Rating

The Rating tab allows you to create a personalized phytotherapeutic recipe based on various nosological factors and the choice of a medical tradition: Western, Chinese, or Ayurvedic.

All herbs are categorized into three color-coded lists, forming a "herbal traffic light": Green, Yellow and Red.

• The Green list includes herbs that are most ideally suited for formulating the herbal prescription.
• The Yellow list consists of herbs that can be used in the prescription as supplementary, rather than primary, components.
• The Red list contains herbs whose properties may amplify this client's constitutional tendencies through a homeopathic-like principle. Herbs from this list are not recommended for monotherapy. They should only be used under specific conditions ("under cover"), where their action is carefully balanced by other herbs to mitigate potential risks.

Each herb is assigned a rating — a numerical value displayed on the right. This represents the potential impact of the herb on this specific client. The higher the rating, the greater the herb's efficacy in restoring the client's health.

Additionally, each herb is assigned a color marker. This color visually represents the herb's predicted effect on the client, taking their constitutional profile into account:

• Tridosha herbs

  These are herbs with a harmonious and balanced action (also known as Tridoshic herbs or herbs with a balanced Yin-Yang energy). They have a favorable, positive effect on all three regulatory systems (Doshas). As a rule, they exert a very potent influence on the body.

• Constitutionally suitable

  These are constitutionally balanced herbs that are ideally suited for a specific client, based on their individual constitution. The list is generated personally for each client following a VedaPulse examination.

• Partially Suitable

  These are partially constitutionally aligned herbs. While some of their qualities (Rasa, Guna, Virya, Vipaka) may amplify constitutionally related tendencies toward disease, their aggregate properties can have a beneficial effect when used in combination with other herbs. This list is generated individually for each client following a VedaPulse examination.

• Constitutionally Incompatible

  The use of these herbs will amplify the doshic imbalance in a specific client. This list is generated individually for each client following a VedaPulse examination.

Each category has a corresponding color marker, which is explained in the legend below the list. Regardless of their primary category, herbs can appear in any of the color-coded lists (green, yellow, or red).

The system-nosological filter contains over 250 pathological conditions. Filtering herbs based on the nosological principle allows the specialist to consider both the client's constitution and the properties of the herbs for the pathogenetic therapy of diseases. This enables a more optimal configuration of the herbal formulation, taking into account the client's existing chronic pathology.

To do this, select a disease group and then a specific pathology within that group. You will see that the herbs have been filtered, and those most appropriate for this situation are now highlighted in bold.

You can include comorbid (concomitant) conditions by adding another disease group to the nosological filter (e.g., Diabetes Mellitus).

To do this:

1. Click the arrow icon to the right of the filter.
2. A second filter field will appear.
3. Select Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases -> Diabetes Mellitus.

The program allows you to filter herbs based on their use in various traditional systems of medicine — such as Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and Western Herbal Medicine — to better accommodate the specialist's field of practice.

Clicking on a herb from the main list displays the following information in the Methods of Administration window:

• Botanical name;
• Latin name (as well as Sanskrit or Chinese names, depending on the selected filter);
• Traditional and classical methods of application (e.g., decoction, infusion, etc.).

When a herb is selected (checked) in the list, it is added to the separate Herbal Composition window. Here, the specialist can form a custom list of herbs for the client, choosing from any of the available lists.

A specialist can add a new herb that is not included in the list by clicking the + icon and filling in the necessary fields.

You can also remove an herb from the herbal composition by right-clicking on it.

The Dosha Balance graph displays the potency of the herbal composition's influence on each individual Dosha, represented by directional arrows.

Upward-pointing arrows indicate an increasing (stimulating) effect, while downward-pointing arrows indicate a decreasing (inhibiting) effect. The number of arrows (from zero to three) indicates the potency of the effect:

• 3 arrows: Potent herbal composition
• 2 arrows: Moderately potent
• 1 arrow: Weakly potent
• No arrows: Neutral effect

The Value Index scale displays the overall efficacy of the herbal composition on a scale from -10 to 10, where:

The potential effects of the herbal composition are described in text format (Herbal composition value window), taking into account the individual's current constitution, and reflect possible impacts on the body. It is important to note that individual characteristics, existing health conditions, and sensitivity to herbal ingredients must be considered.

In the Method of herbal composition's application window, the specialist can add their own recommendations for the use and preparation of the herbal composition. This can be done by either writing them manually or by copying and adapting the application method from one of the selected herbs to serve as a general method for the entire composition.

The formulated herbal composition can be saved within the program. To do this, click the Save Herbal Composition button and assign a name, for example, "Herbal Composition for Hypertension and Diabetes".

You can later use the saved herbal composition for another client by loading it and selecting it from the Open Herbal Composition pop-up menu.

In the same window, you can delete unwanted herbal compositions by clicking the Delete button.

The formulated herbal composition can be saved as a standalone client report file, which can be printed or sent via email.

To learn more about the properties of the herbs within the composition, navigate to the Encyclopedia tab for detailed information on their actions and qualities.