DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17475352
title: Amidha Ayurveda Herb Database: A Curated JSON Dataset of 700+ Ayurvedic Herbs

description: 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





Access the Raw Data You can access the complete, raw JSON file directly from this GitHub repository. This is ideal for downloading the entire dataset for your own projects or for data 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 in the "Citation" section 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 term:





Attribution — You must give appropriate credit by citing the DOI.



How to Cite (BibTeX):

If you use this database in your research, please cite it.

@dataset{varshney_sparsh_2025_17475352,
  author       = {Varshney, Sparsh},
  title        = {{Amidha Ayurveda – Open Herb Database (Beta)}},
  month        = nov,
  year         = 2025,
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  version      = {1.0.0-beta},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.17475352},
  url          = {[https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17475352](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17475352)}
}


DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17475352

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions from students, developers, and researchers!

This is a community project, and we value your input. Please read our CONTRIBUTING.md file for a detailed workflow and guidelines on how to submit changes.

Please note that this project follows the CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md.

👨‍⚕️ 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




🆔 ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7835-0673




💼 LinkedIn



💚 Vision



“To create the world’s first open Ayurvedic data ecosystem — empowering research, startups, and education through open knowledge.”