Online Ayurvedic Herbology Certificate Course

short term Online Correspondence Certificate Course -"Basic course in

Ayurveda"
This course is conducted through our website, in collaboration
with International Academy of Ayurveda, Pune, India.

This Herbology course will be useful for following

1. Undergraduate students
2. Post-graduates students of Ayurveda
3. General Enthusiasts of Ayurveda
4. Ayurvedic Practitioners
5. Aroma therapists
6. Alternative medical Practitioners.

Dravyaguna Vidnyana [Study of Ayurvedic Medicinal Herbs]

It is the science of energetic principles and their various uses for treating
diseases.
Today while learning and practicing Ayurveda and alternative medicine ; the
knowledge of the Healing Herbs described in Ayurveda is very important.
Learning the Herbs in Ayurvedic way is very important but in today's advanced
world the updates and scientific information of the Herbs is also very useful for
the treatment of a diseases.

Dravyaguna Vidnyana Study of Ayurvedic Herbs- is available

in two formats
1] Only Ayurvedic Herbology Ebook in 5 Volumes
2] Interactive Online Herbology Course- with certificate from International
academy of Ayurveda
[ P.S - You need not purchase the above mentioned ebooks separately.
They are included in study material for the course]

Salient features of the "Ayurvedic Herbology Ebooks" include:

1. Colored photographs of the herbs.

2. Useful information on energetic principles along with their main
action on doshas, dhatus and sortas or channels.
3. Useful pharmaceutical preparations available in the market with
their dose and anupan or veichle.
4. Phytochemistry and Clinical as well as other type of research
done till today.
5. Solid background chapters that provide essential guidance on
all Herbology strategies and Ayurvedic treatment.

Salient features of the "Ayurvedic Herbology Course" online course include:

1.Excellent study material which includes above mentioned

Ayurvedic Herbology Ebook Plus few other useful ebooks.
2. Interactive nature - questions are given at the end of each part /
herb. You are supposed to write down the answers to these questions
and send them to the Faculties for evaluation.
3. Expert faculties are available to answer your queries.
4.'International Academy of Ayurveda' will provide you a
certificate after completion of the course.

Faculties for this Online Ayurveda Courses:

Prof. Dr. Subhash Ranade

B.A.M.&S, M.A.Sc, Ph.D
Chairman, IAA, Pune, India

Dr. Shashikant Patwardhan

B.A.M.&S,F.F.A.M.
Editor, Ayurveda For You

Dr. Sachin Kuber

M.S.

Fee Structure
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Course Structure:
There are Five Sections:Section ONE:- The first section deals with classical and modern
information on History, Philosophy of Herbology. The basic principles
are explained in detail for readers for complete understanding the view
of Ayurveda on diseases and their treatment. It tells the various factors
of Herbal actions on body. It describes the way of action of Herb with
tastes, potency, post digestive effect. This section basically prepares
the reader to understand the next sections of this book.
Section Second:- This sections actually starts describing the herbs in
details. This section contains the most prominent and useful 60 Herbs in
details. It includes Sanskrit name, latin name, synonyms, attributes,
taste, potency, post digestive effects, action on doshas and tissues,
internal uses, external uses, chemical compositions, research material,
high quality photos of Herbs, commercial medical preparations etc. This
entitles users to find most comprehensive information on Herbology
available.
Section Third:- This section covers next set of 60 prominent Herbs
described in above said fashion.
Section Fourth:- This section covers herbs from 121 to 225 used in
Ayurvedic practice.
Section Fifth:- This section covers remaining herbs,about 100, used in
Ayurvedic practice.

