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THE AYURVEDIC INGREDIENT GUIDE

Ayurvedic ingredient guide

From familiar kitchen botanicals to lesser-known roots and fruits, get to know the ingredients behind the tradition.

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Turmeric · Haldi — Turmeric rhizomes, slices and powder
Turmeric rhizomes, slices and powder

Joint & Digestive Care

Turmeric · Haldi

Curcuma longa

Haldi is the golden rhizome used in Ayurveda for joint comfort and digestive care.

Key Uses

  • Joint comfort: Traditionally used in oral preparations for comfortable movement and joint care.
  • Digestive care: Used in Ayurvedic recipes for digestion and general wellbeing.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to Dard Haran Capsule for its traditional joint-care role, and to Hriday Rakshak Yog as part of its wider Ayurvedic recipe.

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Ginger · Adrak — Ginger rhizome
Ginger rhizome

Digestion & Warmth

Ginger · Adrak

Zingiber officinale

Ginger is a warming rhizome used in Ayurvedic digestive recipes and external massage preparations.

Key Uses

  • Digestive comfort: Traditionally used for gas, heaviness after meals and digestive comfort.
  • Nausea care: Specific oral ginger preparations are used for nausea; follow the directions for the preparation.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to our oral recipes for digestive warmth, and to Dard Haran Oil for its separate external massage role.

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Ashwagandha — Dried ashwagandha roots
Dried ashwagandha roots

Strength & Vitality

Ashwagandha

Withania somnifera

Ashwagandha is an Ayurvedic rejuvenative herb associated with strength, resilience and daily wellbeing.

Key Uses

  • Strength & vitality: Traditionally used in rejuvenative preparations for strength and recovery.
  • Rest & calm: Widely used in Ayurvedic wellbeing routines for rest and resilience.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to the oral Madhumeh and Hriday recipes for traditional vitality, and to Dard Haran Oil as a stem ingredient for external massage care.

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Tulsi · Holy basil — Holy basil (tulsi) foliage
Holy basil (tulsi) foliage

Everyday Wellness

Tulsi · Holy basil

Ocimum tenuiflorum

Tulsi is a familiar Ayurvedic herb used in everyday wellness and traditional digestive and respiratory care.

Key Uses

  • Everyday wellbeing: Widely used in Ayurvedic routines for resilience and general wellness.
  • Digestive comfort: Traditionally included in preparations for digestive care.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to both Madhumeh Haran blends as an Ayurvedic wellness herb alongside Karela, Jamun and the other listed ingredients.

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Amla · Indian gooseberry — Indian gooseberry (amla) fruit
Indian gooseberry (amla) fruit

Digestion & Vitality

Amla · Indian gooseberry

Phyllanthus emblica

Amla is an Ayurvedic fruit valued for digestive care and rejuvenative wellbeing.

Key Uses

  • Digestive care: Traditionally used in digestive and bowel-care preparations.
  • Daily vitality: Valued in Rasayana, Ayurveda’s rejuvenative approach to strength and wellbeing.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to Kabj Haran Granules to complement Haritaki, Bibhitaki and the digestive spices in the bowel-care recipe.

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Neem — Neem leaves
Neem leaves

Bitter Wellness Herb

Neem

Azadirachta indica

Neem is a bitter Ayurvedic botanical with a longstanding place in metabolic and general-wellness preparations.

Key Uses

  • Metabolic tradition: Traditionally used in Ayurvedic metabolic-wellness preparations.
  • Digestive tradition: Included in bitter botanical recipes for digestive care.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to both Madhumeh Haran blends for their traditional metabolic-wellness purpose alongside Karela, Jamun and the other botanicals.

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Jamun · Indian blackberry — Jamun fruit
Jamun fruit

Metabolic Wellness

Jamun · Indian blackberry

Syzygium cumini

Jamun is a familiar fruit tree used in Ayurvedic metabolic-wellness formulations.

Key Uses

  • Metabolic tradition: Widely used in Ayurvedic recipes intended for metabolic wellbeing.
  • Digestive tradition: Different Jamun preparations have a traditional digestive-care role.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to both Madhumeh Haran blends alongside Karela as a key botanical in the complete metabolic-wellness recipe.

