meaning: sweat of the rock) English: Mineral Pitch; Vegetable Asphalt Latin: Asphaltum Part Used: The oozing from the rocks Habitat: Himalayas, near the source of […]

Sanskrit: Elá Hindi: Elachi English: Cardamom Latin: Elatarria cardamomum Maton (E.repens) Part Used: Seeds Habitat: Found t h r o u g h o u t N o r t h […]

Sanskrit: Balá (meaning: strength giving) Hindi: Bariar English: Country Mallow Latin: Sida cordifolia Linn. (S. herbacea, S.rotundifolia, S. althaeitolia.) Part Used: Root Habitat: Grows wild along […]

Sanskrit: Nimba Hindi: Nimb English: Neem Latin: Melia azadirachta Linn. (Azadiracta Indica) Part Used: All Habitat: This tree grows wild in Iran, the Western Himalayas of India, […]

Sanskrit: Bibhítakí Hindi: Bhaira English: Beleric Myrobalan Latin: Te r m i n a l i a belerica Roxb. Part Used: Fruit Habitat: A tree found throughout the Indian forests and plains Energetics: […]

Sanskrit: Arjuna Hindi: Arjun Latin: Terminalia arjuna W. & A., Pentaptera glabra; P. angustifolia English: Arjuna Myrobalan Part Used: Bark Energetics: Astringent- cold-pungent VPK= V+ arrhythmia Tissues: Reproductive, plasma, blood Systems: […]

Sanskrit: Bhútrin Hindi: Gandhatrana, Harí-chaha English: Lemon grass Latin: Andropogon citratus DC. (A. Shoenanthus) Part Used: Essential oil, herb Habitat: Grows wild in gardens in India, […]

Sanskrit: Ámalakí (meaning: the nurse) Hindi: Ámla E n g l i s h :  Emblic myrobalan; Indian Gooseberry Latin: Emblica o f f i c i n a […]

Sanskrit: Bhringaráj Hindi: Bhangra (meaning, “ruler the hair”) English: None Latin: Eclipta alba Hassk. or Eclipta erecta Linn. Parts used: Herb, roots, leaves Habitat: Throughout India […]

Sanskrit: Ashwagandhá (vitality of the horse) Latin: Withania somnifera dunal (Physalisflexuosa); Solanaceae English: Winter cherry Part Used: Root Habitat: This shrub is in Himalayas, 6,000 feet; common […]