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Ayurvedic medicine plants

Ayurvedic medicine plants


Illona Chapuis
These flashcards delve into the properties of various medicinal plants, focusing on their rasa (taste), guna (qualities), virya (potency), and vipaka (post-digestive effect). They cover a wide range of plants like Ashwagandha, Shatavari, and Triphala, detailing their effects on doshas (Vata, Pitta, Kapha) and their therapeutic uses. This flashcard set is invaluable for university students studying Ayurveda, as it provides a comprehensive overview of the pharmacological actions and clinical applications of these herbs.
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SARSHAPA

Brassica alba / Moutarde blanche - Sénévé

Rasa: katu, tikta

Guna: laghu, snigdha

Virya: ushna - Vipaka: katu

Dosha: Kapha Vata, ↑P

Karma: vidaahi (generates extra heat in body), vaamaka (induces vomiting)

•Sroto mukha (opens)
•Sroto visodhana (clears)
•Bhootaghna (pr traitements spirituels)

Parts used: graines

KUMKUMA

 

Crocus sativus / Safran

Rasa: katu, tikta

Guna: snigdha

Virya: ushna - Vipaka : katu

Dosha: Kapha Vata

Karma: varnya, sonitasthapana

Parts used: étamine, stigmate, pistil

VACHA

Acorus calamus / Acore vrai, acore odorant

Rasa: katu, tikta

Guna: laghu, tikshna

Virya: ushna - Vipaka: katu

Dosha: Kapha Vata

Karma: lekhniya, medhya

Parts used: rhizome

PUSHKARMULAM

Inula recemosa / Aunée

Rasa: tikta, katu

Guna: laghu, tikshna

Virya: ushna - Vipaka: katu

Dosha: Kapha Vata

Karma: hridaya, dipana

Parts used: racine

JATIPHALA

Myristica Fragans / Noix de muscade

Rasa: tikta, katu

Guna: laghu, tikshna

Virya: ushna - Vipaka: katu

Dosha: Kapha Vata

Karma: dipana, rochana, vrsya, grahi, swarya

Parts used: graine, tégument, huile

HINGU

Ferula asafetida / Férule persique - Asse fétide

Rasa: katu

Guna: laghu, snigdha, tikshna

Virya: ushna - Vipaka : katu

Dosha: Kapha Vata, ↑P

Karma: arthava jananam (forms/↑ menstrual blood), shola haram, chakshushyam (en interne), hridhyam, bdhaniyam, anulomanyam, balyam, janthugnam (insecticide), bhoota nasham (psy disorders, bcause opens mental channels)

Parts used: résine

YAVANI AJAMODIKA

Trachyspermum roxburghianum / Ajowan

Rasa: katu

Guna: laghu, ruksha, tikshna

Virya: ushna - Vipaka: katu

Dosha: Kapha Vata

Karma: shukrahara, dipana, pachana

Parts used: fruits

METHIKA

Trigonella foenum graecum / Fenugrec

Rasa: katu

Guna: laghu, ruksha

Virya: ushna - Vipaka: katu

Dosha: Kapha Vata

Karma: raktapittakara, krimighna

Parts used: graines, plante entière

JEERAKA

Cuminum cymimum / Cumin

Rasa: katu

Guna: ruksha, laghu

Virya: ushna

Vipaka: katu

Dosha: Kapha Vata

Karma: dipana, pachana, grahi, anulomana, vrshya, cleanses the uterus, balyam

Parts used: 

ELA

Elettaria Cardamomum / Cardamome

Rasa: katu, madhura

Guna: ruksha, laghu

Virya: sheeta - Vipaka: katu

Dosha: Kapha Vata

Karma: Hrdaya, dipana, rocana, suhra nasaka

Parts used: graines

MISREYA

Foeniculum vulgare / Fenouil commun

Rasa: madhura, katu, tikta

Guna: ruksha, laghu

Virya: sheeta - Vipaka: katu

Dosha: Kapha Vata

Karma: dipana, pachana, hrdaya, avrishya

Parts used: fruit

PUNARNAVA

Boerhavia diffusa

Rasa: madhura, tikta, kashaya

Guna: laghu, ruksha

Virya: ushna - Vipaka: katu

Dosha: Kapha Vata

Karma: sothahara, dipana, vayasthaapana

Parts used: plante entière, racine, feuilles

ERANDA

Ricinus communis / Ricin commun

Rasa: madhura, katu, kashaya

Guna: snigdha, tikshna, sukshma

Virya: ushna - Vipaka: madhura

Dosha: Kapha Vata (perfect Vatahara)

