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Remedies & Herbs Repository DALNC (Diploma Ayurvedic Lifestyle & Nutrition Course) LEVEL 1

Ayurveda Institute UK

Table of Contents

I. BY DISEASE / CONDITIONS

Acne

Internal

External

Impaired digestion- (mandagni, vishamagni and tikshnagni ). Preparations for Agni deepana and ama pachana

Agni Deepana – (Balancing digestive fire)

General

1. Vishamagni

2. Tikshnagni

3. Mandagni

Children

Ama Pachana – (Digesting /eliminating the Ama)

General -

1. Vata

2. Pitta

3. kapha

Anorexia

Anxiety

Asthma

Biting Nails


Bleeding/cuts (avoid deep cuts and wounds)

Bloating

Boils

Breast Milk

Circulation (Poor)

Constipation

Cold/ cough/congested nose

Cramp

Chron’s disease

Depression

Diabetes

Diarrhoea

Endometriosis

(V,P,K)

(P/V)

Eye disorder

Internal

External

Fever

Hair loss/ thinning

Hay fever

Headache

Heartburn

Insomnia

Lice

Migraine

Miscarriages

Osteoarthritis

Period Pain


Piles

Pregnancy cautions

Pre-menoposal syndrome

Rejuvenation

Scalp irritation/psoriasis

Sciatica

Sexual disability (low libido/impotence)

Skin disorder

Snoring

Stress

Sting (wasps)

Thyroid

Ulcer (mouth)

Urinary tract infection

Varicose veins

Verruca

Weight Loss

II. BY SPICES & HERBS

Anis

Ashawagandha Withania somnifera (Winter cherry) - CHAG

Black cumin (Nigella sativa)

Black Pepper Corn

CHTL - Talisadee

CHPK

CKBK

Clove (Syzygium aromaticum)

Coriander seeds (Coriandum sativum)

Coriander Water

Curry leaves (Murraya koenigii)


Fennel (foeniculum vulgare)

Fennel seeds

Garlic

Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra):

Ginger (Zingiber officinale)

Gotukola - Centella asiatica Indian pennywort - Manduka parni / brahmi

Jasmine

Rasa- tikta, kashaya

Guna- laghu

Virya- sita

Vipaka- katu

Lime

Liquorice - Glycerrhiza glabra

Milk

Mint

Neem tree - Azadiracta indica / Margosa

Pomegranate (punica granatum)

Salt

Shatavari - Asparagus rasimosus (wild asparagus / sparrow grass)

Triphala

Triphala oil


I. BY DISEASE / CONDITIONS

Acne

Internal

● Coriander water twice a day ● Coconut water

External

● Wash face with mint leaves boiled water or water with bit of mint oil. ● Apply Dermaved ● Tulsi tea face wash ● (K) Salt & cumin in hot water ● Neem tree/ Margosa leaves boiled water as a face wash ● Dried powder of pomegranate mix with rose water and honey

Impaired digestion- (mandagni, vishamagni and tikshnagni ). Preparations for Agni deepana and ama pachana

Agni Deepana – (Balancing digestive fire)

General

● Hingwastaga (CHHW)

● Paaka Choorna. May aggravate Vata. Give with ghee or hot milk, and ghee to counteract Vata aggravation. ¼ tsp straight on the tongue can be used to balance tikshna agni and reduce appetite in Pitta dominant individuals.

● Spices & food additives: Ginger, Black pepper, long pepper, ajwan, honey, ghee, basil,

bay leaf, clove, cayenne, cinnamon, black cumin, cumin, dill, Fenugreek, horseradish, marjoram, asafoetida, nutmeg, oregano, paprika, turmeric


● Agni tea: 1 quart water, 1/8 cayenne pepper (opt), 1/2 handful minced ginger, 2 tbsp sweetener, 1/2 tsp rock salt. Boil for 20 min, then remove from heat, cool for a few minutes and add juice of 1/2 lime

1. Vishamagni

● Ginger, lime and rock salt 5 min before meals ● Spicy soup - 1tsp coriander seeds, 1tsp cumin seeds, 1 tsp tamarind paste, 8-10

curry leaves, 2-3 garlic cloves, 1-2 slices fresh ginger, a little salt (grind into a paste, add 2 cups of water and boil it. Can have on its own as a drink or as a light meal with bread or rice.

● Cinnamon stick, honey and garlic store for a while ● Garlic crushed in raw honey. Keep it for 5-6 months. Eat 1 clove per day before

meal to increase agni. ● Dates & raisins with cinnamon ● 1 volume Yoghurt, 4 volumes water mix very well, add pinch roasted cumin, 2

curry leaves finely chopped, 1 pinch salt, optional: sweetened to taste. Take before meal at room temperature or warm.