Table of Contents of all 5 Sections of Course -INDEX OF VOL- I

1. History -- 3
2. Basic Principles of Ayurveda -- 12
3. Dravya and Energetic Principles of Herbs -- 15
4. Dravya classification -- 18
5. Detail Study of Guna or Qualities -- 25
6. Energetic Principles in detail -- 33

INDEX OF VOL- II
1.AGARU -- 5

14. AARAGWADHA -- 52

27. KAKAMACHI -- 102

2.AGNIMANTHA -- 8

15. UDUMBARA -- 57

28. KAKODUMBARA --

3.AJMODA -- 12

16. USHEERA -- 62

4.ATIVISHA -- 15

17. ERANDA -- 67

5.APARAJITA --18

18. ELA -- 72

6.APAMARGA -- 22

19. KATUKA -75

7.ARALU/ SHYONAKA -

20. KANTAKARI -- 78

- 26
8. ARKA -- 29
9. ARJUNA -- 34
10. ASHOKA -- 37
11. ASHWAGANDHA -40
12. ANKOL -- 44
13. AMALAKI -- 47

21. KAPIKASCHU -- 82
22. KAMPILLAKA -- 85

106
29. KANCHANAR -- 110
30. KARAVELLAKA -113
31. KALMEGHA 117
32. KIRATATIKTA 120
33. KUTAJA --123
34. KUPILU /

23.KARANJA -- 87

VISHATINDUKA --127

24. KARVEERA -- 92

35. KUMARI --130

25. KARKATSHRINGI --

36. KULITHA/

95

KULATTHA --138

26. KARPOORA -- 98

37. KUSHTHA --140

38. KHADIRA --143

46. JATAMANSI --168

54. TULASI 192

39. GAMBHARI --146

47. JATI --171

55. TUVARAKA --197

40. GUGGUL --149

48.JATIPHALA --174

56. TRIVRUT --200

41. GUDUCHI --152

49. JEERAKA --178

57. TWAK --203

42. GOKSHURA --155

50. JIWANTI --180

58. DANTI --206

43. CHANDANA --158

51. JYOTISHMATI --184

59. DADIMA-- 212

44. CHITRAKA --163

52. TALISPATRAM --186

60. DARUHARIDRA --

45. CHOPCHINI /

53. TUMBURU/

DVIPANTARAVACHA --

TEJOHVA --189

220

166

INDEX OF VOL- III

61. DEODARA --5
62. DHATURA --9
63. DHANYAKA --12
64. NAGAKESHARA --15
65. NIMBA --18
66. NIRGUNDI --21
67. PALASHA--24
68. PATALA --28
69. PATHA --30
70. PIPPALI --33
71. PUNARNAVA --39
72. PUSHKARAMULA -48
73. PRISHNIPARNI-- 50
74. BALA- ATIBALA --53
75. BAKUCHI --56
76. BIBHITAKA --61
77. BILWA --67
78. BEEJAKA --70

79. BRIHATI --75

80. BRAHMI --77
81. BHALLATAKA --81
82. BHARANGI --87
83. BHRINGARAJA --90
84. MANJISHTHA --93
85. MANDUKAPARNI -97
86. MADHUKA --102
87. MARICHA --105
88. MUSTAKA --113
89. YAVANI --119
90. YAVASA-- 122
91. RASONA --124
92 RASNA --133
93. ROHITAKA-- 135
94. LODHRA --138
95. VACHA --141
96. VATSANABHA --145
97. VANAPATRIGIRIPARPATA

Vanatrapushi (Indian
may
apple,) --148
98. VARUNA-- 151
99. VARAHI-- 154
100. VASA --156
101. VIDANGA --160
102. VIDARI --163
103. SHANKHAPUSHPI
--169
104. SHATI--173
105. SHARAPUNKHA-175
106. SHATAVARI --178
107. SHALIPARNI --184
108. SHALMALI --187
109. SHIGRU --190
110. SHIRISHA-- 196
111. SHUNTHI and
ARDRAKA-- 201

