E-mail your questions and suggestions regarding our content to editor@21st-apothecary.com

Ayurvedic Herbs

Page 3 of 3

Neem Leaves - According to Ayurveda, useful in leprosy, intestinal worms, splenic enlargement, and headaches.

Neem Sticks - According to Ayurveda, it is the "Indian toothbrush." Many people in India simply chew on a Neem stick as a natural teeth cleaner and gum strengthener.

Nirgundi - According to Ayurveda, this herb is helpful in strengthening the eyes, hair, reduce swelling and nausea, and many types of ear diseases.

Pipli - According to Ayurveda, it is useful in coughs, inflammations of the nose, throat, larynx and bronchi, constipation, colic, dyspepsia, diarrhea, and toothaches.

Prasarni - According to Ayurveda, Prasarni is a good remedy for diarrhea, and useful in weakness of the brain, and such conditions.

Praval Pisti - According to Ayurveda, it is a tonic given for weak debility and such similar conditions.

Purnarnava - According to Ayurveda, it is helpful in asthma, hepatic disorders, rheumatic complaints, heart-diseases, and kidney ailments.

Pashanbheda - According to Ayurveda, this unique herb is commonly used for children's cases of asthma. Crushed leaves are used as a local application to the head in headaches. It is also given in chronic coughs and fevers.

Shank Pushpi - According to Ayurveda, it is very helpful in nervous debility conditions.

Shardunikha - According to Ayurveda, Shardunikha is commonly referred to as "Gurmar" or the "Destroyer of Sugar." In otherwords, it is traditionally used in cases of diabetes as a blood sugar-level controller.

Shilajit - According to Ayurveda, it is commonly recommended as a general tonic and for a wide range of ailments, painful bleeding, anemia, and excess fat. Shilajit helps an aged person to feel young by regaining strength and vitality.

Shitawari - According to Ayurveda, this herb helps fight the debility of the female organs, sexual debility, menopause, stomach ulcers, coughs, and chronic fevers.

Tulsi Leaves - Also known as "Basil" in English, according to Ayurveda, Tulsi Leaves are useful in catarrh, chronic diarrhea, dysentery. Leaves contain a yellowish green essential oil known as "Basil-Camphor."

Vacha - According to Ayurveda, it is a bitter stimulant. It has been used in loss of appetite conditions and flatulence.

Vamsa Rochna - According to Ayurveda, it is a stimulant, astringent, tonic, and also an aphrodisiac.

Vasak - According to Ayurveda, it is an expectorant and useful for chronic bronchitis, asthma. In consumption, it relieves the irritable cough by its soothing action.

Vidanga - According to Ayurveda, as a powder it is used to expel the intestinal worm, especially tape-worm.

Vidhari Kand - According to Ayurveda, it is used to promote growth of the fetus in the utero, in slpeen and liver enlargements, gout, colic, general debility, headaches, ulcers, and such related conditions.

<1 Back 3>