Dry ginger, known as Shunthi in Ayurveda, has a long tradition of use. Learn about its traditional properties, digestive applications, precautions, and when medical advice is necessary.
Category:Herbs – Medicines
Discover Ayurvedic herbs, classical medicines, formulations, their traditional uses, properties, benefits, indications, precautions, and practical information about Ayurvedic herbal care.
Fennel — A Fragrant Kitchen Ingredient and a Traditional Aid to Digestion
Fennel is more than an after-meal mouth freshener. Explore its traditional place in Ayurveda, its relationship with digestion, practical uses, and important precautions for responsible consumption.
Fenugreek Has So Many Benefits! — Ayurvedic Properties, Traditional Uses, and Precautions
Fenugreek is more than a kitchen spice. Discover its traditional Ayurvedic properties, digestive significance, common culinary uses, postpartum traditions, and important safety precautions.
Clove in Ayurveda: Properties, Traditional Uses, Benefits and Precautions
Clove is more than a culinary spice. Learn about its traditional Ayurvedic properties, uses for appetite and oral freshness, important precautions, and classical references.
Who Should Avoid Garlic? Ayurvedic Properties, Benefits, and Precautions
Ayurveda describes garlic as a heating, pungent substance traditionally used in selected Vata- and Kapha-related conditions. Learn when caution may be appropriate and how to make informed dietary choices.
Saindhava Salt: A Simple Kitchen Ingredient with a Special Place in Ayurveda
Saindhava salt holds a special place in Ayurveda. Explore its classical references, traditional properties, appropriate uses, dietary limitations, and important health precautions.
Asafoetida (Hing): Traditional Ayurvedic Benefits, Digestive Uses, and Precautions
Hing, or asafoetida, is a familiar Indian kitchen ingredient described in classical Ayurveda for its pungent, heating, digestive, and Vata-Kapha-related properties. Explore its traditional uses, classical references, dietary guidance, and important safety precautions.
What You Should Know About Black Pepper
Black pepper is more than a kitchen spice. Ayurveda describes Maricha as a sharp, heating and digestive substance traditionally useful in Kapha-dominant conditions, sluggish digestion and selected respiratory complaints.
Salt as Food and Medicine — Understanding Lavana Rasa, Its Uses and Risks
In Ayurveda, salt or Lavana Rasa is valued not only for taste but also for selected traditional therapeutic uses. Learn about its properties, uses and risks of excess.
Know a Little About Nutmeg and Mace
Nutmeg and mace are more than aromatic culinary spices. Ayurveda describes Jatiphala as a deepana, grahi and ushna substance with several traditional applications.