Herbs We Use
Below is a table with the herbs and minerals that are used in the making of the Herbline Active Ayurveda range of products. This is not an exhaustive list of the herbs in the products, but it details most of the herbs used.
Sanskrit Name
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Botanical Name
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Common Name
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Qualities as defined in Ayurveda
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Amla / Amarphalam
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Embellica Officinals
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Indian gooseberry
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Kashyamrasa, seetha veeryam, mathura vipakam, tridosha haram, bhringaara
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Ghrita Kumari
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Aloe Vera
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Aloe Vera
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Tikta madhura rasa, guru, snigdha, Pichchila guna, sheeta virya, katu vipaka.
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Madhuka
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Glycymhiza Glabra
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Liquorice
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Madhura rasam, seetha-veeryam, vatta-pitta haram, guru, chakshusyam, swaryam, kesyam, balvarna karam
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Anantamul
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Hemidesmus Indicus
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Indian
Sarsaprila
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Tikta rasam, seetha veeryam, mathura vipaka, snigdhakapham, vatharaktam, kushtam, jwaram, pittam daham, prameham
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Chitraka
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Plumbo Zeylanica
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Leadwort
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Keshyam, parameham
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Karuna
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Citrus Medica
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Citron
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Keshyam, parameham
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Madhu Karkatika
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Citrus Reticulata
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Sweet Lime
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Keshyam, parameham
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Saptala
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Acacia Cocinna
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Shikakai
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Kshaya rasa, guru, rooksha guna, sheeta veerya, katu vipaka
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Nimba
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Azadiratcha Indica
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Neem Margosa
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Tikta rasam, katu vipakam, seetha veeryam, pitta kapha haram, lagu, grahi, bedhanam, snigdham, ushna veeryam(f)
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Brahmi
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Centella Asiatica
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Brahmi
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Tikta kshaya madhura rasa, laghu, sara guna, sheeta veerya, madhura vipaka
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Surya-mukhi
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Helianthus Annus
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Sunflower
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Suryabhakta as in curcubita maxima
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Tulasi
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Ocimum Sanctum
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Holy Basil
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Kushtaghani, balya
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Dadhiphala
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Curcubita Maxima
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Pumpkin
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Rasa madhura, guru snigdha sara guna, sheeta veerya, madhura vipaka
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Sukasa
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Cucmis Sativus
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Cucumber
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Rasa madhura, guru snigdha sara guna, sheeta veerya, madhura vipaka
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Haridra
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Curcuma Longa
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Turmeric
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Katu tikta rasam, veeryam, ruksham, vamyam
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Chandanum
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Santalum Album
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Sandalwood
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Tikta rasam, seetha veeryam, pitta kapha haram. Lagu, ruksham
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Khomani
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Prunus Armeniaca
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Apricot
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Madhura rasa
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Jati-phalam
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Myristica Fragrams
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Nutmeg
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Tikta rasam ushnam kapha-vata-haram lagu rochanam dipanam gradi awaryam
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Kamuk
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Mynstika Malabanca
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Mace
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Mathura rasam, katurasam, ushna veeryam, kpha haram, lagu, ruchi varna karam
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Dhanyaka
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Corriandrum Sativum
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Corriander
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Gandhapatra, kushtaghana, punernaava
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Lavanga
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Caryophyllus
Aromaticus
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Clove
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Rasayanee
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Keshraja
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Eclipta Alba
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-
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Maarkava
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Bhiringraj
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Eclipta Erecta
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-
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Tikta rasam, ashna, Katu vikapam
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Satapatri
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Rosa Damascena
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Rose
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-
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Mehendi
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Lawsonia Alba
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Henna
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-
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Kharyamitti
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Alumina Silicas
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Clay
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-
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Shoraktri
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(Fe-Mg-Al-Clay)
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Gopichand
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-
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Gairika
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Kaolinu
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China-Clay
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-
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Kamakshi
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Alumen Exsiccatum
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Alum
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-
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Madhuka
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Honey
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Honey
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-
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