The potent Ayurvedic herb vidari kanda is known as the grandmother of Indian ginseng (ashwaganda) because it shares many of that plant’s revitalizing, restorative properties and, like a loving nana, serves as a trusted source of comfort and healing when you’re feeling upset or under the weather. Its qualities (heavy, sweet, unctuous, cool) are also thought to represent the feminine counterpart to ashwaganda’s more masculine energy.

Vidari’s attributes are useful for balancing vata and decreasing pitta. Used in excess, it increases kapha and ama and can cause liver damage. Vida means “to destroy,” and adi means “enemy”; thus, Ayurvedic practitioners rely on this tuberous root to vanquish  all vata disorders. The traditional practice of taking vidari kanda with ghee or milk enhances the nutritional benefits of this nourishing treatment.

A staple of Ayurvedic treatments for centuries, vidari kanda is now under study by Western medical researchers. Evidence to date suggests that this herbal medicine is appropriate for applications ranging from alleviating the mental and physical effects of stress, boosting athletic performance, and promoting wound healing to strengthening the female and male reproductive systems and improving memory. Other beneficial properties of vidari kanda are listed below:

12 Benefits of Vidari Kanda 

• Increases sexual desire and performance

• Supports healthy male organs

• Promotes healthy menstrual cycle, pregnancy, lactation

• Enhances immunity

• Supports a robust aging process

• Strengthens respiratory system and helps manage tuberculosis symptoms

• Counteracts muscle wasting and weakness

• Helps relieve symptoms of multiple sclerosis

• Lowers blood pressure and supports cardiac health

• Fights inflammation

• Relieves sore throat/hoarseness

• Nourishes the tissues