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Ayurvedic Herbs & Botanical Encyclopedia

Explore authoritative monographs of medicinal plants from Charaka and Sushruta Samhitas. Discover their bio-energetic profiles (Rasa, Virya, Vipaka), Tridoshic balances, and clinical applications.

Total Monitored Herbs 4 Botanicals
Energetic System 6 Rasas • 3 Doshas
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Chakramarda
Dadrughna (Ringworm & Fungal Destroyer)

Chakramarda

चक्रमर्द (Chakramarda / Dadrumardana)
Botanical: Cassia tora
Virya (Potency) Ushna (Heating)
Vipaka (Post-Digestive) Katu (Pungent)
Dosha Action Pacifies Kapha & Vata

Chakramarda translates literally to 'destroyer of circular ringworm patches'. Ground seed paste in buttermilk or lemon juice rapidly eradicates stubborn tinea fungal colonies.

Chavya
Panchakola & Deepana

Chavya

चव्य (Chavya)
Botanical: Piper retrofractum
Virya (Potency) Ushna (Heating)
Vipaka (Post-Digestive) Katu (Pungent)
Dosha Action Pacifies Kapha & Vata

Chavya is an indispensable member of the classical Panchakola pentad. It vigorously burns Ama (metabolic toxins), stimulates sluggish liver secretion, and shrinks stagnant hemorrhoidal tissue.

Chirayata
Supreme Jvaraghna (Anti-pyretic & Febrifuge)

Chirayata

किराततिक्त (Kiratatikta / Chirayata)
Botanical: Swertia chirata
Virya (Potency) Sheeta (Cooling)
Vipaka (Post-Digestive) Katu (Pungent)
Dosha Action Pacifies Pitta & Kapha

Kiratatikta is famous in classical literature as the bitterest of all Ayurvedic herbs and the unrivaled king of antipyretics. It penetrates deep into bone marrow and liver tissue to eradicate hidden fevers.

Chitraka
Panchakola & Premier Agni Deepana

Chitraka

चित्रक (Chitraka / Agnika)
Botanical: Plumbago zeylanica
Virya (Potency) Ushna (Extremely Heating)
Vipaka (Post-Digestive) Katu (Pungent)
Dosha Action Pacifies Kapha & Vata; strongly increases Pitta

Chitraka is regarded in Ayurveda as the physical manifestation of digestive fire on earth. Rich in plumbagin, it incinerates stubborn endotoxins, clears atheromatous plaques, and revitalizes gastric secretion.

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