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Anantmool
Anantmool also known as kapuri, salasa, Indian Sarsapilla. Its botanical name is Hemidesmus indicus. It is useful in pacifying all three doshas. It is a blood purifier, improves complexion, strength promoting, pacifies burning sensation, its roots paste is applied on wounds.
Agaru
Agaru is also known as Eagle wood, Oudh. Its botanical name is Aquilaria malaccensis. It is hot in potency. Pungent and bitter in taste. It aggravates pitta dosha. It pacifies kapha and vata dosha. Its black variety is the best in properties, it sinks in water like iron. It is useful in cleaning wound and skin diseases.
Amla
Amla also known as Amalaki. Its botanical name is Emblica officinalis. It is cold in potency and is useful for all three doshas. Amla is known to prevent ageing process by prolonging youthfulness. It promotes and nourishes body tissues. This fruit is considered very auspicious. It good source of Vitamin C. A tannin containing gallic acid, ellagic acid and glucose in its molecule prevents the oxidation of the vitamins. Amla naturally darkens the hairs and stops greying.
Almonds
Almonds also known as badam. Its botanical name is Prunus amygdalus. It is hot in potency, Pacifies vata and pitta dosha. It has strength providing properties. It reduces scars and blemishes. It also helps in redcuing dark circles. Almonds are a very rich source of Vitamin E.
Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha also known as Ghoda akuna. Its botanical name is Withania somnifera. It is considered sweet, astringent, bitter in taste. It is hot in potency. It pacifies vata, kapha dosha. It is strength promoting. It is also useful in inflammatory conditions. Its leaves are warmed and used in rheumatic joint pain.
Arjun Bark
Arjuna has all the names of the pandavas of the mahabharata. Its botanical name is Terminalia arjuna. It is cold in potency, beneficial to the heart. It is astringent and pacifies kapha and pitta dosha. It helps to reduce swelling. It is useful in wound healing.
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Bhringraj
Bhringraj also known as King of Hairs or Keshraj, also called Bhangara, False daisy. Its botanical name is Eclipta Alba. It is bitter, hot in potency. It reduces kapha dosha and pacifies vata dosha. Oil prepared by it is used in hair growth, headache, greying of hairs. Hairs become black and beautiful due to its use.
Bakuchi
Bakuchi also known as babchi or bavachi. Its botanical name is Psoralea corylifolia. It is bitter, pungent and hot in potency. It balances kapha and vata dosha. It has anti inflammatory properties. It helps with discoloured skin. Bakuchi mixed with karanji oil is considered extremely helpful for chronic skin diseases. It improves hair growth.
Bala
Bala also known as Berela or Country mellow. Its botancial name is Sida cordifolia. Its roots and stems are considered very strong and all parts are used for medicinal purposes. Bala is cold in potency. It pacifies vata and pitta dosha.
Banyan Tree Root
Banyan tree also known as vatah. It is cold in potency. Astringent in taste and action. It is useful in wound healing. It is blessed with antioxidant, antimicrobial and anti inflammatory properties. It helps in eliminating toxins from the blood. It helps in safeguarding skin from oxidative radical damage due to UVA and UVB rays.
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Daru Haldi
Daruhaldi also known as daruharidra, Indian barberry, Tree turmeric. Its botanical name is Berberis aristata. It is used for managing open wounds, enhancing the healing rate.
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Gold
24 karat gold is the purest form of gold, consisting of 99.9% gold content. It has a bright, yellow hue and is highly malleable and ductile. Due to its softness, it is often alloyed with other metals for use in jewelry and other applications.
Giloy
Giloy is also known as guduchi, madhuparni, amruta. Its botanical name is Tinospora cordifolia. It is pungent and bitter in taste. It has astringent and rejuvenating qualities. It is hot in potency. It is strength promoting. It pacifies all three doshas. It is useful in preventing ageing. It is also called as 'Gift of God'. As per mythological story it was created by God Indra. This plant should preferably used in fresh stage.
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Hibiscus
Hibiscus also known as Shoe Flower, Japa. Its botanical name is Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. It is astringent and bitter in its properties. It is cold in potency. It reduces kapha and pitta. It helps in stimulating hair growth, grey hairs. Its mask with various other herbs keeps dandruff and hairfall at bay.
Haldi
Haldi also known as Haridra, turmeric. Its botanical name is Curcuma domestica. It is pungent, bitter in taste, drying in action. It is hot in potency. It pacifies kapha and pitta dosha. Haldi is believed to make skin glow and keep harmful bacteria away.