112. SHATAPUSHPA -206

113. SAPTACHAKRA -208
114. SAPTAPARNA -210

115. SARPAGANDHA -212

116. SARIVA-- 215
117. HARIDRA-- 218
118. HARITAKI --225
119. HINGU-- 228

120. YASHTIMADHU --231

154. KASHERUKA
155. KANDIR
156. KARPASA
157. KASHA
158. KASANI
159. KASAMARDA
160. KITMARI
161. KUMUD
162. KUSHA
163. KUSHMANDA
164. KRISHNABEEJ
165. KETAKI
166. KEBUKAM
167. KOKILAKSHA
168. KOSHATAKI
169. KHARJURA
170.
GANDHAPRASARANI
171. GARJARAM
172. GANGERUKI
173. GUNJA
174. GOJIVHA
175.
GORAKSHAMARDA
176. CHAKRAMARDA
177. CHAKSHUSHYA
178. CHANDRASHURA
179. CHAMPAKA
180. CHANGERI
181. CHIRABILWA
182. CHUKRA
183. CHORAKA
184. CHATRAKAM
185. CHIKKIKA
186. JAYANTI
187. JAYAPALA
188. JEEMUT

189. ZANDU
190. TAGAR
191. TAMAL
192. TARUNI
193. TAVAKSHIRA
194. TALMULI
195. TINTIDIKAM
196. TINDUKA
197. TILA
198. TILAPARNI
199. TAILAPRNA
200. TRAPUSH
201. TRAYAMANA
202. DAMANAKA
203. DURVA
204. DRAKSHA
205. DRONAPUSHPI
206. DHANVAYAS
207. DHATAKI
208. DHAMARGAVA
209. NALA
210. NARIKELA
211. NEELI
212. PATOL
213. PATRANGA
214. PADMAKA
215. PARUSHAKA
216. PARNABEEJA
217. PARNAYAVANI
218. PARPATA
219. PALANDU
220. PATALAGARUDI
221. PARASIKYAVANI
222. PARIJATA
223. PARIBHADRA
224. PARISHA
225. PASHANABHEDA

INDEX OF VOL- IV
121. AKSHOT
122. ANKOT
123. ATASI
124. ADHAPUSHPI
125. AMARVALLI
126. AMLAVETASA
127.
ARANYAJEERAKA
128. ASHMANTAKA
129. ASHWAKARNA
130. ASHWAGOLAM
131. ASHWATHA
132. AKARAKARABH
133. AKHUPARNI
134. AMRA
135.
AMRAGANDHIHARID
RA
136. AAVARTAKI
137. EKSHWAKU
138. INGUDI
139. INDRAVALLI
140. INDRAVARUNI
141. ERIMEDA
142. ISHWARI
143. UTANGANAM
144. UPAKUNCHIKA
145.
ERANDAKARKATI
146. KUKUNDARA
147. KANKUSHTAM
148. KATPHALA
149. KATAKAM
150. KADAMBA
151. KADALI
152. KAMALA
153. KARIR

INDEX OF VOL- V

226.
PISHACHAKARPASA
227. PITAMULA
228. PILU
229. PUTRAJEEVAKA
230. PUNNAGA
231. PUGA
232. PUTIHA
233. PRIYANGU
234. PRIYAL
235. PLAKSHA
236. BAKULA
237. BADARA
238. VANAPSIKA
239. BABUL
240. BIMBI
241. BIJAPUR
242. BOLAM
243. BHANGA
244. BHURJA
245. MAKHANNAM
246. MADANA
247. MADYANTIKA
248. MADHUKA
249. MAMIRA
250. MAYURSHIKHA
251. MASTAKI
252. MANSAROHINI
253. MANAKA
254. LAMAJJAKA

255. MAYAPHALAM
256. MASHAPARNI
257. MUCHAKUNDA
258. MUDGAPARNI
259. MUSHALI
260. MOORVA
261. MULAKAM
262. METHIKA
263. MISHREYA
264. MESHASHRINGI
265. RAKTANIRYASA
266. RAKTAPRASADANI
267. RAJIKA
268. ROHISHA
269. LAJJALU
270. LATAKASTURI
271. LANGALI
272. VANSHA
273. VATA
274. VANAPALNDU
275. VANDAKA
276. VATADA
277. VIKANKATA
278. VIRATARU
279. VRIKSHAMLA
280. VRUDDHADARU
281. SHATAPUSHPA
282. SHAKHOTA
283. SHALA
284. SHINSHAPA

