Herb Library
Browse our comprehensive collection of traditional medicinal plants and herbal remedies.
Showing Herbs in Category: Roots & Rhizomes
Inguru (Ginger): The Universal Medicine, and What It Is Proven To Do
(Zingiber officinale)
Inguru (Zingiber officinale) earns its Ayurvedic title vishwabhesaj — universal medicine — more hone
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Kaha (Turmeric): The Golden Spice, the Supplement, and the Lead Problem
(Curcuma longa)
Kaha (Curcuma longa) is the most researched medicinal plant in the world and the most oversold. It i
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Iramusu (Hemidesmus indicus): Indian Sarsaparilla, the Cooling Root
(Hemidesmus indicus)
Iramusu (Hemidesmus indicus) is known first by its smell. Break a piece of the dried root and it rel
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Hathawariya (Asparagus racemosus): Shatavari, the Women's Tonic
(Asparagus racemosus)
Hathawariya (Asparagus racemosus) carries a name that tells you how it has been understood: shatavar
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Vada Kaha (Acorus calamus): Sweet Flag, and Why Dosage Matters
(Acorus calamus)
Vada kaha (Acorus calamus) sits awkwardly between reverence and risk. Ayurveda classes it as a medhy
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Welmadata (Rubia cordifolia): Indian Madder, the Skin and Dye Root
(Rubia cordifolia)
Welmadata (Rubia cordifolia) has coloured cloth and treated skin for as long as either has been reco
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Amukkara (Withania somnifera): Ashwagandha, Stress and Safety
(Withania somnifera)
Amukkara (Withania somnifera) has travelled further than almost any herb on this site. Sold worldwid
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Kalanduru (Cyperus rotundus): Musta, the World's Worst Weed
(Cyperus rotundus)
Kalanduru (Cyperus rotundus) has a genuine claim to being the most troublesome weed on earth — it is
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Rathnithul (Plumbago indica): Chitraka, the Fiery Root
(Plumbago indica)
Rathnithul (Plumbago indica) is a handsome shrub with scarlet flower spikes, and beneath it a root t
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Sudu Lunu (Allium sativum): Garlic, the Kitchen Medicine With 80 Clinical Trials
(Allium sativum)
Sudu lunu (Allium sativum) is the rare traditional medicine that modern science has tested to exhaus
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Elabatu / Katuwelbatu (Solanum virginianum): The Thorny Nightshade for Coughs
(Solanum virginianum (syn. S. surattense, S. xanthocarpum))
Elabatu (Solanum virginianum) is the low, viciously spiny weed with purple flowers and yellow marble
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Kohila (Lasia spinosa): The Spiny Marsh Vegetable That Fights Inflammation
(Lasia spinosa)
Kohila (Lasia spinosa) is the vegetable that bites back: a marsh plant whose leaf stalks and rhizome
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