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Jatamansi
Jatamansi also known as Jatila, Tapasvini. Its botanical name is Nardostachys jatamansi. It is cold in potency and pacifies all three doshas. It is useful in disorders of blood, burning sensation, disorders of skin. It stimulates fibroblast to produce collagen and elastin giving more elastic and less wrinkly skin.
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Kushta
Kushta also known as kushtam or costus root. Its botanical name is Saussurea lappa. Kushta is also used as a substitute of tagara and puskaramula. It is hot in potency. Pungent, bitter and sweet in taste. It pacifies vata and kapha dosha. It is useful in purification and healing of wounds. It is a good antiseptic and disinfectant. It is used with coconut oil for boils on the skin.
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Laksha
Laksha also known as lakh. Its botanical name is Lacifer lacca. It is strength promoting, astringent. It is cold in potency. It pacifies kapha dosha. It is useful in wound healing, cures discoloured patches on the skin.
Lotus
Lotus also known as Kamal. Its botanical name is Nelumbo nucifera. It is cold in potency. It helps in improving skin texture. It has anti wrinkle and skin whitening properties. Its has a calming effect on the skin. It reduces skin pigmentation.
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Mulethi
Mulethi also known as licorice and yashtimadhu. Its botanical name is Glycyrrhiza glabra. It is cold in potency and sweet in taste.
Manjistha
Manjistha also known as Vikasa, Rasayani. Its botanical name is Rubia cordifolia. Manjistha is sweet, bitter and astringent in taste. It is hot in potency. It is used for multiple skin disorders. Its combination with honey is given for black spots. Its paste with Chandana and lodhra is extremely effective. It has wound healing, antifungal, antimicrobial and antibacterial properties.
Mehendi
Mehendi also known as Henna. Its botanical name is Lawsonia inermis. It is bitter and astringent. It is cold in potency. It reduces vitiated kapha and pitta dosha. It reduces itchiness.
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Nagkesar
Nagkesar also known as nagapushpa. Its botanical name is Mesua ferrea. It is astringent in taste. Hot in potency. It pacifies kapha and pitta dosha. The seed oil is used for embrocation in rheumatism and skin diseases. In excessive sweating its powder is used externally.
Neem
Neem also known as Nimbha. Its botanical name is Azadirachta Indica. It is cold in potency. Neem seeds are hot in potency. It aggravates vata dosha and pacifies pitta and kapha dosha. It helps in curing dandruff, various skin disorders. It has antifungal and antibacterial properties. Its combination with haritaki and amla is extemely useful for skin.
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Palash Flower
Palash also known as . Its botanical name is Butea monosperma. Its flower is sweet, bitter and astringent in taste. It aggravate vata dosha and pacifies kapha, pitta and rakhta dosha. It is cold in potency. It relieves burning sensation. It helps in controlling pimples.
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Rosemary
Rosemary is also known as Rujamari. Its botanical name is Salvia rosmarinus. It has anti inflammatory properties. Can be used in massaging joint pain. It is known to improve blood circulation in males thereby promoting hair regrowth.
Red Chandan
Red chandan also known as rakhtachandana. Its botanical name is Pterocarpus santalinus. It is cold in potency, strong, sweet and bitter in taste. It is cooling, mild and astringent. It has anti inflammatory properties. It is used in healing of wounds. Also helps in moisturising dry skin.
Rice
Rice also called Dhana. Its botanical name is Oryza sativa. It has considered extremely good for hair growth, hair shine and smoothenes hairs. It also helps in skin brightening, soothes irritation and very hydrating.
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Saffron
Saffron is also known as Kesar and its botanical name is Crocus sativus.It is hot in potency and bitter in taste. In ayurveda saffron is considered tridoshic - balancing for all three doshas (vata,pitta,kapha). Saffron is a fantastic skin tonic due to its Varnya and kanti properties.
Shatavari
Shatavari also known as Narayani. Its botanical name is Asparagus Racemosus. It is cold in potency ,bitter and sweet in taste. Shatavari helps in controlling wrinkles because of its vata balancing properties. Shatavari also removes dead skin and gives a clear skin due to its rasayana (rejuventing) property.
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Triphala
Tripha is the combination of one part of haritaki, two parts of Bibhitaki and four parts of Amla. It is a very rich source of Vitamin C.
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Vetiver
Vetiver also known as Khus, Usira. Its botanical name is Vetiveris zizanioides. It is cold in potency. Astringent in action, bitter and sweet in taste. It pacifies kapha and pitta dosha. It is an excellent wound healer. Vetiver oil is one of the most valuable and useful ingredient in perfumery. It has anti fungal activity. It is known for its cooling and cleansing properties.