● 1 tsp tamarind paste, 200ml water, pinch salt, pinch sugar. ● Paaka choorna- little bit of hot milk and melt ghee in it + add the powder

2. Tikshnagni

● Ginger and ghee ● Spice soup with less tamarind or with lime juice ● Pakaa Choorna - put it straight on the tongue to reduce hunger ¼ tsp

3. Mandagni

● Ginger and honey ● Spice soup ● Garlic crushed in raw honey. Keep it for 5-6 months. Eat 1 clove per day before

meal ● Dates & raisins with cinnamon

Children

● Roasted cumins with honey after meals


Under 1 year old- Take very finely powdered roasted cumin and put a small drop of honey in it. The amount of cuming that got stuck in the honey is enough to give the infant. Children 1-5 years- Half a tsp of honey + half a tsp of fine roasted cumin powder. Mix it well together and make peppercorn size balls (should be enough for 6 balls). Give 2 balls 2-3 times a day after a meal. Children 5+ years- half a tsp of honey + half a tsp of cumin powder. Make coffee bean size balls. 1-2 balls 2 times a day after meal.

● Add whole black pepper seeds or crushed seeds or powder into food

Ama Pachana – (Digesting /eliminating the Ama)

General -

● Triphala ● Dhatrei (CHDT) ● Cumin & honey: roast cumin powder with honey or pomegranate juice

1. Vata

● Cold coriander infusion ● Triphala ● Ghee, salt and a little hot water ● Pomegranate, honey, rock salt, lime juice mixture

2. Pitta

● Cold coriander infusion ● Triphala ● Liquorice ● Ghee, salt and a little hot water

3. kapha

● Coriander, ginger hot infusion ● Triphala ● Ginger ● Salt & cumin in hot water ● Pomegranate, honey, rock salt, lime juice mixture


Anorexia

● CSHV & CHAG mix

Anxiety

● Almond milk (10 raw almonds soaked overnight and blended) mix with 1 cup warm milk add 1 pinch ginger and 1 pinch nutmeg

● Warm milk with ghee ● Oil massage

Asthma

● Coriander, ginger, garlic and black pepper boiled water ● Ginger, lime, honey and brown sugar mixture

Doses: Children 1-2 tsp diluted with hot water Elderly- 30 ml

● Liquorice ● Triphala ● Trikatu without black pepper and with honey ● Roasted cumin and honey recipe ● Apply warm mahanarayana oil on chest and back ● Drink half a tsp of mahanarayana oil (Lubricating and helps to breathe) ● Swasa Kasadee Leha- mix with some water and make coffee bean size balls. Take 3x a

day with boiled coriander water ● Talisadee (CHTL) with ginger/lime/honey mix

In crisis of Asthma- Mahanarayana oil + crushed black pepper. Drink on an empty stomach. Takes flem out. Treating a child-

● Apply mahanarayana oil on chest and back ● 1-2 tsp of ginger/lime/honey/brown sugar mix diluted with 30ml water ● Roasted cumin+honey(Check for doses under Ama pachana)


Biting Nails

Is caused by a deficiency of zinc and calcium or anxiety, insecurity and nervousness can also cause nail biting.

Bleeding/cuts (avoid deep cuts and wounds)

● Apply turmeric powder

● Apply coffee powder

Bloating

● Once ‘agni’ is corrected bloating will be reduced

● Manage constipation ● Warm oil massage (sesame oil, castor oil, mahanarayana oil)

Boils

Neelyadee oil + little bit of salt and sugar. Get a nipple plaster. Fill the empty plaster’s pocket with the oil+sugar+salt and place it over the boil. Do not use it on face! (can cause scarring).

Breast Milk

● Ghee+Milk+shatavari

Circulation (Poor)

● Ashwaganda ● Oil massage

Constipation

● Triphala. The dose of Triphala can vary with symptoms. If she has constipation, abdominal distension etc, give 2 tablets at night. if no, 1 at night.

● Yoghurt + cumin seeds + salt during day meals (not at night) ● Roasted black cumin with honey ● Raisins & ghee or dates and ghee before meals ● Prune juice before meals or soaked prunes before meals ● Raisins + honey + cumin paste before meals


● Coriander water ● Abdominal massage with castor oil or mahanarayana oil ● Liquorice/fennel tea ● Tea from flax seeds - boil a cup of water with 1 tsp and drink twice a day ● Milk and ghee before bed

Cold/ cough/congested nose

● Steam inhalation with mint, basil or eucalyptus leaves or 2-3 drops of essential oil. ● 250 g Ginger- 6x lime- 6tsp x honey - 3 tsp x raw sugar syrup. For high pitta situations,

reduce ginger. Ginger and lime have ‘melting’ qualities. the mixture can be taken 10 ml to 20 ml , with 3 times of hot water to diluted and always after meal , never give it empty stomach, best times are after lunch and dinner :-)

● Fasting, light diet, no sleep during day time ● Trikatu with honey ● Salt and turmeric water Gurgle ● 1 tsp turmeric powder 2/3 times with hot milk (not good for kapha dominant people) ● Tea: Ginger (2 parts), cinnamon (3 parts), cardamom (a pinch) add honey if you wish

once tea has cooled down. Most suitable for V and K dominant persons

Cramp

● Foment with hot salt water ● Apply Mahanarayana oil or Sarshapadi oil and massage

Chron’s disease

● Coriander water ● Pomegranate juice 2 table spoon, 1/2 tea sp honey and 1/2 tea sp roasted cumin ● 1 tea sp crushed Ajwan (caraway) seeds, soak in 1/2 cup water for 2 hours and drink. It

will help digestion and bloating. We got couple of patients who had very good improvements. When they feel bit better, they try their diet and ruined themselves. Their GUT is very sensitive and delicate. Therefore they need to be very careful. Even emotions can greatly change digestion and get worse.


