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Haridra (Haldi Salam) · Curcuma longa

Shastrokta view: One of the most celebrated herbs of Ayurveda: a rakta-shodhaka (blood purifier), kapha-pitta shamaka and a classical herb for prameha and skin disorders.

हरिद्रा कटुका तिक्ता रूक्षोष्णा कफपित्तनुत्।
वर्ण्या त्वग्दोषमेहास्रशोथपाण्डुव्रणापहा॥
— Bhavaprakasha Nighantu

Meaning: Haridra is pungent, bitter, dry and hot; it pacifies kapha and pitta, improves complexion and is described for skin disorders, prameha, blood impurities, swelling, pallor and wounds.

Modern research: Curcumin from turmeric has been studied in a randomized placebo-controlled trial in people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, where it was associated with improvement in liver fat and liver enzymes. [Rahmani S, et al. Treatment of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease with Curcumin: A Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial. Phytotherapy Research, 2016]

Nimba (Neem) · Azadirachta indica

Shastrokta view: The classical tikta herb for rakta-dushti (impure blood), skin disorders and krimi. It is a cornerstone of Ayurvedic shodhana.

निम्बः शीतो लघुर्ग्राही कटुपाकोऽग्निवातनुत्।
अहृद्यः श्रमतृट्कासज्वरारुचिकृमिप्रणुत्॥
— Bhavaprakasha Nighantu

Meaning: Neem is cooling and light; it relieves fatigue, thirst, cough, fever, loss of taste and krimi (microbial load).

Modern research: Reviews of neem describe antioxidant, hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial actions of its constituents. [Alzohairy MA. Therapeutics Role of Azadirachta indica (Neem) and Their Active Constituents in Diseases Prevention and Treatment. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2016]

Kiratatikta (Chirayata) · Swertia chirata

Shastrokta view: Named "the bitter of the hill-tribes", it is the foremost bitter for jwara (fever), pitta and liver-related complaints, and a classical yakrit-uttejaka (liver stimulant).

Modern research: Research on Swertia chirayita reports hepatoprotective, antioxidant and blood-sugar-modulating activities, largely from its bitter compounds (amarogentin, swertiamarin). [Kumar V, Van Staden J. A Review of Swertia chirayita (Gentianaceae) as a Traditional Medicinal Plant. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2016]

Kasni (seed & root) · Cichorium intybus

Shastrokta view: Kasni is a time-honoured liver and kidney herb of the Indian (Ayurveda–Unani) tradition, valued as cooling, mildly diuretic and a yakrit-shodhaka.

Modern research: Chicory has been studied for hepatoprotective, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, and its root inulin for supporting gut health. [Street RA, et al. Cichorium intybus: Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicology. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2013]

Kakamachi (Makoi) · Solanum nigrum

Shastrokta view: Kakamachi balances all three doshas and is a rasayana, traditionally used in shotha (swelling) and liver enlargement.

काकमाची त्रिदोषघ्नी स्निग्धोष्णा स्वरशुक्रदा।
तिक्ता रसायनी शोथकुष्ठार्शोज्वरमेहजित्॥
— Bhavaprakasha Nighantu

Meaning: Kakamachi balances all three doshas, is a rasayana (rejuvenative) and is described for swelling, skin disease, piles, fever and prameha.

Modern research: Reviews of Solanum nigrum describe hepatoprotective and antioxidant activity in experimental studies. [Solanum nigrum Linn.: An Insight into Current Research on Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022]

Haritaki (Halila Jangi) · Terminalia chebula

Shastrokta view: The "king of medicines" (vijaya) of Ayurveda. It gently clears the bowels and carries ama out of the body, which is the first step of any detox.

हरीतकी मनुष्याणां मातेव हितकारिणी।
कदाचित् कुप्यते माता नोदरस्था हरीतकी॥
— Bhavaprakasha Nighantu

Meaning: Haritaki cares for people like a mother. A mother may sometimes be angry, but Haritaki in the stomach never harms.

Yavani (Ajwain) & Gokshura (Gokhru) · Trachyspermum ammi · Tribulus terrestris

Shastrokta view: Ajwain kindles agni and digests ama, and Gokshura is the classical basti-shodhana (bladder-cleansing) herb that supports the kidney side of the detox.

"एका यवानी शतमन्नपाचिका।"

A traditional saying: "Ajwain alone digests a hundred kinds of food."