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Turmeric (Haridra): Plant Profile, Traditional ...
Turmeric is the bright-orange rhizome of Curcuma longa, a perennial plant in the Zingiberaceae (ginger) family. It has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for over 4,000 years and as a culinary...
Shatavari: Plant Profile, Traditional Use, and ...
Shatavari is the dried root of Asparagus racemosus, a climbing perennial plant in the Asparagaceae family – the same family as the asparagus you eat, but a different species.
Tulsi (Holy Basil): Plant Profile, Traditional ...
Tulsi, also called holy basil, is the leafy aerial part of Ocimum tenuiflorum – a perennial plant in the Lamiaceae (mint) family. It is one of the most sacred plants in...
Moringa: Plant Profile, Traditional Use, and Mo...
Moringa is the leaf of Moringa oleifera, a fast-growing deciduous tree in the Moringaceae family, native to the foothills of the Indian Himalayas and now grown across the tropics.
Long Pepper (Pippali): Plant Profile, Tradition...
Long pepper is the dried fruit spike of Piper longum, a flowering vine in the Piperaceae family – the same plant family as black pepper, but a different species with a...
Brahmi: Plant Profile, Traditional Use, and Mod...
Brahmi is the aerial part of Bacopa monnieri, a creeping, semi-aquatic plant in the Plantaginaceae family. It has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for over 2,500 years and is classified as...
Ginger (Adraka / Sunthi): Plant Profile, Tradit...
Ginger is the rhizome of Zingiber officinale, a perennial flowering plant in the Zingiberaceae family – the same family as turmeric and cardamom.
Black Seed (Kalonji): Plant Profile, Traditiona...
Black seed is the seed of Nigella sativa, an annual flowering plant in the Ranunculaceae (buttercup) family. Despite being called “black cumin ” in some translations, it is botanically unrelated to...
Black Pepper (Maricha): Plant Profile, Traditio...
Black pepper is the dried unripe fruit of Piper nigrum, a flowering vine in the Piperaceae family native to South India.
Baba's Blend: A 9-Herb Ayurvedic Formula
Baba’s Blend is a 9-ingredient herbal formulation combining black pepper, long pepper, ginger, cumin, black seed, cardamom (green and black), asafoetida, garlic, and black salt.
Asafoetida (Hing): Plant Profile, Traditional U...
Asafoetida – known as Hing in Hindi and across Ayurvedic tradition – is the dried oleo-gum-resin extracted from the rhizomatous roots of Ferula assa-foetida, a tall flowering plant in the Apiaceae...
Amla (Indian Gooseberry): Plant Profile, Tradit...
Amla, also called Indian gooseberry, is the small green fruit of Phyllanthus emblica, a deciduous tree in the Phyllanthaceae family.
Ashwagandha: Plant Profile, Traditional Use, an...
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is a small shrub native to India whose root has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for over 3,000 years. It belongs to the Solanaceae (nightshade) family and...