Depression

● Mental and physical ama. Help remove with talking, sharing your experience and a little humour.

Diabetes

Gotu kola leaves 50g + Bitter gourd fruit 100g Mash leaves and fruit together with a little bit of water making a paste. Take 30ml of the juice per day. Can be kept in the fridge for 5-10 days. Works also to remove heavy metals as a blood purifier.

Diarrhoea

Liquids should be given in small sips. ● Pomegranate juice with honey ● Ginger juice, lime juice and honey ● Appetizer porridge for fever- roasted rice , cooked with more water and mashed. Add

salt, pepper. ● Lime juice with pinch of salt

Endometriosis

(V,P,K)

Deepana - Ginger and ghee for Tikshna Agni Pachana - Cumin & honey after meals and Coriander Water (P) or Triphala (V/K) Food - Eat 3 meals a day, pitta reducing diet, soak & cook morning oats in milk with a pinch cardamom, Observe thirst, replace green tea by cooling/calming herbal tea (mint, chamomile etc.), eat cooked foods only.

(P/V)

Pitta reducing diet Lifestyle- Integrate more calming activities & coconut oil massage on tummy Shatavari and ashwaganda


Eye disorder

Itchiness, dryness, redness, burning and other irritations of eyes

Internal

● Triphala ● Coriander water ● Pitta reducing diet

External

● Wash eyes with jasmine water ● Wash eyes with camomile tea

Fever

● Coriander seeds and ginger infusion. Take 3 times a day. ● Appetizer porridge for fever- roasted rice , cooked with more water and mashed. Add

salt, pepper. ● Cotton cloth soaked in vinegar then apply to the head

Hair loss/ thinning

● Pitta disorder - Massage coconut oil or kumari oil on the scalp ● Amla on hair (cooling & nutrition) ● Triphala

Hay fever

● Coconut oil or kumari oil inside the nostril or in gargle. ● Ginger, lime, honey and brown sugar mixture ● Drink warm water avoiding cold of chilled water

Headache

● Cotton cloth soaked in vinegar then apply to the head


● Apply a paste of fresh ginger on a piece of cloth and place the cloth side on forehead

● Mix white sandalwood powder with water, make a paste and apply on forehead ● Steam inhalation (specially when K is aggravated)

Heartburn

● ½ tsp fenugreek in hot water after meal. ● Coriander water ● Sago porridge made with coconut milk ● Coconut water

Insomnia

● Triphala ● Ashwaganda ● Warm milk with ghee or pinch of turmeric before bed ● Foot or body massage with warm oil (most suitable for V and P people ● Exercises ● Hot water bath before bed

Lice

● 2-3 tsp fenugreek boiled with 2 whole limes + 500ml water + boil until water is thick (20min or so). Keep it until cold. Take the fenugreek into the lime then apply over the head and wash with the juice. Do for 3 days.

Migraine

● Head massage with Kumari oil ● 1/2 tsp of turmeric, ginger in a cup of boiling water. Leave for 10mins then strain and

drink. You can have this twice a day.

● Apply a paste of fresh ginger on a piece of cloth and place the cloth side on forehead


Miscarriages

Miscarriages are pitta. It pushes vata too to get imbalance and enhances downward movements. Give some time to restore the balance, strength before another pregnancy. Keep her pitta reducing diet and treat with ashwagandha, shatawari and triphala. you can do massage, no limitations.

Osteoarthritis

● 1 tea sp fenugreek + 3-4 garlic cloves, boiled in 1 cup of water for 10 minutes is a very good vata pacifier. It will relax muscles and reduce pain.

● Soak cotton balls with warm mahanarayana oil, place on affected area for ½ an hour or apply warm oil and massage gently

● Triphala a little with ghee/milk ● Wrist needed to loose, so the massage should be done by thumbs, outward movements,

its more like stretching the joint outwards. Teach her how to massage wrist. Make a paste with following. 50g raw rice (white basmati is ok) 25g fenugreek seeds 3-4 cloves. powder all without roasting. 1 full tea sp powder, mix with boiling water, make a paste and apply on wrist. If possible leave it overnight. do massage and paste alternately.

Period Pain

● Coriander water 1 week before periods ● Coconut oil on lower belly and lower back

Piles

● Pinda oil massage ● Dermaved cream ● Pitta reducing diet ● More vegetables and fruits in diet ● Manage constipation

Pregnancy cautions

● No tonics during pregnancy, as they contain alcohol. Even better to stop jams, as sometimes it is bit difficult to digest

● continue shatawari, half dose. ● have a good diet


● avoid pitta aggravating foods ● continue cor water.

