🌿 Classical Dravyaguna Botanical Materia Medica

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 227 Botanicals

Energetic System 6 Rasas • 3 Doshas

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Medohara & Pramehahara Grain

Yava

यव (Yava / Sitashuka)

Botanical: Hordeum vulgare

Virya (Potency) Sheeta (Cooling)

Vipaka (Post-Digestive) Katu (Pungent)

Dosha Action Pacifies Kapha & Pitta; slightly increases Vata

Acharya Charaka designates Yava as the supreme grain for managing obesity and Prameha (diabetes). Packed with beta-glucans and insoluble fiber, it clears metabolic stagnation and keeps blood sugar steady.

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Deepana & Shoolaprashamana (Antispasmodic)

Yavani

यवानी (Yavani / Deepyaka)

Botanical: Trachyspermum ammi

Virya (Potency) Ushna (Very Heating)

Vipaka (Post-Digestive) Katu (Pungent)

Dosha Action Pacifies Kapha & Vata; increases Pitta

Yavani is packed with thymol, providing immediate relief from spasmodic abdominal contractions. Chewing a pinch of Ajwain with rock salt is India's time-tested antidote for indigestion and sudden stomach cramps.

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