Herbal Powders

Organic Manjistha (True) Root Powder

Rubia cordifolia

Herbal powder · Rubia cordifolia

Also known as: Indian meddar, Yojnavalli, Vastrarajini, Rakta, Phuvva, Manjitha, Manjit, Manjustha
Origin: India

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Certified Organic by Soil Association UK

Red Root Powder used in Ayurveda for skin infections, used as Tooth Powder & also in Soap manufacturing to give red colour. Rubia cordifolia Linn. (Fam. Rubiaceae); a perennial herbaceous prickly creeper or climber upto 10m long, found throughout the country ascending to 3750 m.

Rubia cordifolia is a plant native to India. Generally this plant is found in North India, on the Himalayan side of India.

This is a climbing perennial herb. The roots are long and the bark is red. The leaves are in two pairs. One pair is larger than the other. The flowers bloom in October to January in terminal panicle cymes.

Rasa (taste) Bitter, sweet, astringent

Virya (action) Cooling

Vipaka (post-digestive effect) Pungent

Guna (quality) Heavy, dry

Dosha effect PK-, V+

Dhatu (tissue) Plasma, blood, muscles, bone

Srota (channel) Circulatory, female reproductive, excretory, bone

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