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.
Chakramarda
चक्रमर्द (Chakramarda / Dadrumardana)Chakramarda translates literally to 'destroyer of circular ringworm patches'. Ground seed paste in buttermilk or lemon juice rapidly eradicates stubborn tinea fungal colonies.
Chavya
चव्य (Chavya)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
किराततिक्त (Kiratatikta / Chirayata)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
चित्रक (Chitraka / Agnika)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.