Herbs Flashcards
Alteratives
Purifier of blood - antimicrobial, cooler ones are choloegogus - bitter
Cool (P,K) dandelion root, burdock root, Neem, Echinacea
Warm (VK) guggul, turmeric garlic
Analgesic
Pain reducing - anti inflammatory or nervine sedatives or block pathways
Cooling - willow bark (antiinflammatories), wild yam (nervine sedatives pain block), st John wart
Warming - camphor, guggul (anti inflammatory), Valerian (nervine sedatives), turmeric
Anthelmintic
Destroy worms
Cooling - Neem, pau d arco, musta
Warm - wormwood, vidanga
Aphrodisiac (vajikarna)
Sexual stimulation
Warm - clove, damiana, ashwagandha
Astringents - rakta sthambana- hemostat
Decrease excessive bleeding
/Drying
Cooling - yarrow, Ashoka, red raspberry
Warming - cayenne pepper, turmeric
Mala sthambana-
Blocked excretion of waste
Cool - amalaki, red raspberry
Warming - bibhiktaki, turmeric, sage
Astringents - roopana
Wound healing
Cooling - aloe (internal or external), comfrey, manjishta
Warming - turmeric
Aloe juice and lavender spray
Antipyretic
Bitter tonics - reduce fever
High fever - bitter
Low fever - warm diaphoretic
Cool - higher/deeper fever -gentian, goldenseal, Neem
Warm - basil, ginger
Carminatives (dipanas - stabilize or strengthen agni)
Reduce gas, reduce ama increase absorbtion
Cool - coriander, fennel, peppermint, chamomile
Warm - clove, cinnamon, garlic, ginger, cumin, cardamom
Circulatory stimulants
Increase blood flow
Vasodilators -V- cinnamon bark, ginger
Remove blockages K- - cinnamon leaf, guggul, turmeric
Cardiac stimulants - hawthorn, bala (cool) Arjuna (cool-subtle heart)
Diaphoretic
Increase sweating - purifies Rasa dhatu
Cool - Echinacea, burdock, peppermint
Warm - cinnamon, ginger, black pepper
Diuretics
Increase urination, purifies and reduces Rasa
C - dandelion leaf, coriander
W- shilajit, juniper berries
Demulcents
Soothes moistens lubricant, increase Rasa and mesas
Cool - licorice, slippery elm, shatavari, gokshura
Warm - flaxseed, cinnamon
Emetics - Vamanas
Stimulate vommiting
Cool - licorice
Warm - calamus, salt
Anti vomiting ginger m, red raspberry
Emmenagogues
C - manjishta, Aloe Vera
W- dong qui, mugwort, asfoetida, black cohosh
Expectorant
Removal of mucus
Moist - licorice, slippery elm, wild cherry flax
Dry - elecmpane sage, mustard seed
Lactogogues - stanya jnananA
Increase milk
C- fennel, poopy seed, shatavari, vidari hand
W- fenugreek, dill
Laxatives
Lubricant - psyllium, flaxseed, licorice, shatavari
Softener - salt
Bulk forming -psyllium, flaxseed, bran
Cool - psyllium aloe amalaki
Warm - flax salt haritaki
Purgative
Induce diarrhea
C- cascara sagrada , Dried aloe, senna rhubarb
W- castor oil
Lekhanas
Channel Clearing
C- gentian, Neem, kutki
W- chitrak, black pepper
Lithotropes
Break down stone
C- dandelion root, gokshura
W- parsley, pashana bheda (breaking of stones), shilajit
Nervine stimulants
Increase nerve activity
All warming
Calamus, camphor basil, rosemary
Nervine sedatives
C - skull cap, shank pushpi, Götz kola, brahmin
W- Valerian, jatamasi, ashwagandha
Nervine tonics
Cooling - brahmi, shankapushbi, shatavari, bala(external only)
Warming - ashwagandha
Nutritive tonics
Any herb that builds dhatu
Yams, sesame seeds, w- ashwagandha, ginseng, cool- shatavari, licorice
Rejuvenative tonics
Builds dhatu and Ojas
Cool - shatavari, amalaki, guduchi
Warm - ashwagandha, haritaki, shilajit
