Amidha Ayurveda Herb Database: A Curated JSON Dataset of 700+ Ayurvedic Herbs

An open-source Ayurvedic herb dataset for research, education, and innovation. This project aims to make authentic Ayurvedic knowledge accessible in a structured, machine-readable format — connecting traditional wisdom with modern data science.

📖 Overview
The Amidha Ayurveda Herb Database contains detailed data on 700+ Ayurvedic herbs, including:
- Botanical names and Ayurvedic names
- Rasa, Guna, Virya, Vipaka, Prabhava
- Dosha effects (Pacify / Aggravate)
- Therapeutic properties and brief description
- HTML links for individual herb pages

This dataset is suitable for:
- Ayurvedic students & researchers
- Health-tech startups and AI developers
- Web & app builders using Ayurvedic knowledge
- Educators creating open educational content

🛉 Sample Data Preview (JSON)
[
{
"name": "Ashwagandha",
"link": "/p/ashwagandha.html",
"preview": "Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is a powerful adaptogen...",
"pacify": ["Vata", "Kapha"],
"aggravate": ["Pitta"],
"tridosha": false,
"rasa": ["Tikta", "Kashaya"],
"guna": ["Guru", "Snigdha"],
"virya": "Ushna",
"vipaka": "Madhura",
"prabhav": ["Balya", "Medhya", "Vrishya", "Rasayan"]
}
]

⚙️ How to Use
**Access the Raw Data:**
You can access the complete, raw JSON file directly from the GitHub repository. This is ideal for downloading the entire dataset for analysis.
Raw JSON URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sciencewithsaucee-sudo/herb-database/main/herb.json

**Integrate with Projects:**
Use this data for web apps, AI models, educational tools, or research visualizations. Please provide attribution as mentioned below.

🧠 Research Purpose
This project bridges Ayurvedic textual data with digital knowledge systems, helping students cite authentic herb data and enabling researchers to perform computational Ayurveda studies.

📖 How to Cite
Varshney, S. (2025). Amidha Ayurveda Herb Database (Beta) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17475352

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🔗 Interactive Search Tool: https://www.amidhaayurveda.com/p/herb-database.html
💻 GitHub Repository: https://github.com/sciencewithsaucee-sudo/herb-database
✅ Primary Archival DOI (Zenodo): 10.5281/zenodo.17475352
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👨‍⚕️ About the Creator
Developed by Sparsh Varshney (BAMS Student and Researcher) to contribute to the accessibility of Ayurvedic knowledge.