Virgo

A 30° sector of the sidereal zodiac — one bed in the StarGarden.

Virgo (Rashi)

Kanya · Symbol: Maiden

A 30° sector of the sidereal zodiac. In the StarGarden, each rashi anchors one bed — and every plant in that bed carries the signature of this sign's element, modality, and planetary ruler.

Ruler: MercuryElement: Earth Modality: Mutable House: 6

Digestion, daily routine, service, the remedy of disease

"Virgo teaches service and refinement. The workhorse herb bed: daily harvest, daily medicine, the plants of discernment."

Grow one plant from this sign's bed and taste its archetype.

Plants of Virgo (8)

Caraway

Carum carvi

Earth·Virgo+House 6·Mutable

Pacifies Vata & KaphaTaste: PungentEnergy: Heating

Helps with: Indigestion / bloating, Gas

Dill

Anethum graveolens

Earth·Virgo+House 6·Mutable

Pacifies Vata & KaphaTaste: Pungent; BitterEnergy: Heating

Helps with: Indigestion / bloating, Gas, Insomnia

Echinacea

Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Earth·Virgo+House 6·Mutable·Hasta

Pacifies Kapha & PittaTaste: Pungent; BitterEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Cold & flu, Infection, Wounds & cuts, Swollen lymph

Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare

Earth·Virgo+House 6·Mutable

Tridoshic; especially pacifies Vata & Pitta digestionTaste: Sweet; PungentEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Indigestion / bloating, Gas, Menstrual cramps

Gentian

Yellow Gentian

Gentiana lutea

Earth·Virgo+House 6·Mutable

Pacifies Kapha & PittaTaste: BitterEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Poor appetite, Indigestion / bloating, Sluggish digestion

Peppermint

Mentha × piperita

Earth·Virgo+House 6·Mutable

Pacifies Kapha & Pitta; can aggravate Vata in excessTaste: PungentEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Indigestion / bloating, Nausea, Headache, Congestion

Skullcap

Scutellaria lateriflora

Earth·Virgo+House 6·Mutable

Pacifies Vata & PittaTaste: BitterEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Anxiety & stress, Insomnia, Nervous tension, Headache

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Earth·Virgo+House 6·Mutable·Chitra

Pacifies Pitta & KaphaTaste: Bitter; Pungent; AstringentEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Wounds & cuts, Fever, Heavy menstruation, Cold & flu