285. SALLAKI
286. SHRINGATAKA
287. SHAILEYAMA
288. SHAIWALAM
289. SATAPAM
290. SARAL
291. SARJA
292. SAHADEVI
293. SILHAKA
294.
SUGANDHAVASTUKA
M
295. SUDARSHANA
296. SURANJANAM
297. SURAPUNNAGA
298. SURANA
299. SAIREYAKA
300. SUMA
301. SWARNAKSHIRI
302. SWARNAPATRI
303. HANSAPADI
304. HAPUSHA
305. HARMALAM
306. HARITAMANJIRI
307. HINSRA
308. HIJJALA
309. HILAMOCHIKA
310. HRITPATRI

EVALUATION--

A set of questions is provided on each volume. After finishing each

volume get your questionary from the website.
You are supposed to write down the answers to these questions and
send them to the Faculties for evaluation.
Faculty will check your answers and will send you an 'Assessment
Report'
There is no specific time limit assigned for this course. You can study at
your leisure and complete the course any time.
Your Course will be complete after you send answers to questions on all
5 sections. No other examination is conducted.
A certificate will be issued after successful completion of the course by
International Academy of Ayurveda .

SAMPLE OF HERB INFORMATION PAGES --

HERB - JIWANTI

Family Arka kula [Asclepiadaceae].

Latin name Leptadenia reticulata. W. & A.
Synonym- Regional name - Marathi - Harankhuri, Shirdodi. Hindi Dodishak.
Guj. - Dodi.
Parts used - Root.
Energetic Principles
Taste:- sweet
Post digestive effect:- sweet
Potency:- cold

Attributes light, unctous,

Chemical Composition:- Principal Constituents
The plant contains a triterpenoid, leptadenol (C30H50O). It also
contained n -triacontane, cetyl alcohol, -sitosterol, -amyrin acetate,
lupanol 3-O -diglucoside and leptidin.
Attributes A twining shrub, with numerous branches, the stems of
which have a cork-like, deeply cracked bark, glabrous in the younger
ones. Leaves coriaceous, ovate, acute, glabrous above, finely pubescent
below. Flowers greenish-yellow, in lateral or subaxillary cymes, often
with small hairs. Fruit follicles may be woody. The external surface of the
root is rough, white or buff coloured with longitudinal ridges and furrows,
and in transverse section, the wide cork, lignified stone cell layers and
medullary rays can be seen.' In commerce, the root samples vary from 3
to 10 cm in length and 1.5 to 5 cm in diameter.
Actions and Uses According to Ayurveda jivanti is jeevana tonic that
boost energy level of the body. It is mainly advisable to those who suffers
from weak debility or a lack of energy. It is a cooling, mucilaginous,
demulcent herb with light strengthening and tonic properties traditionally
used in the treatment of seminal discharges and snake bite. This herb is
beneficial if used externally in various skin diseases, wounds and
inflammation of the skin. It can be used in treating various body ailments
like raktapitta or bleeding disorders, burning sensation of the body , fever,
cough (with phlegm), dehydration, tuberculosis, weak eyesight, and
colitis.
Doshas - - Anti Tridosha
Local Paste is useful in Pitta type edema, being coolant.
Use in various diseases
Uses : The plant is galactogogue, cooling, nutritive, aphrodisiac,
stimulant, diuretic, and eyetonic. Useful to cure eye-diseases, seminal
debility, general weakness, cough, dyspnoea, fever, asthma, constipation,
sore throat, and gonorrhea. Extracts of roots and leaves of the plant act as
antibacterial and anti-fungal agent. It promotes health and vigour,
improves voice, alleviates the three dosas vata, pitta and kapha. It also
cures eye diseases, hematemesis, emaciation, cough, dyspnoea, fever and
burning sensation.
Being oleating, Vata onward movement maker and binding,it should be
used in dry intestines resulting in constipation and sprue. In cardiac
weakness and endogenous bleeding, being cardiac tonic and haemostatic.
Also useful in cough being Kapha expectorant; in seminal discharges
being shukra bingding and in low galactogenesis being galactogouge; in
burning micturition, dysuria and pyuria, being diuretic. It is also indicated
in fever and burning in tuberculosis, cachexia , being strengthening and
adaptogenic and in reduced vision being eye tonic.

