Air
One of the five building blocks of nature in Ayurveda and Vedic philosophy.
Air (Mahabhuta)
One of the five building blocks of nature in Ayurveda and Vedic philosophy. This element shapes the qualities of every plant, sign, and dosha associated with it.
Mobile, light, dry, subtle (Vayu)
Governs Vata; movement, breath, nerve impulse, thought
"Air moves and connects. Its plants are climbers, communicators, and the lung-and-nerve herbs that govern breath and exchange."
Add this element's foods to one meal this week.
Plants of Air (20)
Apple (espalier)
Apple
Malus domestica
Apple (orchard)
Apple
Malus domestica
Bergamot
Bee Balm / Bergamot
Monarda didyma
Blue Vervain
Verbena hastata
Buckwheat
Fagopyrum esculentum
Catnip
Nepeta cataria
Corn
Zea mays
Cowpea
Cowpea / Black-eyed Pea
Vigna unguiculata
Hibiscus
Roselle / Hibiscus
Hibiscus sabdariffa
Horehound
White Horehound
Marrubium vulgare
Lady's Mantle
Alchemilla vulgaris
Motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
Passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
Pear
Pyrus communis
Pole Beans
Phaseolus vulgaris
Rose
Rosa damascena / rugosa
Squash (Three Sisters)
Squash
Cucurbita maxima
Tobacco (ceremonial)
Flowering Tobacco
Nicotiana rustica / sylvestris
Violet
Sweet Violet
Viola odorata