Karma: rechana, vrshya (racine)

Parts used: racine, feuilles, graines, huile

VIBHEETAKI

Terminalia bellirica / Myrobolan bellerique

Rasa: kashaya

Guna: ruksha, laghu

Virya: ushna -  Vipaka: madhura

Dosha: Kapha Vata

Karma: bhedana, netra hita, kesya, krimighna

Parts used: fruit

 

HAPUSHA

Juniperus communis / Genévrier commun

Rasa: katu, tikta

Guna: guru

Virya: ushna - Vipaka: katu

Dosha: Vata Kapha

Karma: deepana

Parts used: fruit

SHATAPUSHPA

Anethum sowa / Aneth

Rasa: katu, tikta

Guna: laghu, tikshna

Virya: ushna - Vipaka: katu

Dosha: Vata Kapha

Karma: deepana

Parts used: fruits et feuilles

TWAK

Cinnamomum Zeylanicum / Canelle

Rasa: katu, tikta, madhura

Guna: laghu, ruksha, tikshna

Virya: ushna - Vipaka: katu

Prabhava: vishanghanam

Dosha: Vata Kapha

Karma: 

Parts used: écorce de la tige, huile

CHITRAKA

Plumbago zeylanica / Dentelaire de Ceylan

Rasa: katu

Guna: riksha, laghu, tikshna

Virya: very ushna - Vipaka: katu

Dosha: Kapha Vata

Karma: dipana, pachana, grahi

Parts used: racine

MARICHA

Piper negrum / Poivre noir

Rasa: katu

Guna: laghu, tikshna

Virya: ushna - Vipaka: katu

Dosha: Vata Kapha

Karma: avrsya, dipana

Parts used: fruit

PIPPALI

Piper longum / Poivre long

Rasa: kartu

Guna: laghu, snigdha, tikshna (ardhra:guru)

Virya: ushna (ardhra: sheeta) - Vipaka: madhura

Dosha: Vata Kapha ardhra: ↑K

Karma: dipana, vrshya, rasayana

Parts used: racines, épis séchés

SHUNTI

Zingiber officinale / Gingembre

Rasa: katu

Guna: - ardrakam: guru
           - shunti: laghu, ishat sneham, tikshna

Virya: ushna - Vipaka: madhura

Dosha: Vata Kapha

Karma: dipana, bedhana, rochana, vrishya, graahi, swarya, hridya

Parts used: rhizome

ASHWAGANDA

Withania somnifera

Rasa: tikta, katu, kashaya

Guna: laghu, snigdha

Virya: ushna - Vipaka: katu

Prabhava: vrshya

Dosha: Vata Kapha

Karma: balya, rasayana, sukrala

Parts used: racines, feuilles, alkali (ksara)

BALA

Sida cordifolia / Mauve indienne - Mauve des sables

Rasa: madhura

Guna: laghu, snigdha, picchila

Virya: sheeta - Vipaka: madhura

Dosha: Vata Pitta

Karma: balya, brimhana, vrshya

Parts used: racine

DRAKSHA

Vitis vinifera / Vigne

Rasa: madhura

Guna: snigdha, guru, mrdu

Virya: sheeta - Vipaka: madhura

Dosha: Vata Pitta

Karma: vrishyam, chakshushyam, brihmana, ruchya

Parts used: fruit

YASHTIMADHU

Glycyrrhiza glabra / Réglisse

Rasa: madhura

Guna: guru

Virya: sheeta - Vipaka: madhura

Dosha: Vata Pitta ↑K

Karma: ?? V anulomana

Parts used: tige souterraine et racines séchées

SHATAVARI

Asparagus racemoses / Asperge Racemosus

Rasa: madhura, tikta

Guna: guru, snigdha

Virya: sheeta - Vipaka: madhura

Dosha: Vata Pitta

Karma: rasayana, vrishyam, sthanya jananam

Parts used: racines tubéreuses

KAPIKACHU

Mucuna pruriens / Pois mascate - Poil à gratter

Rasa: madhura, tikta

Guna: guru, snigdha

Virya: ushna ?  -  Vipaka: madhura

Dosha: Vata Pitta

Karma: vrishya, balya, brimhana, vaajeekarana (↑fertility)

Parts used: graine, racine, poil de gousse

 

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