Birla Kerala Vaidyashala

Ayurveda is a natural method using extracts from herbs and plants, making it a way to perfect health without side effect.

HERBS

Name	Herbs	Part Used	System advantageous to	Action generated
Ajamoda Carum Rox burghianum		Seeds	Digestive, respiratory, nervous	Stimulant, diaphoretic, expectorant, carminative, antispasmodic, diuretic, lithotriptic.
Aloe		Gel (fresh or powdered)	Circulatory, digestive, female reproductive, excretory.	Alternative, bitter tonic, rejuvenative emmenagogue, purgative, vulnerary
Amla or a malaki		Fruit	Circulatory, digestive, excretory.	Nutritive tonic, rejuvenative aphrodisiac, laxative refrigerant, stomachic, astringent, hemostatic.
Asafoetida		Resin (exudate from the root)	Digestive, respiratory, nervous, excretory, circulatory.	Stimulant,carminative, antispasmodic, analgesic, antheminatic, aphrodisiac, antiseptic.
Amalaki Emblica officinalis
Basil		Herb	Digestive, respiratory, nervous.	Colds, cough, sinus congestion,headaches, arthritis, rheumatism, fevers (generally), abdominal distension
Black Pepper Maricha Piper Nigrum		Fruit	Digestive, circulatory, respiratory.Supress the Disordered aggravated kapha ad vata.	Stimulant, expectorant, carminative, febrifage, anthlmintic.
Camphor, Kapur Cinnamomum camphora Nees.		Crystallized, distilled oil	Respiratory, nervous. Tridosha Passifier	Expectorant, decongestant, stimulant, antispasmodic, nervine, analgesic, antiseptic.
Cardamom Ela, Elettaria Cardomum		Seed	Digestive, respiratory, circulatory, nervous,Mitigate Disordered aggravated kapha ad vata	Used to Mitigate disorders of aggravated Vato, Pitta Stimulant, expectorant,carminative, stomachic, diaphoretic.
Cinnamon. Cinnamomum Zeylanicum (Lat) Darusita- (San)		Bark	Circulatory, digestive, respiratory, urinary. Reduses kapha ad vata, ad flot in nature.	Reduses Kapha ad Vata, ad flot in nature Stimulant, diaphoretic, earninative, alternative, expectorant, diurectic, analgestic.
Clove, Lavanga syzygium aromaticum		Dried flower buds	Digestive, respiratory.	Stimulant, expectorant, carminative, analgesic, aphrodisiac.
Coriander Dhanyaka coriandrum sativum linn		Fruit, fresh plant	Maintain the balance of body Digestive, respiratory, urinary,Tridosha (vata,pitta,kapha) Maintains the balance of body.	Alterative, diaphoretic, diuretic, carminative, stimulant.
Fennel Seeds Mishreya		Fruit (seeds)	For nieulumvulgare Mill Digestive, nervous, urinary, pitta passifier.	Carminative, stomachic, stimulant, diuretic, antispasmodic,
Fenugreek Methika / Trigonella Foenum		Seed	Digestive, respiratory, urinary, reproductive. vata shamaka.	Stimulant, tonic, expectorant, rejuvenative, aphrodisiac, diuretic,
Flaxseed Atasi Linum Usitatissimum		Seed	Excretory, respiratory. Vata passifier.	Laxative, demulcent, emolient, expectorant, nutritive tonic,
Garlic Rasona Allium Sativum		Rhizome	Digestive, respiratory, nervous, reproductive, circulatory.Vatakapha regulator	Stimulant, carminative, expectorant, alterative, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, disinfectant, anthelmintic, rejuvenative.
Ginger Shunti Zingiber Officinale		Rhizome	Kapha vata regulator Digestive, respiratory,.	Stimulant, diaphorecic, carminative, expectorant, antiemetic, analgesic.
Hibiscus Flowers Japakusuma Hibiscus Rosea		Flowers	Circulatory, female, reproductive, nervous.	Alterative, hemostatic, refrigerant, emmenagogue, demulcent, antispasmodic.
Hingu Ferula narthex Boiss
Jasmine Flowers, Jati Jasminum Officinale		Flowers	Nervous, circulatory, reproductive.kapha Pitta Regulator.	Alterative, refrigerant, artibacterial, hemostatic, emmenagogue, aphrodisiac, nervine.
Licorice, Yastimadha, Glycyrrhiza glabra		Root	Digestive, respiratory, nervous, reproductive, excretory.Regulator Pitta	Demulcent, expectorant, tonic rejuvenative, laxative, sedative, emetic.
Lotus, Kamala, Nelumbo nucifera		Mainly seeds & root.	Digestive, circulatory, reproductive, nervous. Regulator Kapha & Pitta	Nutritive tonic, rejuvenative, aphrodisiac, astringent, hemostatic, nervine.
Neem, Nimba Azadiracta Indica		Bark, leaves	Digestive, circulatory, respiratory, urinary.Visha Nashak	Bitter tonic,antipyretic, alterative, anthelmintic, antiseptic, antiemetic.
Nutmeg, Jatiphala, Myristica Fragrans		Fruit (seeds)	Digestive, nervous, reproductive.	Astringent, carminative, sedative, nervine, aphrodisiac, stimulant.
Pippali, Piper Longum		Fruit	Digestive, respiratory, reproductive. (Prevents exessive Kapha)	Stimulant, expectorant, carminative, aphrodisiac, anthelmintic, analgesic.
Pomegranate, Dadima, Punica granatum		Fruit rind, rootbark, fruit.	Digestive, circulatory Regulaty Tridosha.	Astringent tonic, alterative, hemostatic, anthelmintic, refrigerant, stomachic.
Poppy Seed, Adifen Papaver Somniferum		Seed	Nervous, digestive, respiratory, circulatory.	Astringent, carminative, antispasmodic, sedative, analgesic.
Turmeric		Rhizome	Digestive, circulatory, respiratory.	Stimulant, carminative, alterative, vulnerary, antibacterial.
Tulasi Ocimum Sanctumlim		Entire plant	Kapha vata Paccifier
Valerian		Rhizome	Nervous, digestive, respiratory.	Nervine, antispasmodic, sedative, carminative.
Wild yam		Root	Nervous, reproductive, digestive, urinary.	Nutritive tonic, aphrodisiac, rejuvenative, diuretic, antispasmodic, analgesic.