Aragavadha (Frt.Pulp)ARAGVADHAAragvadha consists of pulp obtained from fruits (devoid of seeds, septa and pieces of pericarp) of Cassia fistula Linn. (Pam.Leguminosae), a moderate sized deciduous tree, common as wild or cultivated plant, fruits collected when ripe. SYNONYMSSanskrit : Kritamila, Vyidhighita, sampika, NripadrumaAssamese : SonarooBengali : SondalaEnglish : Indian Laburnum, Purging cassiaGujrati : Garamala, GaramaloHindi :…

CHANGERI (Whole Plant)Cangeri consists of dried whole plant of Oxalis corniculata Linn. (Fam. Oxalidaceae); a small annual or perennial, more or less erect herb with creeping or subterranean stem, 6-25 cm high, found throughout warmer parts of the country and also in all tropical and temperate climate, growing upto an elevation of 3000 m in…

BRIHATI (Root)Brihati consists of dried root of Solanum indicum Linn. (Fam. Solanaceae); a very prickly, much branched perennial under shrub, upto 1.8 m high, mostly found throughout warmer parts of the country upto an elevation of 1500 m. SYNONYMSSanskrit : sanhikaAssamese : TilabhakuriBengali : ByakudEnglish : —Gujrati : Umimuyaringani, Ubhibharingani, UbhibhuyaringaHindi : Vanabharata, BadikateriKannada :…

YAWANI Yawini consists of dried fruit of Trachyspermum ammi (Linn.) Sprague ex Turril Syn. Carum copticum Benth & Hook. f. Ptychotis ajwan DC. (Fam. Umbelliferae), an annual, erect herb, upto 90 cm tall, cultivated almost throughout India, uprooted and thrashed for collecting the fruits SYNONYMS Sanskrit : Dipyaka, Yamini, Yaminiki, Yaviniki Assamese : Jain Bengali…

JAMBU (Stem Bark)Jambhu consists of dried stem bark of Syzygium cuminii (Linn.) Skeels Syn. Eugenia jambolana Lam.; E. cuminii Druce. (Fam. Myrtaceae); a large evergreen tree, attaining a height of 30 m and a girth of 3.6 m with a bole up to 15 m, found throughout India upto an altitude of 1,800 m. SYNONYMSSanskrit…

PRISNIPARNI(Whole Plant) Prisniparni consists of dried whole plant of Uraria picta Desv. (Fam. Fabaceae), an erect, under shrub upto 90 cm high, distributed throughout the country. SYNONYMS Sanskrit : Citraparni, Kalasi, Dhavani, Prithakparni, ShrigalavinnaAssamese : —Bengali : Salpani, Chhalani, ChakuleEnglish : —Gujrati : PithavanHindi : Pithavan, DabraKannada : Murele Honne, Ondele honne, PrushniparniKashmiri : —Malayalam…

VARUNA Varuna consists of dried stem bark of Crataeva nurvala Buch-Ham (Fam. Capparidaceae), a small wild or cultivated tree found throughout the year in India, often found along streams, also in dry, deep boulder formation in Sub-Himalayan tracts. SYNONYMS Sanskrit : Varana Assamese : — Bengali : Varuna English : Three leaved caper Gujrati :…

APAMARGA (Root)Apamarga consists of dried root of Achyranthes aspera Linn. (Fam. Amaranthaceae); a stiff erect, 0.1-0.9 m high, herb found commonly as a weed throughout the country up to 900 m. SYNONYMS –Sansk : Adhahsalya, sikhari, MayhurakaAssam : ChirchitaBeng : ApangEng : Prickly Chaff FlowerGuj : AghedoHindi : Chirchira, LatjiraKan : Uttarane, UttarenKash : —Mal…

VASA (Leaves)Vasa consists of fresh, dried, mature leaves of Adhatoda vasica Nees (Fam.Acanthaceae), a sub-herbaceous bush, found throughout the year in plains and sub-Himalayan tracts in India, ascending upto 1200m, flowers during February-March and also at the end of rainy season, leaves stripped off from older stems and dried in drying sheds. SYNONYMS Sanskrit :…