The Āyurvedic Kitchen

Grains

1. Amaranth

2. Barley

3. Buckwheat

4. Corn

5. Millet

6. Oats

7. Rice

8. Sorghum

9. Wheat

 

Herbs and Spices

1. Adrak/sunth/ ginger =Zingiberis officinale roscoe

2. Amlaki/gooseberry = Emblica officinalis

3. Ashwagandha = Withania somnifera dunal

4. Ajwain = Trachyspermum copticum

5. Badiam/star anise = Illicium verum

6. Bibhitaki = Beleric Myrobalan

7. Brahmi = Gotu Kola, Indian Pennywort

8. Dhanyaka/coriander = Coriandrum Sativum Linn.

9. Ela/ black cardamom = Amomum costatum

10. Elika/green cardamom = Elletaria cardamomum

11. Gokshura/dagad phool = Tribulis terrestris Linn.

12. Guggula/indian bedellium = Balsamodendron mukul Hook.

13. Haridra/turmeric = Curcuma longa Linn.

14. Haritaki - Treminalia chebula Retz.

15. Hing/asafoetida = F. asafoetida

16. Jatiphalam/nutmeg =  Myristica fragrans

17. Jati/mace = Myristica fragrans

18. Jiraka/cumin = Cuminum cyminum

19. Khuskhus/poppy seeds = Papaver rhoeas

20. Lavang/cloves = Syzygium aromaticum

21. Maricha/black pepper = Piper nigrum Linn.

22. Medhika/fenugreek = Trigonella foenum-graecum

23. Mushtaka/mustard = Brassica juncea

24. Nagkeshara = Mesua feria Linn.

25. Nimba/neem = Melia azadirachta Linn.

26. Pippali/long pepper  = Piper longum Linn

27. Pudina/mint = Mentha arvensis Linn.

28. Rasonam/garlic = Allium satvum Linn.

29. Shatavari = Asparagus racemosus Willd

30. Shatapushpa/fennel = Foeniculum vulgare

31. Shweta Musali = asparagus adscens Roxb.

32. Tila/sesame = sesamum indicum

33. Tirphal/sichuan peppercorn = Zanthoxylum

34. Tulsi/basil = Ocimum Spp

35. Tvak/cinnamon = Cinnamomum cassia Blume

36. Yashtimadhu/licorice = Glycyzrrhiza glabra Linn.

 

Legumes

1. Black gram

2. Chick pea

3. Kidney

4. Black-eyed beans

5. Lentils

6. Mung

7. Peanuts

8. Split peas

 

Nuts and seeds

1. Almonds

2. Cashews

3. Coconut

4. Linseed

5. Melon seeds

6. Pistachio

7. Pumpkin seeds

8. Sesame seeds

9. Sunflower seeds

10. Walnuts

 

Oils

1. Sesame

2. Sunflower

3. Coconut

4. Mustard

 

Salt

1. Sea salt

2. Himalayan Black salt

3. Himalayan Rock salt/Sindhalu

 

Sweeteners

1. Guda/jaggery = thickened sugarcane juice

2. Sharkara/ sugar = unrefined sugar

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