Pre-menoposal syndrome

● Coriander water ● Ashwagandha and shatawari ● Warm oil massage

Rejuvenation

● (V) Dates, ghee and almond as a snack in the morning. ● (V) Garlic crushed in raw honey. Keep it for 5-6 months. Eat 1 clove per day after meal

for rejuvenation ● Ashwaganda ● Amla ● Mung beans ● Gotukola

Scalp irritation/psoriasis

● Apply warm Kumari oil and massage

Sciatica

● Massage with Mahanarayana oil ● Fenugreek boiled with garlic- twice a day

Sexual disability (low libido/impotence)

● Ashwaganda tablet ● Ashwaganda oil to the genital areas before sex especially ● Mental balance

Skin disorder

Agni dipana choose from:

● Hingwastaga (CHHW) - ½ tsp x 2/day


● Paaka Choorna - ½ tsp x 2/day ● Cumin & honey

Ama pachana choose from:

● Triphala 1-2 tablets at night ● Dhatrei (CHDT) 1 tsp at night ● Coriander water

For Pitta : P reducing diet and Neembade If patient is tired we use Ashwaganda (CHAG)

Dermaved cream (is cooling) recommended or oil (pinda, neelyadee)

Snoring

● Nilyadi oil 2 drops each nostrils and head massage ● Less stress, less weight, sleeping position. ● Clearing up ama.

Stress

● Stay calm and cool by taking long deep breaths. Breath out your stress. ● Have a massage or give yourself an oil massage (warm oil sesame for vata, sunflower

or coconut for pitta and corn oil for kapha) After massage take a hot shower or bath. ● Meditation, visualisation, prayer, singing, chanting, regular yoga. ● Analyse your stress: things you can do something about and things you cannot do

anything about. Either do something about it or surrender. ● Monitor your negative thinking and replace with positive thoughts e.g. hate with love ● Examine your job vs. your personality. If you love what you do there is no stress. You

have to discover your true role and your goal. ● Soothing bath: ginger-baking soda 1/3 cup of each. ● Yoga asanas = plow, spinal twist, locust, Lion, Lotus post, savasana ● Let yourself cry ● Laughter


Sting (wasps)

● rub cut side of red (small) onion. ● apply lime juice. ● apply bit of honey . ● mixture of honey and ghee

Thyroid

Underactive (mainly vata) ● CHPK ● Triphala paste on the neck ● Mahanarayana oil massage on the neck

Ulcer (mouth)

● Make some Jasmine tea, add some sesame oil and wash mouth 2-3 times. ● mix honey and ghee and apply on ulcers time to time. ● Coriander water ● rice or sago porridge made with coconut milk. ● Try to be calm emotionally

Urinary tract infection

● Coriander water ● Coconut water ● Sit bath in cold water

Varicose veins

- If caused by clotted blood, then reduce calcium intake as it is responsible for blood clotting

- Varicose veins is a vata (vyana vata) disorder problem of poor circulation but also pitta (ranjaka pitta) blood

- Lifestyle changes are needed generally. Standing for long hours, being over weight, keeping legs down for long time, high heels are some aggravating factors.

- Daily oil massage will be helpful. Massage should do upward direction. All depend on the degree of the condition. Pinda oil is best as it has muscle strengthening property. In absence, coconut oil can be used.


Verruca

● Raw brown rice & vinegar. 3 days fermented. Make a paste and apply.

Weight Loss

● (K) Garlic crushed in raw honey. Keep it for 5-6 months. Eat 1 clove per day before meal to increase agni, in the morning to reduce cholesterol.

● (K) Ginger, lime juice with a little warm water ● Physical exercise

II. BY SPICES & HERBS

Anis

Pungent, heating. Detoxifying. Pacifies K, V and increases P.

Ashawagandha Withania somnifera (Winter cherry) - CHAG

Ashwagandha means the smell of horse, which the root emits. This plant holds a place in Ayurveda similar to that of ginseng in Chinese medicine. It is indigenous to India and Sri Lanka and other Asian countries and part of Africa. It is an erect, greys, undershrub plant. The leaves are simple ovate. The flowers are greenish yellow. The berries are small, globose, orange red when matured containing yellowish seeds. The parts used are the root, the leaf, and the whole plant. Ayurvedic properties Rasa – bitter, pungent and astringent Guna – light and oily/unctuous Vipaka - sweet Veerya - hot Doshic Action – Increases V, balances P, decrease K (K goes to the places it needs to go i.e. seminal fluids)


It is strengthen the body, rejuvenator, improves quality and quantity of reproductive tissues, increase sexual energy. Somniferous (esp in sri lanka in european climate is more rejuvenating qualities), aphrodisiac, tonic, sedative, anti-inflammatory, thermogenic, stimulant and diuretic. Uses Poor circulation, insomnia, male & female infertility, sexual disabilities (impotence/low libido) It is best known as an aphrodisiac herb, especially for males. It strengthens the muscles, bone, marrow and semen. The plant is useful for anaemia, dropsy, hypertension and lumbago, insomnia and nervous break down. The fresh fruit is used as anti-asthmatic, sedative and emetic. The dried fruit as carminative in dyspepsia. Energiser. Increases Vata. Balances Pitta, Decreases Kapha Medicinal and pharmacological effects

● Aphrodisiac effect ● Memory enhancement ● Anti-stress effect ● Immunomodulatory effect ● Inhibition of morphine ● Anti-hypertensive effect ● Anti-inflammatory effect ● Hepatoprotective effect ● Anti-tumour effect

Safety profile A daily dose of 100mg/kg body weight for 30 days in rats did not show any toxic effects. The maximum tolerated dose of 50% ethanolic extract of whole plant was 1000mg/kg in rats. Not suitable under age 16i Dosage Powder of roots: 1-2g Decoction: 30-60ml Can be taken with milk and/or ghee - especially for V & P to enhance the K qualities. For K have it with water.


