Brain Fog & Memory
स्मृति भ्रंश
Ayurvedic approach to cognitive health — brain fog, poor memory, lack of focus, and mental clarity. Classical texts describe this as Smriti Bhramsha and recommend Medhya Rasayana (brain tonics).
Recommended Herbs
Haritaki Pippali / Long Pepper Vacha / Sweet Flag Yashtimadhu / Mulethi / Liquorice Jyotishmati / Malkangani Garlic (Lahsun / लहसुन) Marking Nut (Bhallataka / भल्लातक) Musk Mallow (Lata Kasturi / लता कस्तूरी) Saffron (Kesar / केसर) Spikenard (Jatamansi / जटामांसी) Fragrant Screw Pine (Ketaki / केतकी) Jatamansi (Spikenard / जटामांसी) Malabar Nut / Vasaka (अडूसा / वासक) Aparajita / Butterfly Pea (अपराजिता / शंखपुष्पी) Shankhapushpi / Morning Glory (शंखपुष्पी / शङ्खपुष्पी) Soma / Sarcostemma (सोमवल्ली / सोमलता) Country Mallow / Bala (बला) Shatavari (शतावरी) Ashwagandha / Winter Cherry (अश्वगन्धा) Vidhara / Vriddhadaraka (Elephant Creeper / वृद्धदारक) Shankhapushpi (Brain Tonic / शंखपुष्पी) Brahmayana (Brahmayoga / ब्रायमाणा) Somalata (Soma Plant / सोमलता) Morning Glory (Shankhapushpi / शंखपुष्पी) Blue Shankhapushpi (Neeli Shankhapushpi / नीली शंखपुष्पी) Shankhpushpi variety (Dastarkundi / दस्तारकुण्डी) False Daisy (Bhringaraja / भृंगराज) Water Hyssop (Brahmi / ब्राह्मी) Wild Celery (Ajmoda / अजमोद) Giloy / Guduchi (गुडूची) Gambhari (गम्भारी) Shankhapushpi Varga note (शंखपुष्पी वर्गनोट) Love Flower (Ketaki / केतकी) Ashoka Tree Flowers (Ashoka Pushpa / अशोक पुष्प) Pandanus Flowers (Ketaki properties / केतकी गुण) Peepal Tree (Ashvattha / अश्वत्थ) Umbrella Thorn (Shveta Khair / श्वेतखैर) Rudraksha (Rudraksha / रुद्राक्ष) Kasmari (Gambhari / गम्भारी) Pomegranate (Dadima / दाडिम) Grape varieties and Raisins (Munakka / मुनक्का) Almond (Badaam / बादाम) Walnut (Akharot / अखरोट) Gold (Suvarna / सुवर्ण) Silver (Rajata / रजत) Silver — Uses & Properties (Rajata Rupya / रजत रूप्य) Iron (Loha / लोह) Iron Properties (Loha Guna / लोह गुण) Bronze/Bell Metal (Kansya / कांस्य) Gems — Diamond (Vajra / Heera / वज्र) Mica (Abhrak / अभ्रक) Copper Pyrites (Swarnamakshika / स्वर्णमाक्षिक) Upayogini Nama-List: Commonly Confused Drug Names
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