Ayurveda Comparative Daily Doses

Ayurveda Comparative Daily Doses

General color legend. Range varies depending upon whether the herb is considered to be mild or moderate potency.

low dose medium dose medium high high
less than a gram 1 to 9 grams may be high for specific herb? 10+ grams
Yoga of Herbs, the, Lad and Frawley Ayurvedic Pharmacology & Therapeutic Uses of Medicinal Plants,  V. M. Gogte Tillotson Institute, Alan Tillotson(Starting doses) Major Herbs of Ayurveda, E. Williamson, Dabur Research Foundation CRC Handbook of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants, L.D. Kapoor Ayurvedic Medicine, Sebastian Pole Ayurveda: The Divine Science of Life, Todd Caldecott
Ajwain seed 250-500 mg 1-3 grams Not listed 3-6 grams 3-6 grams 250 mg-5 grams Not listed
Amla fruit 250- 1,000 mg 3-6 grams 4 grams 3-6 grams 3-6 grams 250 mg – 30 grams 6-30 grams
Asafoetida 100-250 mg 250 – 500 mg Not listed Not listed 5-10 grams 100 – 1,000 mg 2-6 grams
Ashwaganda root 250- 1,000 mg 3-5 grams 4-6 g 3-6 grams 3-6 grams 3-9 grams 6-45 grams
Bala root 250- 1,000 mg 1-3 grams 4 grams Not listed 1-3 grams 500 mg – 5 grams 2-15 grams
Bibitaki fruit 250-1,000 mg 750 – 1500 mg Not listed 1-3 grams 1-3 grams 250 mg – 3 grams 4-15 grams
Bringraj leaf 250-1,000 mg 500 – 1500 mg 4 grams 3-6 grams 3-6 grams 250 mg-5 grams 6-15 grams
Calamus root 250-500 mg 250 mg- 5 grams Not listed 60-120 mg 2-7 grams 1-5 grams 2-15 grams
Cardamom seed 100-500 mg 500mg – 1 gram Not listed Not listed 600- 1750 mg 250mg – 6 grams 4-6 grams
Fenugreek seed 250- 1,000 mg 2- 6 gram Not listed 6 grams 3-6 grams 2- 50 grams Not listed
Gokshura fruit 250-1,000 mg 2.5 – 5 grams Not listed 500-1,000 mg 500-1,000 mg 1-9 grams 6-18 grams
Gotu kola 250-500 mg 3-5 grams Not listed 600 mg 500-1500 mg 1-30 grams 6-30 grams
Guggul gum 250-500 mg 500 – 1500 mg 2-4 g 400- 1,500 mg No dose listed 3-9 grams 4-15 grams
Haritaki fruit 250-500 mg 1-6 grams Not listed 1-6 grams 1-1.5 grams ~ 3-6 grams (laxative) 3-9 grams 2-30 grams
Licorice root 250-500 mg 1-2 grams Not listed 3-15 grams 1-1.5 grams 500 mg – 10 grams Not listed
Musta root 250-1,000 mg 1-3 grams Not listed 1-3 grams 1-3 grams 500 mg – 12 grams 6-15 grams
Neem 250-500 mg 1-2 grams Not listed 1-2 grams 1-2 grams 500 mg – 5 grams 2-6 grams
Pipali fruit 100-500 mg 5-10 grams 3-5 g ~ (cooked 30 g) 500- 1,000 mg 500- 1,500 mg 1-5 grams 4-9 grams
Shatavari root 250-1,000 mg 3-6 grams Not listed 20-30 grams 20-30 grams 3-30 grams 6-45 grams
Tulsi leaf 250-1,000 mg Powder not listed Not listed 1.5- 2 grams (seed powder) 1.5- 2 grams (seed powder) 1-9 grams Not listed
Turmeric root 250-1,000 mg 1-3 grams 1-2 g 1-4 grams 1-4 grams 1-10 grams 6-15 grams
Vamsa rochana 250-1,000 mg 1-3 grams Not listed Not listed 1-3 grams 1-9 grams 6-15 grams

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