Top 7 Ayurvedic Herbs for Winter to Keep you Strong and Healthy

Following are the list of the best winter wellness herbs to help you cope with the bone-chilling cold.

Often called the Queen of Herbs, Tulsi is one of Ayurveda’s best herbs for immunity and respiratory health. During winter, the air tends to be dry and heavy, leading to cough, cold and congestion. Tulsi acts as a natural expectorant and antimicrobial, helping clear the lungs and support healthy breathing.

Benefits in Winter: Strengthens immunity, combats cold and flu as well as supports respiratory wellness.

At Pravek, we offer premium-quality Tulsi Capsules made from pure Tulsi leaves, ensuring you get nature’s best protection in a convenient capsule form.

A staple in every Indian kitchen, Turmeric (Haldi) is a powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant herb. This natural immunity booster also helps support joint health and keeps the body warm from within. Turmeric contains a compound called “curcumin” that is famously known to promote healthy circulation and detoxification.

Benefits in Winter: Fights inflammation, boosts immunity and enhances skin health.

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Known as the Indian Ginseng, Ashwagandha is an adaptogenic herb that supports stress relief, energy and vitality. This Ayurvedic herb for winter helps balance Vata dosha, which often increases during the cold season, leading to fatigue, dryness and restlessness.

Benefits in Winter: Boosts stamina, strengthens immunity, supports sound sleep and helps the body adapt to cold stress.

Our Ashwagandha Capsules are crafted from pure ashwagandha roots, ensuring consistent potency. Each capsule helps naturally rejuvenate your body, keeping you stress-free, energetic and balanced throughout the season.

Ginger (Adrak) is one of the best herbs to ignite digestion and promote warmth in the body. Its pungent taste and heating properties help stimulate Agni (the digestive fire), making it easier to digest rich winter foods. Ginger also helps relieve sore throat, cold and mild nausea.

Benefits in Winter: Keeps the body warm, aids digestion, relieves colds and congestion as well as supports circulation.

Known as Amrita or the root of immortality, Giloy is a powerhouse for boosting immunity and fighting infections. This winter wellness herb helps balance all three doshas, particularly Vata and Pitta and supports the body’s natural defense system.

Benefits in Winter: Strengthens immunity, fights infections, reduces inflammation and fatigue.

Pravek’s Giloy Capsules are made from pure extracts of Giloy stems. They help you stay resilient against seasonal infections and promote long-term wellness.

Fenugreek seeds are warming, strengthening and highly nourishing – ideal for winters. They help maintain healthy blood sugar levels, ease joint stiffness and support metabolism. Soaked or powdered methi is often consumed in winters to keep the body’s internal warmth steady.

Benefits in Winter: Promotes digestion, improves metabolism, supports joint comfort and hair health.

Though cooling by nature, Neem plays a vital role in winter detox. It is the best herb for immunity, also purifies the blood and keeps the skin clear from winter breakouts caused by dryness and toxins. Its antibacterial and antiviral properties help keep infections at bay.

Benefits in Winter: Detoxifies the body, supports skin health and enhances immunity.

At Pravek, our Neem Capsules are prepared using real neem leaves’ extracts. These capsules provide a simple and effective way to cleanse your body from within.

This body-warming recipe has numerous health benefits other than maintaining the body heat during the winter season. Follow the steps to prepare the ladoos.

Tisi ke Ladoo (Flaxseeds Ladoo)

Ingredients

• Flaxseed – 2 cups
  
  
• Whole Wheat Flour – 1 cup
  
  
• Jaggery – 2 rocks
  
  
• Pure Ghee – 4 tsp.
  
  
• Cashew/ Walnut – 3–4 pieces each (optional)

Method

1. Take a saucepan and roast the flax seeds.
   
   
2. Grind the roasted flaxseeds finely.
   
   
3. Pour ghee into the pan and roast the wheat flour.
   
   
4. Mix the roasted flaxseeds with the wheat flour.
   
   
5. Melt the jaggery rocks with water.
   
   
6. Add the mixture into the melted jaggery and mix well.
   
   
7. You may also add finely chopped cashews and walnuts.
   
   
8. While the mixture is warm, take small amounts and prepare round-shaped ladoos.

Voila! Tisi ke ladoo are ready to be served. Eat 2–3 times a week and store these ladoos in an airtight container.

Flaxseed is also one of the best winter wellness herbs, which, when converted into a ladoo makes them more palatable. They help keep the body warm, controls blood sugar, lowers cholesterol levels, aids weight loss and improves digestion.

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In conclusion, sweaters and blankets can keep you cosy, but true warmth comes from within! Support your body with the power of Ayurvedic herbs for winter wellness – nature’s way of keeping you strong, warm and immune.

And what better than our single-herb capsules, that make it easy to stay healthy and secure all season long. 

So go ahead, sip that hazelnut coffee after dinner at your favourite cafe and let Ayurveda do the rest.

What herbs are good for the winter cold?
Herbs like Ashwagandha, Tulsi, Neem, Turmeric, Ginger, Fenugreek seeds and Giloy are good for the winter cold.

What is the winter known as in Ayurveda?
Hemanta Ritu (early winter) and Shishira Ritu (late winter) are considered as parts of the winter season in Ayurveda.

How to naturally increase body heat in Ayurveda?
According to Ayurveda, you should consume warm and nourishing foods, like you can eat Tisi ke Ladoo (Flaxseeds Ladoo), to naturally increase body heat, especially in winters.

What foods are best to eat in winters?
In the winter season, you should eat carrot, radish, sweet potato, spinach, mustard greens, almonds, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, orange, lemon, pomegranate, apricot, vegetable soups, ghee, honey and lean meat.