Common name Bishop’s weed (E), Ajwain (H) Sanskrit Yavani, Yavanika, Agnivardhana Latin Trachyspermum ammi syn. Trachyapermum copticum, Carum copticum/roxburghianum/ajowan,…
Common name Indian berberry (E), Daruhaldi (H), Darvi (H) Sanskrit Daruharidra Latin Berberis aristata/chitria–Radix (Berberidaceae)Daruharidra means ‘tree turmeric’ after its…
Common name Cloves (E), Lavang (H) Sanskrit Lavanga Latin Syzygium aromaticum–Flos (Myrtaceae)Cloves are the dried flower buds of this…
Common name Castor oil (E), Rendi (H) Sanskrit Eranda a Latin Ricinus communis–Semen/Folium (Euphorbiaceae)Castor oil is considered the king of…
Chirayita is an especially bitter herb that is renowned for cleansing the blood and liver of inflammation and high pitta.…
Wheatgrass therapy mainly consists of use of small wheatgrass (commonly used as jau). Common wheatgrass is also known as bread wheat,…
Ayurveda is an ancient system of medicine developed about 3,000 years in the Indian Subcontinent. In Sanskrit Ayurveda means "Science…
Ashwagandha generally called winter cherry(English), Indian ginseng (English). Its Latin name is Withania somnifera–Radix (Solanaceae). The word ashwagandha means ‘the…
Garlic is the most more common medicative herb employed in our kitchen, is a native herb to central Asia. It…