Black cumin (Nigella sativa)

Rasa- katu, tikta Guna- ruksha, laghu Virya- usna Vipaka- katu Karma- vata- kaphahara, dipana, pachana

● Black cumin corrects functions of apana vata and has womb/ channel clearing property ● Cures bleeding disorders ● Pains in reproductive system

Black Pepper Corn

Helps to digest oily and heavy foods. pinch of powder with ghee or butter is good for children.

● Types: ○ Black pepper – piper nigrum: One of the well known dominant herb in Ayurveda and

widely using condiment in every cooking. ○ Black pepper- made with mature/ripen seeds – dried with skin ○ White pepper- immature seeds/ without skin ○ Green pepper- fresh fruit, freeze dried ○ Orange/ red pepper- ripen fruits in vinegar ○ Black pepper is medicinally important.

● Taste (rasa): pungent (katu) ● Qualities (guna): light (laghu) , sharp (tikshna), sukshma (fineness-enters all minute

channels/tissues) ● Properties(Virya): na ati ushna (not too hot) ● Post digestive effect (vipaka): pungent ● Functions (karma): pacify vata-kapha

● Classical Ayurveda categorize it under different drug groups – ○ dipaniya (group which increase digestive power) ○ shulahara (group which alleviates pains and aches ○ krimighna (removes worms) ○ sirovirechana (removes doshas from specially head and neck).

It can be used as a single herb as well as compound herbal preparations.


● Uses: 1. Having dipana, pachana properties, it is useful in weak digestion, loss of appetite etc. It corrects all other types of agnis hence stimulates liver. it kindles/corrects digestive power with its light and hot potencies.

2. Vatanulomana property (downward direction of vata) relieves flatulence, bloating and helps in constipation.

3. With katu rasa and vipaka, it can pacify kapha. Therefore it is used in all kinds of respiratory disorders (cough, cold, asthma, hiccups). It thins out thick phlegm and helps as an expectorant. With its sharpness and fineness, it clears channels and reaches the most deeper tissues.

4. Being kapha and vata shamaka, it is good for kapha- vata dominant skin disorders. But for this it is not used as a single herb.

5. The sharpness and fineness scrape out all wastes in channels and helps in removing excess fat from body.

6. It increases circulation as clears channels. Useful in treating insufficiencies (impotency, less menstruation, infertility due to channel obstruction, painful menstruation etc). used in compound formulas.

7. Worm infestation is a kapha dominant disorder. Dipana, pachana, kapha pacifying properties will destroy the body environment which is good for worms.

8. Due to hot potency, it induces sweating. Therefore it is useful in fever.

9. With the diuretic property, it is useful in urinary disorders and swellings in the body.

10. Widely used as a pain killer, due to its vata pacifying effect, hotness and sharpness. It is effective in various vata disorders, joint disorders, chest pains, tooth aches etc.

11. Over use can aggravate pitta and vitiate blood.

CHDT - Dathree

Brings apana vata down - sleep Liquorice Triphala Sugar Senacart

CHTL - Talisadee

CHTL contain ginger, pepper, cardamom etc, it kindles digestive fire by pacifying kapha. Therefore it is effective for phlegm kapha disorders also.


CHPK

CHPK improves agni by eliminating wastes as it contains triphala .

CKBK

CKBK has different kinds of salts. It helps increasing digestive fire by pacifying vata with salt taste. Meantime the salts have the ability to help constipation.

Clove (Syzygium aromaticum)

Rasa- tikta, katu Guna- laghu, snigdha Virya- sita Vipaka- katu Therapeutic uses:

● Clove has been described as effective for visa roga (disorders occur due to various toxins,) eye disorders, lung disorders, mukha roga (disorders of mouth), nausea/ vomiting and hiccups.

● it is effective in many digestive disorders being laghu (light ) in property. it has deepana and pachana properties. it relieves flatulence, colics.

● It has analgesic, anasthetic, antibacterial and antifungal effects. ● clove oil is widely used in dental caries and gingivitis. ● Good for eye disorders ● Boiled water quenches thirst. Good for diarrhoea as an oral rehydration solution.

Coriander seeds (Coriandum sativum) Coriander water remedy for different seasons

There are 2 main seasons described in Ayurveda.

1. Aadaana kaala – late winter, spring and summer

2. Visarga kaala – early winter, rainy season and autumn


Aadaana kaala- sun rays, winds with their sharp velocity and dryness absorbs moisture from earth and body making dehydrated and weak. As coriander water is a pitta pacifier, quench thirst, alleviates dryness, it is good for this season.

