Based on Ayurvedic herb classification, this chart explains the subtle healing properties of plants according to taste and other properties, as understood and developed over millennia by the scientists and healers of ancient India. Frawley, the author of many books on Ayurveda, presents a scientific and objective herbal energetics that can be used to understand the properties of all herbs. Most of the herbs on the chart are used in Ayurveda, with the addition of some unique Western herbs. A few unique Ayurvedic herbs are also introduced. 9 x 12; green & lavender; laminated.