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Karela · Bitter gourd — Bitter gourd fruit
Bitter gourd fruit

Metabolic & Digestive Care

Karela · Bitter gourd

Momordica charantia

Karela is a bitter Ayurvedic botanical used in metabolic-wellness and digestive preparations.

Key Uses

  • Metabolic tradition: Traditionally used in Ayurvedic metabolic-care recipes.
  • Digestive care: Its bitter character has a place in traditional digestive preparations.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to Madhumeh Haran Value and Premium alongside Jamun for the metabolic-wellness purpose of the complete formulation.

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Fenugreek · Methi — Fenugreek seeds
Fenugreek seeds

Digestion & Metabolism

Fenugreek · Methi

Trigonella foenum-graecum

Methi is a seed botanical used in digestive and metabolic-wellness preparations.

Key Uses

  • Digestive support: Traditionally used for appetite and digestive comfort.
  • Metabolic care: Used in wellness routines focused on glucose metabolism; food, seed powder and extracts are different preparations.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to the Madhumeh blends for metabolic and digestive care, and to Hriday Rakshak Yog within its heart-wellness combination.

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Cinnamon · Dalchini — Ceylon cinnamon sticks and powder
Ceylon cinnamon sticks and powder

Digestive Warmth

Cinnamon · Dalchini

Cinnamomum verum / Cinnamomum cassia

Dalchini is a warming bark used in traditional digestive and metabolic-wellness recipes.

Key Uses

  • Digestive comfort: Traditionally used for gas, appetite and digestive comfort.
  • Metabolic tradition: Included in Ayurvedic metabolic-wellness formulations alongside other botanicals.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to both Madhumeh Haran blends for digestive warmth, and to Hriday Rakshak Yog as part of its wider botanical combination.

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Fennel · Saunf — Fennel seeds
Fennel seeds

Gas & Digestive Comfort

Fennel · Saunf

Foeniculum vulgare

Saunf is a familiar digestive spice traditionally used for gas, bloating and mild stomach discomfort.

Key Uses

  • Gas & bloating: Traditionally used to ease gas-related digestive discomfort.
  • Stomach comfort: Used in traditional preparations for mild digestive spasms.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to Kabj Haran Granules for digestive comfort alongside the bowel-care fruits, Jeera and the other ingredients.

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Cumin · Jeera — Cumin seeds
Cumin seeds

Appetite & Digestion

Cumin · Jeera

Cuminum cyminum

Jeera is a digestive spice valued in Ayurveda for appetite, gas-related discomfort and digestion after meals.

Key Uses

  • Digestive comfort: Traditionally used for gas and heaviness after meals.
  • Appetite support: Included in traditional preparations for appetite and digestion.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to Kabj Haran Granules and Arshharan Capsules for their digestive-care combination, using the named preparation in each product.

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Garlic · Lahsun — Garlic bulbs and cloves
Garlic bulbs and cloves

Heart & Metabolic Care

Garlic · Lahsun

Allium sativum

Lahsun is a traditional heart-care botanical used in Ayurvedic wellness recipes.

Key Uses

  • Heart-care tradition: Widely used in Ayurvedic preparations for cardiovascular wellbeing.
  • Blood-fat metabolism: Specific oral garlic preparations are used in cholesterol-focused wellness care; the preparation and directions are important.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to Hriday Rakshak Yog alongside Arjuna and Ashwagandha for the heart-wellness purpose of the complete formulation.

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Aloe vera · Ghritkumari — Cut aloe vera leaf showing inner gel
Cut aloe vera leaf showing inner gel

Digestive-Care Botanical

Aloe vera · Ghritkumari

Aloe vera

Ghritkumari is used in traditional digestive preparations, with the exact Aloe material determining its role.

Key Uses

  • Digestive tradition: Included in Ayurvedic oral recipes for digestive and bowel care.
  • Bowel-care tradition: Specified oral Aloe materials are used in traditional bowel-care preparations.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to Dard Haran Capsule and the Arshharan recipes within their traditional oral combinations; each label’s Aloe preparation remains distinct.

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Peppermint · Pudina — Peppermint leaves and flowers
Peppermint leaves and flowers

Cooling Massage Care

Peppermint · Pudina

Mentha × piperita

Pudina brings a cooling botanical character to external massage care, with separate traditional digestive uses for oral preparations.