Visarga kaala- Suns power is slacked by time, storm and rain etc in rainy season, autumn and winter . the earth relieves heat with rain. Sweet, sour and salt tastes which make body unctuous start grow and people start growing strength.

With light potency of coriander water, it will improve the digestive power ( dipana pachana) and minimize ama formation. Relieves cold due to proper circulation. It will clear channels which can get obstructed with increased kapha.

If there is a high P imbalance, coriander water may create nausea as the liver which is cold doesn’t want any more cold or rejects the healing. This happens especially with alcoholics or past alcoholics. Or it may indicate for pregnant women that your baby is of P constitution. You can reduce to 1 tsp instead of 3. These are some of the properties of coriander. but the method of preparation can change them. 1. quench thirst (with astringent, pungent and bitter tastes 2. pacify internal and external burning sensations 3. nervine/ brain tonic- being madhura vipaka 4. dipana, pachana - being laghu in property 4. channel clearing- due to Laghu guna 5. liver stimulating- being dipana, pachana it kindles all other digestive powers 6. removing bad odours from body- being a pitta pacifier 6. subside worm infestations- being dipana pachana 7. good for heart- due to madhura vipaka as heart is a kapha place 8. diuretic, restore natural color of urine, disinfects bladder - being pacify tridosha, specially pitta. 9. fever reducing- being pacify tridosha, specially pitta. 10. relieving coldness of body- after clearing channels, there is proper circulation 11. removes swellings- being a diuretic 12. pain killer- being a vata pacifier 13. good for eyes- due to pitta pacifying effect

Coriander Water

Method Lightly crush 3tsp of whole coriander seeds. Soak the seeds in 200mls of water overnight. First thing in the morning, strain the seeds and drink the water. Wait a few minutes before drinking or eating anything.


Dosage Take once a day, first thing in the morning.

Curry leaves (Murraya koenigii)

Rasa- katu, tikta, kashaya Guna- laghu, snigdha, tikshna Virya- ushna Vipaka- katu Therapeutic uses-

● Deepana, pachana. Relieves constipation and abdominal pain. ● Reduce bloating ● Good for worm infestations ● Expels thick mucus

Fennel (foeniculum vulgare)

Rasa (taste): Sweet, pungent, bitter Virya (action): sita Vipaka (post-digestive effect): Sweet Doshas: Balances vata, kapha and pitta.

Fennel seeds

Therapeutic uses- ● All kinds of digestive problems, flatulence ● Constipation ● Worm infestations ● Nausea and Vomiting ● Pain and dryness in vagina, period pains ● Paste is a topical treatment for headaches

Garlic

Allium sativam It is a tonic, thermogenic, expectorant, diuretic, anthelmintic, aphrodisiac, rejuvenative, stimulant, emmenagogue, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-cholesterol and febrifuge.

● Ayurvedic properties:


Rasa – bitter, astringent, sweet and pungent Guna – sharp and unctuous Vipaka - pungent Veerya - hot Doshic Action – balance kapha and vata

● Uses ○ It is useful in cough, whooping cough, bronchitis, asthma, fever, flatulence, colic,

worm infestation, heart disease, sciatica, lumbago, arthralgia and dental caries. In Unani medicine garlic is used to treat dysentery, intestinal infection, colic in children, arthritis and food poisoning.

○ In south west America it is used as a cough remedy. It is also recommended for earache. In Thailand it is eaten to avoid diarrhoea and the crushed bulb used as poultices on inflamed joints. The fresh bulb is taken orally as an anti-inflammatory. In France it is used to treat allergies, atherosclerosis, arthritis, asthma, urinary incontinence, bronchial diseases, emphysema, high blood pressure and liver diseases. A hot water extract of fresh bulb has been taken in Yugoslavia for treating diabetes. In the West Indies extract of bulb is taken for high blood pressure and rubbed on abdomen to facilitate parturition. In Africa it is used as an anti-bacterial for sore throats, infected wounds and boils.

● Medicinal and pharmacological effects

○ hypolipdaemic effect ○ immunomodulatory effect ○ antiageing effect ○ spermatogenic effect ○ antibacterial effect ○ antiviral effect ○ anticancer effect ○ antiathersclerotic effect ○ antiplatelet effect ○ diuretic effect

● Safety profile

The level of safety is reflected in its worldwide use as a food. Ingestion of fresh garlic bulbs, extract or the oil may occasionally cause heart burn, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea.

