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Herbs

Sanskrit

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akarkara

anacyclus pyrethrum

ardrakam

zingiberis officinale/
ginger

amalaki

emblic myrobalan

amlavetasa

rheum emodi

apamarga

achyranthes aspera

arjuna

terminalia arjuna

arka

caltropis gigantea

ashoka

saraca indica

ashwagandha

withania somnifera

bala

sida cordifolia

bakuchi

psoralea corylifolia

bhringaraj

eclipta alba/
eclipta erecta

bhutrin

andropogon citratus

bhuamalaki

phyllanthus niruri

bibhitaki

terminalia belerica

bilwa

aegle marmelos

bola

balasmodendron myrrha/
commiphora myrrha/
myrrh

brihati

solanum indicum

Brahmi

hydrocotyle asiatica/ or centella asiatica
gotu kola

additional article

Chakra marda

cassia tora

changeri

oxalis corniculata

chirayata

swertia chirata

chitrak

plumbago zeylanica

devadaru

cedrus deodara/cedar

dhataki

woodfordia floribunda

dhanyak

coriandrum sativum

daruhaldi

berberis vulgaris

ela

elatarria cardamomum/
cardamom

eranda

ricinus communis/castor oil

gauriphal

rubus wallichii/raspberry

gokshura

tribulis terrestris

guduchi

tinospora cordifolia

guggul

balasmodendron mukul/
commiphora mukul

gudmar

gymnema sylvestre

haridra

curcuma longa/turmeric

haritaki

terminalia chebula

ishabgol

plantago ispaghula

jatamanshi

nardostachys jatamansi

kanchanar

bauhinia variegata

kantkari

solanum xanthocarpum

kapikachu/
atmagupta

mucuna pruriens

katuka

picrorrhiza kurroa

kakamachi

solanum nigrum

kaknasha

asclepias curassavica

kumari

aloe barbadensis/aloe. indica/
aloe officinalis

kum kum

crocus sativus/saffron

kusha

eragrostis cynosuriodes

kushtha

saussurea lappa

laghu pata/
jal jamni

cissampelos pareira

mamira

coptis teeta

manjishtha

rubia cordifolia

maricha

piper nigrum/black pepper

musta

cyperus rotundus

nagkeshar

mesua ferrea

nimba

melia azadirachta/neem

nirgundi

vitex negundo

pashana bedha

saxifraga ligulata

pippali

piper longum

praval

corallium rubrum

punarnava

boerhavia diffusa

rasonam/
lashuna

allium sativum/
garlic

rechanaka/
raktang

mallotus philippinensis

salammishri

orchis mascula

sariva

ichnocarpus frutescens/
sarsaparilla

shank pushpi

canscora decussata

shatavari

asparagus racemosus

shweta musali

asparagus adscendens

snuhi/thohar

euphorbia neriifolia

tagara

valeriana wallichii

tejbal/tumbru

zanthoxylum alatum

tila

sesamum indicum/sesame

trayman

viola odorata

tulsi

ocimum spp/o. sanctum/
o. basilicum

tvak

cinnamomum cassia

vacha

acornus calamus

varahikand

dioscorea bulbifera

vamsha lochana

bambusa arundinacia

vasaka

adhatoda vasica

vidarikanda

ipomoea digitata

vidanga 

embelia ribes

yashtimadhu

glycyrrhiza glabra/licorice

Ayurveda

 

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