Herbal Categories

Category Alteratives Analgesics Anthelmintics Aphrodisiacs Astringents by Rob Talbert 9/7/07 Action Blood purifier Reduce Pain Remove worns, parasites nourish or stimulate reproductive tract Drying & tightening effect; hemostats, stop excess excretion of waste, heal skin wounds Decrease deep fever Dispells intestinal gas Increase blood flow increase sweating increase urination moisten body and protect mucos membranes increase agni, strength digestion and metabolism Induce vomiting Promote menstruation increase discharge of mucous from the body support normal elimination of feces reduce fatty tissue and support weight loss Diaretics that dissolve stones Awaken nervous system, stimulate sympathetic functions Calm nervous system, stimulate parasympathetic functions Strengthen the nervous system Revitalize the strengh of the body forceful elimination of feces Nourish all dhatus and build ojas Cool dandelion, burdock root willow bark, wild yam neem, pau d'arco shatavari, wild yam self-heal, amalaki Warm guggul, turmeric valerian, turmeric trikatu, vidanga ashwagnada, cloves turmeric, nutmeg

Antipyretics (bitter tonics) Carminatives Circulatory Stimulants Diaphoretics Diuretics Demulcents Digestive Stimulants (Dipanas) Emetics (vamanas) Emmenagogues Expectorants Laxatives Lekhanas Lithotropes Nervines Simulants Nervines sedatives Nervine tonics Nutritive Tonics Purgatives (Virecana) Rejuvenative Tonics (Rasayanas) Shukralas

Guduchi, neem fennel, coriander bala burdock, coriander burdock, gokshura licorice, slippery elm cumin, corander, fennel

NA fresh ginger, cardamom fresh ginger, black pepper ginger, cloves parsley, basil flax seeds, sesame seeds Pacanas: fresh ginger, black pepper, pippali salt, calamus pennyroyal, dong quai Dry: Sage, clove, elecampane Triphala, flax seeds gumar (shardunika), guggul shilijit, ajwan Tulsi, camphor Valerian, ashwangndha

licorice manjista, aloe vera Moist: licorice, bamboo (vamsa rochana) Triphala, psyllium turmeric, bitter melon dandelion rt, gokshura NA gotu kola, Skullcap shatavari, bacopa

ashwagnada, red ginseng shatavari, licorice ashwagnada, red ginseng cascara sagrada, senna castor oil, triphala amalaki, shatavari ashwagnada, shilajit

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amalaki, shatavari

ashwagnada, red ginsing