The spice apothecary
A narrated walk through Ayurvedic spices, organised the way a vaidya studies them: first the grammar (doṣas, dhātus, the five properties), then the substances, then combinations, then conditions, and finally Sri Lanka and the formal discipline. Inspired by a visit to a Matale spice garden.
The cabinet: five drawers
The jar shelf
All eighteen spices. Filter, then tap a jar for its full card: Sanskrit, Sinhala and Hindi names, the roots of its name, rasa-guṇa-vīrya-vipāka, doṣa effects, molecules, evidence and cautions.
Condition index
Grouped by body system. Evidence badges:
How to use this
Every Sanskrit word in orange italics is a chip: tap it for its Devanagari, meaning and the verbal root (√) it is built from, checked against the Pāṇinian dhātupāṭha. Every spice chip opens its atlas card. The Glossary, Atlas and Sources buttons work on every page.
Classical properties follow the Bhāvaprakāśa Nighaṇṭu and the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India as summarised in secondary sources; where texts disagree, the card says so. Evidence summaries come from NCCIH fact sheets and published reviews. This is learning material, not medical advice. Spices in food amounts are one thing; supplements and medicines are another, and some interact with prescription drugs.