Key Uses

  • Cooling massage: Menthol-containing peppermint preparations contribute a cooling sensation during topical use.
  • Digestive tradition: Leaves and specified oral preparations have separate digestive uses; our massage oil is for external use only.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to Dard Haran Oil for its cooling massage character alongside the other muscle-care ingredients and carrier oils.

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Clove · Laung — Dried clove buds
Dried clove buds

Digestion & External Care

Clove · Laung

Syzygium aromaticum

Laung is a warming Ayurvedic spice with traditional digestive uses and a separate role in external oil preparations.

Key Uses

  • Digestive comfort: Traditionally used for gas, appetite and sluggish digestion.
  • External comfort: Clove oil has a traditional counterirritant role in topical preparations, creating a local sensory response on skin.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to Dard Haran Capsule for its traditional digestive role, and to Dard Haran Oil for a separate external massage role.

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Arjuna — Arjuna bark
Arjuna bark

Heart Wellness

Arjuna

Terminalia arjuna

Arjuna bark is a longstanding Ayurvedic heart-care botanical, used in Hriday Rakshak Yog.

Key Uses

  • Heart-care tradition: Known in Ayurveda for its Hridya role, meaning valued for heart care.
  • Traditional vitality: Used in Ayurvedic heart-care recipes for strength and wellbeing.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to Hriday Rakshak Yog for its traditional heart-care role alongside garlic, Ashwagandha and the other botanicals.

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Haritaki · Harad — Dried haritaki fruit
Dried haritaki fruit

Digestion & Regularity

Haritaki · Harad

Terminalia chebula

Harad is a classical Ayurvedic fruit used for digestive comfort and bowel regularity.

Key Uses

  • Digestive comfort: Traditionally used for appetite and digestion.
  • Bowel regularity: Used in Ayurvedic bowel-care preparations and as one of the three Triphala fruits.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to Kabj Haran Granules and Arshharan Capsules for bowel care, and to Dard Haran Capsule for its digestive dimension.

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Bibhitaki · Baheda — Bibhitaki fruit
Bibhitaki fruit

Bowel & Digestive Care

Bibhitaki · Baheda

Terminalia bellirica

Baheda is a classical Ayurvedic fruit used with Amla and Haritaki in digestive and bowel-care preparations.

Key Uses

  • Bowel care: Traditionally used in preparations for digestive comfort and regularity.
  • Throat-care tradition: Also recorded in traditional throat-care preparations, separate from its role in our granules.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to Kabj Haran Granules for digestive and bowel care alongside Amla, Haritaki and the aromatic spices.

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Nirgundi — Nirgundi leaves
Nirgundi leaves

Joint & Massage Care

Nirgundi

Vitex negundo

Nirgundi is an Ayurvedic joint-care botanical used in oral preparations and external massage care.

Key Uses

  • Joint-care tradition: Traditionally used in preparations for joint discomfort and movement.
  • External massage: The leaf has a longstanding place in local external care and massage preparations.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to Dard Haran Capsule for the oral joint-care recipe and to Dard Haran Oil for its separate leaf-based massage role.

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Pippali · Long pepper — Dried long pepper fruit
Dried long pepper fruit

Digestion & Warmth

Pippali · Long pepper

Piper longum

Pippali is a pungent Ayurvedic botanical used for digestive warmth, respiratory comfort and distinct external preparations.

Key Uses

  • Digestive warmth: Traditionally used for appetite, gas and digestive comfort.
  • Respiratory tradition: Used in traditional cough and respiratory-care preparations.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to the oral recipes for digestive warmth, and to Dard Haran Oil for its separate external massage role.

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Daruhaldi · Indian barberry — Daruhaldi source plant
Daruhaldi source plant

Digestion & Metabolic Care

Daruhaldi · Indian barberry

Berberis aristata

Daruhaldi is a bitter Ayurvedic botanical used in digestive and metabolic-wellness preparations.

Key Uses

  • Digestive care: Traditionally used in bitter botanical preparations for digestive and bowel care.
  • Metabolic tradition: Included in metabolic-wellness recipes; it naturally contains berberine.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to both Madhumeh Haran blends for metabolic care and to Arshharan Syrup for its digestive combination.

