| In Ayurveda there are a lot of home remedies which | | | | enhances the power of many herbs used in Ayurvedic |
| utilize only a single herb. In Ayurvedic medicinal | | | | formulations. The increased benefits of herbs |
| formulations only combinations of different herbs are | | | | combination can be attributed to the power of a herb |
| used. | | | | to prepare the body for better assimilation of the |
| There is specific reason for using herbs in combination | | | | beneficial components of the main herb in the |
| and not in isolation. Herbs have chemicals and | | | | formulation. |
| formulations, which can bring strong effects on body. | | | | Another example is Shilajit (mineral pitch, Asphaltum), |
| There are however can be undesirable effects for a | | | | which enhances the potential of any medicinal |
| herb on human body. This undesirable effect is | | | | combination. |
| neutralized by the formulation of another herb in the | | | | It is also necessary to follow the instructions of herbal |
| combination. The herbs when used in combination | | | | combinations as different combinations and proportions |
| helps body better manage the undesirable effects of | | | | can have different effects. |
| another herb. | | | | The laboratory experimentation on Ayurvedic |
| A requirement of Ayurvedic medicines is that it should | | | | medicines must also be based on the herbal |
| not cause other diseases; or there should not be any | | | | combinations and not based on any single component |
| side effects for any Ayurvedic medicine. | | | | of a herb. Use of herbs or chemicals in isolation is |
| Every herb in the combination/formulation plays a | | | | unhealthy to the body. The effect of the whole |
| curative or pacifying role. It is therefore necessary to | | | | medicinal combination needs to be studied and |
| opt for herbal combinations instead of depending on | | | | documented. |
| single herbs. | | | | This may be an alien concept for allopathic medicine, |
| Herbs in combination are also yield more results than | | | | where every single chemical is tested for a specific |
| when taken in isolation. The curative power of a herb | | | | purpose and is passed on as clinically tested. Side |
| can be enhanced by presence of another herb. The | | | | effects of such medicines come to notice only after a |
| effectiveness of a single herb is increased by | | | | lot of people around the world has actually used it for |
| facilitating better assimilation of the herb. | | | | a long time. |
| An example is piper longum (Indian long pepper), which | | | | |