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#kutki #katuki

Kutki is a small, slow-growing herb found high in the Himalayas. Here is where it comes from and how it is sold.

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#bacopa monnieri #brahmi

Bacopa monnieri, known as brahmi, is a small wetland herb. Here is what bacosides are and why the name brahmi causes confusion.

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#gymnema sylvestre #gurmar

Chew a gurmar leaf and sweet food briefly tastes less sweet. Here is the plant behind that effect and how labels list it.

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#ashwagandha #withania somnifera

Ashwagandha is one of the best-known Ayurvedic herbs. Here is what withanolides are and why root vs leaf matters on the label.

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#arjuna #terminalia arjuna

The arjuna tree lines rivers across India and is named after the hero of the Mahabharata. Here is how its bark becomes an extract.

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