Sarasvati Institute of Ayurveda & Yoga Therapy

Hibiscus is a beautiful herb for the summer season. Hibiscus is revered for its power as a spiritual plant that has the ability to increase devotion. Its red color demonstrates its connection to the physical and spiritual heart.

Its cooling nature helps calm excess heat while supporting the heart, blood, and liver. Its cooling action on the blood and circulatory system makes hibiscus particularly supportive during the heat of summer.

Enjoy Hibiscus as a tea or infusion, it offers a refreshing way to cool the system while supporting hydration and overall vitality.

📸 photo by Michael Koch

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In the Summer, Ayurveda begins to focus on protecting the body’s fluids and reducing excess heat.

Cooling herbs can be a simple way to support this process. Herbs such as mint, rose, fennel, coriander, hibiscus, and anantamul have traditionally been used to cool the system, support digestion, calm the mind, and help the body adapt to warmer weather.

Whether enjoyed as teas, infusions, or incorporated into meals, these plants offer a gentle way to stay balanced throughout the summer months.

Anantamul is one of Ayurveda’s most cooling herbs, making it a perfect herb for Summer.

Also known as Sarvia or Indian Sarsaparilla it supports clear, radiant skin, gently purifies the blood, and soothes excess heat in the urinary and reproductive systems.

It can be used as a summer cooling drink, as a paste to soothe bug bites, or in a Pitta balancing herbal formula.

Coriander is a tridoshic herb that soothes the gut, clears the skin, calms the mind, and supports gentle elimination.

Its fantastic for summer or anytime Pitta is running high. From easing inflammation and fevers to gently supporting digestion and liver detox, coriander is a go-to herb for calming internal heat without dampening our digestive fire. Great for summer teas, churnas and kitcharis.

Its sweet, subtle aroma also soothes the heart and uplifts the mind. A classic example of how the simplest ingredients carry deep intelligence.

Mint is one of Ayurveda’s most refreshing herbs as temperatures begin to rise moving toward summer.

Its cooling after effects and aromatic qualities help reduce excess heat while still supporting digestion and circulation. Unlike heavier cooling foods that may weaken digestion, mint helps refresh the system without creating sluggishness.

Traditionally, mint is used to calm excess Pitta, support the respiratory system, freshen the senses, and ease digestive discomfort such as bloating or heaviness after meals.

Try adding fresh mint to teas, seasonal meals, cooling chutneys, or infused water during the warmer months.

✴️ Note: Excess amounts of mint may be too cooling or drying for some Vata constitutions, especially when digestion is already weak.

Coriander-Mint Sun Tea ☀️

A classical Ayurvedic drink, reimagined for summer.

This gentle herbal infusion, known traditionally as Dhanyaka Hima, cools internal heat, quenches insatiable thirst, and purifies the body’s subtle channels (srotas).

In the classical texts, it’s recommended to sip this coriander water in the morning with a touch of sugar for relief from internal burning, dry heat, and depletion.

We’ve adapted the traditional method into a sun tea—letting the crushed seeds and fresh mint steep slowly in a blue glass jar, infusing it with Prana. It’s a special treat to make the sun tea in a blue bottle as summer is a difficult season for the naturally hot liver.

Revered for pacifying excess Pitta and deeply hydrating the tissues, this tea is a subtle detox and one of Ayurveda’s most elegant summer rituals.

Let the sun and the earth do their quiet work—cooling, cleansing, and restoring.