Herbs

Question 1

Alteratives

Answer 1

Purifier of blood - antimicrobial, cooler ones are choloegogus - bitter

Cool (P,K) dandelion root, burdock root, Neem, Echinacea
Warm (VK) guggul, turmeric garlic

Question 2

Analgesic

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Anthelmintic

Answer 3

Destroy worms

Cooling - Neem, pau d arco, musta
Warm - wormwood, vidanga

Question 4

Aphrodisiac (vajikarna)

Answer 4

Sexual stimulation

Warm - clove, damiana, ashwagandha

Question 5

Astringents - rakta sthambana- hemostat

Answer 5

Decrease excessive bleeding
/Drying

Cooling - yarrow, Ashoka, red raspberry

Warming - cayenne pepper, turmeric

Question 6

Mala sthambana-

Answer 6

Blocked excretion of waste

Cool - amalaki, red raspberry
Warming - bibhiktaki, turmeric, sage

Question 7

Astringents - roopana

Answer 7

Wound healing

Cooling - aloe (internal or external), comfrey, manjishta
Warming - turmeric

Aloe juice and lavender spray

Question 8

Antipyretic

Answer 8

Bitter tonics - reduce fever

High fever - bitter
Low fever - warm diaphoretic

Cool - higher/deeper fever -gentian, goldenseal, Neem
Warm - basil, ginger

Question 9

Carminatives (dipanas - stabilize or strengthen agni)

Answer 9

Reduce gas, reduce ama increase absorbtion

Cool - coriander, fennel, peppermint, chamomile
Warm - clove, cinnamon, garlic, ginger, cumin, cardamom

Question 10

Circulatory stimulants

Answer 10

Increase blood flow

Vasodilators -V- cinnamon bark, ginger
Remove blockages K- - cinnamon leaf, guggul, turmeric
Cardiac stimulants - hawthorn, bala (cool) Arjuna (cool-subtle heart)

Question 11

Diaphoretic

Answer 11

Increase sweating - purifies Rasa dhatu

Cool - Echinacea, burdock, peppermint
Warm - cinnamon, ginger, black pepper

Question 12

Diuretics

Answer 12

Increase urination, purifies and reduces Rasa
C - dandelion leaf, coriander
W- shilajit, juniper berries

Question 13

Demulcents

Answer 13

Soothes moistens lubricant, increase Rasa and mesas

Cool - licorice, slippery elm, shatavari, gokshura

Warm - flaxseed, cinnamon

Question 14

Emetics - Vamanas

Answer 14

Stimulate vommiting

Cool - licorice
Warm - calamus, salt

Anti vomiting ginger m, red raspberry

Question 15

Emmenagogues

Answer 15

C - manjishta, Aloe Vera
W- dong qui, mugwort, asfoetida, black cohosh

Question 16

Expectorant

Answer 16

Removal of mucus

Moist - licorice, slippery elm, wild cherry flax
Dry - elecmpane sage, mustard seed

Question 17

Lactogogues - stanya jnananA

Answer 17

Increase milk

C- fennel, poopy seed, shatavari, vidari hand
W- fenugreek, dill

Question 18

Laxatives

Answer 18

Lubricant - psyllium, flaxseed, licorice, shatavari
Softener - salt
Bulk forming -psyllium, flaxseed, bran
Cool - psyllium aloe amalaki
Warm - flax salt haritaki

Question 19

Purgative

Answer 19

Induce diarrhea

C- cascara sagrada , Dried aloe, senna rhubarb

W- castor oil

Question 20

Lekhanas

Answer 20

Channel Clearing

C- gentian, Neem, kutki
W- chitrak, black pepper

Question 21

Lithotropes

Answer 21

Break down stone

C- dandelion root, gokshura
W- parsley, pashana bheda (breaking of stones), shilajit

Question 22

Nervine stimulants

Answer 22

Increase nerve activity

All warming

Calamus, camphor basil, rosemary

Question 23

Nervine sedatives

Answer 23

C - skull cap, shank pushpi, Götz kola, brahmin

W- Valerian, jatamasi, ashwagandha

Question 24

Nervine tonics

Answer 24

Cooling - brahmi, shankapushbi, shatavari, bala(external only)
Warming - ashwagandha

Question 25

Nutritive tonics

Answer 25

Any herb that builds dhatu

Yams, sesame seeds, w- ashwagandha, ginseng, cool- shatavari, licorice

Question 26

Rejuvenative tonics

Answer 26

Builds dhatu and Ojas

Cool - shatavari, amalaki, guduchi
Warm - ashwagandha, haritaki, shilajit