Manjistha
Rubia cordifolia
A red dye root, traditionally the principal Ayurvedic herb for the blood and the skin.
Also known as Indian madder · manjista
- Taste
- Bitter, astringent, sweet
- Energy
- Heating
- Post-digestive
- Pungent
- Dosha
- Balances pitta and kapha
Manjistha is a madder — the root gives a strong red dye, and it will colour your hands, your cup and, if you are not careful, the counter.
In Ayurveda it is the first herb reached for where the blood and the lymph are the concern, and it turns up in most traditional formulas for the complexion. Bitter and distinctly cooling.
What we carry with Manjistha
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