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Brahmi — Brahmi leaves and flower
Brahmi leaves and flower

Memory & Wellbeing

Brahmi

Bacopa monnieri

Brahmi is an Ayurvedic tonic herb valued for memory and mental wellbeing.

Key Uses

  • Memory-care tradition: Traditionally used in Ayurvedic memory-care preparations.
  • Daily wellbeing: Valued as a tonic ingredient in broader wellness recipes.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to Madhumeh Haran Premium and Hriday Rakshak Yog for its traditional tonic role within each wider wellness recipe.

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Shatavari — Source plant photograph
Source plant photograph

Vitality & Digestive Care

Shatavari

Asparagus racemosus

Shatavari is a cooling, rejuvenative Ayurvedic root used in wellbeing and digestive preparations.

Key Uses

  • Rejuvenative care: Traditionally valued for strength and general wellbeing.
  • Digestive comfort: Used in traditional preparations for digestive care.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to both Madhumeh Haran blends for its traditional rejuvenative role alongside Karela, Jamun and the other botanicals.

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Safed musli — Safed musli source plant
Safed musli source plant

Strength & Vitality

Safed musli

Chlorophytum borivilianum

Safed musli is a tuberous-root botanical traditionally valued for strength and vitality.

Key Uses

  • Strength tradition: Included in traditional preparations for physical strength and resilience.
  • Daily vitality: Valued as a restorative root in broader wellbeing recipes.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to Madhumeh Haran Value and Premium for their vitality dimension alongside the metabolic-wellness botanicals.

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Vidang · False black pepper — Vidang source plant
Vidang source plant

Appetite & Digestion

Vidang · False black pepper

Embelia ribes

Vidang is a traditional digestive fruit used for appetite and bowel-care preparations.

Key Uses

  • Digestive care: Traditionally used for appetite and gas-related digestive discomfort.
  • Bowel-care tradition: Recorded in traditional intestinal-care preparations; use the complete product for its labelled purpose.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to Kabj Haran Granules for its traditional digestive role alongside the fruit ingredients and spices.

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Nagarmotha · Musta — Source plant photograph
Source plant photograph

Gas & Digestive Care

Nagarmotha · Musta

Cyperus rotundus

Nagarmotha, or Musta, is an aromatic Ayurvedic botanical used for stomach and digestive comfort.

Key Uses

  • Stomach comfort: Traditionally used in preparations for digestive discomfort.
  • Gas-related care: Valued as a carminative, meaning traditionally used for gas-related discomfort.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to Arshharan Syrup for its traditional digestive role alongside Daruhaldi, Pippli and the other botanicals.

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Chitrak — Source plant photograph
Source plant photograph

Appetite & Digestion

Chitrak

Plumbago zeylanica

Chitrak root is used in Ayurvedic preparations for appetite and digestion, with careful attention to preparation and amount.

Key Uses

  • Digestive warmth: Known in Ayurveda for Deepana-Pachana, the traditional appetite and digestive roles.
  • Appetite care: Included in measured oral preparations for digestive support.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to Arshharan Capsules for the formula’s traditional digestive purpose alongside Haritaki, Safed jeera and the other extracts.

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Kutaja — Source plant photograph
Source plant photograph

Bowel-Care Tradition

Kutaja

Holarrhena pubescens

Kutaja is a longstanding Ayurvedic bowel-care botanical, listed as Kurchi in Arshharan Syrup.

Key Uses

  • Bowel-care tradition: Traditionally used in preparations for loose stools and digestive complaints.
  • Digestive care: Used in traditional digestive preparations alongside other botanicals.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to Arshharan Syrup for its traditional bowel-care role alongside Nagarmotha, Daruhaldi and the other botanicals.

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Liquorice · Mulethi — Liquorice root sections
Liquorice root sections

Digestive & Throat Care

Liquorice · Mulethi

Glycyrrhiza glabra

Mulethi is a naturally sweet Ayurvedic root used in digestive and throat-care preparations.

Key Uses

  • Digestive tradition: Used in Ayurvedic preparations for digestive comfort.
  • Throat-care tradition: Widely used in traditional preparations for throat comfort, separate from its role in our granules.

Key Formulations

Why It’s In Our Blend

Added to Kabj Haran Granules for its traditional digestive role alongside Amla, Haritaki, Bibhitaki and the spices.

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