🌿 Amidha Ayurveda – Open Herb Database (Beta)

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. It reduces stress, increases strength, and supports reproductive and nervous systems.",
    "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

1. Access the dataset Use the raw JSON files directly from GitHub or integrate them via API endpoints hosted at Amidha Ayurveda.

2. API Example

   https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sciencewithsaucee-sudo/herb-database/refs/heads/main/herb.json
   

3. Integrate with Projects Use the data for web apps, AI models, educational tools, or research visualizations. Make sure to provide attribution as mentioned below.

🧠 Research Purpose

This project bridges Ayurvedic textual data with digital knowledge systems, helping:

• Students cite authentic herb data
• Researchers perform computational Ayurveda studies
• Developers build Ayurvedic APIs and tools

🗳️ License & Citation

This dataset is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

You are free to:

• Share — copy and redistribute the material
• Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon it

Under the following terms:

• Attribution must be given to Amidha Ayurveda
• Non-commercial, educational, and research use is preferred

How to Cite:

🪟 Contributing

We welcome contributions from students, developers, and researchers! You can:

• Add new verified herbs
• Improve descriptions or references
• Enhance data accuracy

Steps:

1. Fork this repository
2. Edit or add your herb entry in JSON format
3. Submit a pull request

🔗 DOI (Digital Object Identifier)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17475352

👨‍⚕️ About the Creator

This open-source project was developed by Sparsh Varshney to contribute to the accessibility and understanding of Ayurvedic knowledge in the digital era.

Connect:

• 🌐 Amidha Ayurveda Website
• 💼 LinkedIn
• 📄 About Page

💚 Vision

License

This dataset is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).