White musali (E), Musli (H)
Like most members of the Asparagus genus Safed musali is considered to be a fertility tonic that nourishes the tissues of the mind, nervous and reproductive system.

Safflower (E)
These beautiful red flowers have a direct affinity for the blood. Use it when there are signs of stagnant blood in the heart, uterus or externally on bruised skin.

Saffron (E), Kesar (H)
In India Saffron is cultivated in Kashmir and when it is flowering it fills the fields with a fantastic red glow. It is a small perennial growing to about 20cm with violet leaves and each flower producing three stamens. It takes about 160 flowers to produce 1g of dried Saffron! Think gynaecology, blood, heart and reproduction when using Saffron.

Salt – Rock, Sea, Black, Sambar

White sandalwood (E)
Sandalwood is famed for its cooling fragrance and aroma. It is used for cooling pitta and clearing heat from the urinary, digestive and respiratory systems.

Indian sarsaparilla (E), Sugandhi (H)
Sariva smells sweet and is also known as sugandhi ‘the fragrant one’ in Hindi. Its red colour relates to its affinity for the blood and it treats all conditions with heat or toxins in the blood; dermatological, musko skeletal, urogenital, gynaecological.

Rauwolfia (E), Indian snake root (E)
Sarpagandha is a strong remedy for reducing blood pressure, sedating the nervous system and inducing sleep. Sarpagandha means ‘smell of the snake’ and it is renowned for antidoting poisonous snake bites.

Senna (E)
The leaf and pod of Senna are powerful laxatives. It thrives in the dry and hot conditions of Gujerat and is especially good at purging dampness and heat. Rajavriksha literally means ‘snake smell’.

Shankhapushpi (H), Shankhahuli (H)
Shankapushpi means ‘the plant with flowers shaped like a conch’. The conch or Shankha is one of Lord Shiva’s sacred instruments often used in ritual worship. This is an auspicious plant. It effectively calms the nervous system.

Wild asparagus (E), Shatavar (H)
Shatavari can mean ‘one hundred roots’ (literally ‘one hundred below’) but is commonly referred to as ‘the woman who has a hundred husbands’. As this name suggests it is a renowned tonic for the female reproductive system. It is also a superb anti-inflammatory.

Shatavari Plus Formula
Tonifies the female reproductive system and balances the menstrual cycle

Mineral pitch, Vegetable asphalt, Bitumen
Shilajit literally means ‘rock overpowering’ and is a natural exudate from the rocks of the Himalayas and other mountainous regions of the world. Its high mineral content oozes out in the heat of the summer. It is a superb mineral supplement that benefits the kidneys, urinary and reproductive systems.

Spearmint

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