● Dosage


○ Fresh garlic: 5-10g ○ Dried powder: 0.4-1.0g ○ Solid extract: 300-100mg

● Ayurvedic preparations – Lasuna padu, Rasona kalka, Rasonadasava

Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra):

Rasa: sweet, bitter Guna- heavy, oily Virya: cooling vipak: sweet Therapeutic uses:

● Pitta aggravating conditions (burning sensation, allergies, skin disorders) ● Vata pitta dominant coughs ● Excess thirst

Ginger (Zingiber officinale)

Rasa- katu Guna- guru, ruksha, tikshna Virya- usna Vipaka- madhura Properties- pacifies vata, kapha, dipana, bhedana (helps to eliminate wastes)

● Ginger is hot in potency, it subsides kapha. it is mostly effective for fevers associated with cold

● Ginger is a good digestant Therapeutic uses:

● Digestive disorders like indigestion, flatulence, bloating, nausea, vomiting ● Dry ginger powder with hot water- for constipation, flatulence and bloating. It cures

diarrhoea when given with honey or butter milk ● Various pains ● Headaches ● Respiratory disorders (cough, cold, asthma) ● Fever


Gotukola - Centella asiatica Indian pennywort - Manduka parni / brahmi

Centella asiatica is the most ever present species of Centella and is found in Sri Lanka, India, South-East Asia, China, Madaascar, South Africa, South Eastern USA, Mexico, Venezuela, and Colombia It is a perennial, slender, creeper plant. The leaves are glabrous and brain hemisphere shaped with long petioles arising from the stem nodes. The whole plant is used. Ayurvedic properties Rasa – bitter, astringent and sweet Guna – light and cooling Vipaka - pungent Veerya - cold Doshic Action – pacifies kapha and pitta It is a nerve tonic, a cardio tonic, immune stimulant, carminative, diruetic, febrifuge, anthelmintic, intellect and memory promotive, rejuvenative and vulnerary Use It is used particularly for epilepsy, fever, dysentery, skin diseases, catarrh, asthma, skin diseases such as leucoderma and wounds such as nerve tonic. The leaves can be used as a salad or leafy gruel as it contains as large number of amino acids. Medicinal and pharmacological effects

● immunomodulatory ● psychoneurological activity ● antibaterical effect ● antiviral effect ● wound healing effect ● antiulcerogenic effect ● spasmolytic activity

Safety profile Occasional and allergic contact dermatitis have been reported after topical application. Dosage Extract: 60mg Dried leaves powder: 1-2g


Jasmine

Rasa- tikta, kashaya

Guna- laghu

Virya- sita

Vipaka- katu

● Jasmine is indicated in ayurveda texts for wounds, eye disorders, oral disorders,ear and head disorders. it cleans and cures wounds.

● when taken internally it is a good blood purifier and a pitta pacifier. ● It is a diuretic hence good for UTI. ● Leaves and flowers have similar properties

Lime

Rasa- amla, katu Guna- laghu, tikshna Virya- usna Vipaka- amla Therapeutic indications-

● Digestive disorders- indigestion, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea ● Abdominal pain ● Kapha disorders

Liquorice - Glycerrhiza glabra

Yasti madhu / madhuka Liquorice is a native of the Mediterranean and the near East and now can be found throughout the subtropical and temperate regions of the world. It is cultivated throughout Russia, Turkey, Greece and the Middle East, China and most of Asia and Europe. Glycerrhiza glabra is a hardy perennial shrub, attaining a height up to 2.5m. The leaves are compound, alternate, having 4-7 pairs of oblong, elliptical or lanceolate leaflets. The taproot is approximately 1.5cm long and subdivides into 3-5 subsidiary roots, about 1.25cm long from which the horizontal woody stolons arise. They may reach 8m and when dried and cut, together with the root, consitute commercial liquorice. It may be found peeled or unpeeled. The pieces of


root bark with a fibrous fracture, revealing the yellowish interior with a characterictic odour and sweet taste. The parts used are the dried roots and stolons peeled or unpeeled. Ayurvedic properties Rasa – sweet Guna – heavy and unctuous Vipaka - sweet Veerya - cold Doshic Action – pacifies vata and pitta Tonic, laxative, demulcent, expectorant, refrigerant, emollient, diuretic, emetic, aphrodisiac, emmengogue, rejuvenative and intellect promoting Uses It is an important ingredient of many formulae, especially for bronchial conditions. It finds particular use in cough, catarrh, fever, bronchitis, gastritis, duodenal ulcers, fever, skin diseases, gynaevological diseases and as a general tonic and corticosteroid replacement agent. It has been applied externally to cuts and wounds. Medicinal and pharmacological effects

● antiulcer effect ● hepatoprotective ● antimicrobial effect ● anticancer effect ● anti-inflammatory effect ● antioxidant effect

Safety profile Liquorice is considered safe within the designated therapeutic dosage. Extensive consumption may lead to hypertensive and potentiation of diuretic and corticorsteroid activity. It may increase sensitivity to cardiac glycosides. Dosage Root powder: 1-5g Root extract: 1-5g Infusion: 2-4g in 150ml of hot water


Milk

Goat’s milk less K aggravating. You can boil with 2 pods x cardamom, 3x cloves, 2/3 slices ginger and 1/4 tsp cinnamon. Sweeten to taste. No need to cut all dairy and in general foods out just watch the proportion.

