What are some of the common medicinal plants used in Ayurveda?
A. Ayurveda offers a pharmacopeia of more than 500 herbs: Single herbs that are used for their action on the three Doshas, bodily tissues, or specific systems or organs; or for their effect as an analgesic, nerve tonic, laxative, anti-asthmatic, or anti-inflammatory. Herbal formulas based on a combination of primary herbs, herbs that enhance bioavailability, helping assimilation of medicinal substances in the physiology. herbs that eliminate or minimize side effects and maximize side benefits, herbs that facilitate the elimination of metabolic wastes and toxins, and herbs that have immunomodulating effects, boosting or toning the immune system.