Dose - Dose - powder - 2 to 4 gms. decoction - 40 to 80 ml.

Kalpa - Kalpa - Jeevantyadi ghrita, Jeevantyadi taila.
Research:A study has been done for the action of extracts of roots and leaves of the
plant on various pathogenic bacteria and fungii causing ringworm and
other skin diseases. Lactogenic effect of stig- masterol and other fraction
isolated from the plant were studied in lactating rats. It was concluded
that both the principles had lactogenic effects.
The plant is a stimulant and a tonic. The leaves and roots are useful in
various skin diseases, inflammation of the skin and on wounds.
The use of routine clinical doses shows no side effects.
A number of studies have been carried out on the galactagogue property
of the plant in laboratory animals. Studies on the lactogenic property of
L.reticulata were carried out on lactating rats using pup weight, body
weight of mother rats, and histopathological study of lactating mammary
gland, as well as the secretory rating, parenchyma percentage, estimation
of glycogen content (of the abdominal mammary glands) and the protein
content (of the pectoral mammary glands) as parameters. While both
stigmasterol and the ether fraction of L.reticulata showed lactogenic
effect, as assessed by all these parameters, stigmasterol was found to be
more potent. A herbal preparation with L.reticulata as one of the nine
constituents is said to exert beneficial effects on the gametogenic and
androgenic functions of the testes of animals. It showed anabolic cum
androgen like activity as evidenced by the dose related growth of the
ventral prostate and the systemic increase in the weights as well as the
secretions of the accessory sex organs of castrated adult mice.
Clinical Studies
The lactogenic/galactagogue effect of L.reticulata has been clinically
assessed by many investigators. These studies have been mainly carried
out on the commercial preparation of Leptaden.
Indications
The plant is stimulant and restorative and shows anti-bacterial activity
against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.
Medicinal and pharmacological activities
Antibacterial activity: Aqueous and ethanolic extracts of L. reticulata
roots showed antibacterial activity against various pathogens including
Streptococcus pyogenes var. a- and f3-haemolyticus, Salmonella typhi, S.
paratyphi,
S.
schottmulleri
and
Escherichia
coli.

Antifungal activity: Activity was observed in the aqueous and 50%

ethanolic extracts of the leaf and root of L. reticulata against
Trichophyton rubrum. The alcoholic extract was the more active.
Hypotensive activity: An aqueous extract of L. reticulata showed potent
and prolonged hypotensive action in anaesthetised dogs, the initial
hypotension followed by a complete recovery and a secondary
progressive hypotension. It did not possess parasympathomimetic or
adrenolytic actions but blocked pressor response to nicotine.
Spasmogenic activity: The alcoholic extract of L. reticulata showed
spasmogenic action on isolated guinea pig ileum and uterus.
Lactogenic activity: Stigmasterol and the ether fraction of L. reticulata
were tested on lactating rats. Both showed lactogenic properties as
assessed by parameters including pup weights, body weight of mother
rats, protein and glycogen contents of mammary glands,
photomicrographic studies and secretory rating of lactating mammary
glands.' In another study L. reticulata powder was administered to goats,
sheep, cows and buffaloes to assess its lactogenic propertieso The
powdered drug was administered at a dose of 536 mg per day in goats and
sheep, 1840 mg per day in cows and buffaloes, and produced a significant
galactopoietic response. No significant changes were observed in the
composition of milk or blood in goats.
Increased egg production in hens: L. reticulata powder and stigmasterol
were found to increase egg yield.
Safety profile
The LDso of the 50% alcoholic extract of whole plant of L. reticulata
(excluding root), when given to mice via the IP route, was found to be >
1000 mg/kg body weight.
Dosage
Root powder: 1-3 g Decoction: 30-60 ml

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