Mint

Internally heating Externally cooling

Neem tree - Azadiracta indica / Margosa

Nimba The word Azaditacta is derived from the Persian azaddhirakt meaning ‘noble tree’. This plant is indigenous to South-East Asia, West Africa and South and Central America. Neem tree is a hardy, fast growing evergreen with a straight trunk. Mature trees attain a height of 7-20m with a spread of 5-10m. The leaves are compound, comprising up to 15 leaflets arranged in alternate pairs. The tree starts producing yellowish ellipsoidal fruits in about four years and may live for more than 200 years. The parts used are the stem, stem bark, root bark, leaves, seed oil and flowers. Ayurvedic properties Rasa – bitter, astringent and acrid Guna – light Vipaka - pungent Veerya - cold Doshic Action – pacifies pitta and kapha Antipyretic, refrigerant, vulnerary, anthelmintic, blood purifier, demulcent, insecticidal, anthelmintic, digestive and liver tonic Uses Useful in skin disorders, fever, malaria, wounds, ulcers, burning sensation, tumours, anorexia, vomiting, dyspepsia, worm infestation, cough, bronchitis, diabetes, inflammation and otalgia. Fresh twigs are used to clean teeth, especially in pyorrhoea. The oil extracted from the seed and leaf is an antiseptic, insecticide and is applied to boils, ulcers and eczema. Water medicated with leaves and stem bark is used as an antiseptic agent. Leaves are useful in burning sensation, skin disorders such as leucoderma, pruritus, conjunctivitis, worm infestation, boils and ulcers. Neem leaves and bark are also used as a fumigation agent and as an air purifier. Medicinal and pharmacological effects


● antifungal, antibacterial and antiviral effect ● antimalarial effect ● insecticidal effect ● antiulcer effect ● antipyretic effect ● anti-inflammatory effect ● hypoglycaemic effect ● anti-infertility effect ● cardio vascular effect ● immunoenhancing effect

Safety profile - No toxicity has been observed in moderate use. Dosage - Infusion: 10-20ml Powder: 1-2g Oil: 0.5-1ml

Pomegranate (punica granatum)

Ayurveda texts describe about 2 varieties i.e. sweet and sour. Rasa- kashaya, madhura, amla Guna- laghu, snigdha Virya- usna Vipaka- madhura/amla Karma- pacifies tridosha, good for heart, grahi-ability or retaining water in the body Therapeutic uses

● Diarrhoea ● Bleeding disorders ● Burning sensation and excess thirst or dry mouth ● General debility ● Nausea, vomiting ● Heart diseases

•Fresh juice of pomagranate - ½ cup •Honey - 2 tea spoons •Mix properly •Dose: adults - 2 tbsp 3x a day


Salt

Drying

Shatavari - Asparagus rasimosus (wild asparagus / sparrow grass)

The herb Sathavari has an aphrodisiac effect on the female reproductive organs. It is also known as sathamula because it contains hundreds of roots. This plant grows wild and is cultivated in Asian countries like Sri Lanka, India and African countries. It is a climber growing up to 2 metres in height and extensively branched. Dark green coloured leaves are like needle like, narrowed. The stem is pale grey or brown in colour and arm with strong spines. The roots are tuberous, bearing numerous fusiform, succulent tuberous roots 30-100cm long and 1-2cm thick. Flowers are tiny, white in colour, branched racemes. The parts used are the roots and leaves. Ayurvedic properties Rasa – sweet and bitter Guna – heavy, cold and unctuous Vipaka - sweet Veerya - cold Doshic Action – pacifies pitta and vata, promotes kapha It is an aphrodisiac, nerve tonic, antiseptic, immuno-stimulant, emollient, anodyne, aphrodisiac, diuretic, rejuvenative, antispasmodic, emmenagogue, and anti diarrhoeal. Uses Asparagus roots are mainly used to promote milk secretion and it is used to treat infertility, impotence, menopausal symptoms, leucorrhoea, herpes, bleeding, miscarriage, stomach uclers, cough, hyper acidity, nervous disorders, tumours & cysts, burning sensation, chronic fevers and general debility. The leaves are used as a leafy gruel for children, pregnant mothers and lactating mothers. Medicinal and pharamacological effects

● Galactogogue effect ● Immunomodulatory effect ● Antibacterial effect ● Antiprotozoal effect


● Antiulcer effect ● Antitussive effect

Safety profile No adverse effect reported due to the use of root powder or leaves. The maximum tolerated oral dose of the 50% ethanolic extract of whole plant was 1000mg/kg body weight in adult male albino rats. Contraindication - Hormone Replacement Therapy. History of oestrogen sensitive cancer: breast or cervical cancer/oestrogen suppressant. May increase size of breast :-) Dosage Infusion: 12-20ml – 2 tablespoons or 1-2 tablets a day. In the morning after meal. Decoction: 56-112ml – 1 cup Powder: 2-3g – ½ tablespoon Not for children under 16. Combine while ashwaghnada for a more balancing effect.

Triphala

Balances all 3 dosha ● Circulation ● Elimination - apana vata ● Ama pachana ● Energy ● Agni deepana

For vata take triphala take earlier in the evening as it may disturb the sleep. Or they can have after lunch. Vata can have with a little ghee. Pitta with coriander water or luke warm water Kapha with warm water For digestive issues (gastritis, loss of appetite, bloating, constipation), skin disorders, insomnia, eye disorder, hair loss/thinning/greying) There are no contra-indications. However on some people it may be less active. It is good for general health.


Triphala oil

Tridoshic

Hair and body oil – safest for new practitioners as it is tridoshic Can be used for any condition

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