DHATTURA (Seed)Dhatthura consists of dried seeds of Datura metel Linn.; Syn. D. fastuosa L., D. alba Ramph; D. cornucopaea Hort. (Fam. Solanaceae); occurring wild throughout the country. SYNONYMS –Sansk. : Kanaka, Ummatta, DhusthuraAssam. : DhaturaBeng. : Dhutura, DhutraEng. : White Thorn AppleGuj. : DhaturoHindi. : DhaturaKan. : UmbeKash. : —Mal. : UmmamMar. : DhatraOri….
Nirgundi consists of dried leaf of Vitex negundo Linn. (Fam. Verbenaceae); a large aromatic shrub or a small tree, upto 4.5 m in height, common throughout the country ascending to an altitude of 1500 m in the outer Himalayas. It is common in waste places around villages, river banks, moist localities and in the deciduous…
SANA (Stem Bark)Asana consists of dried stem bark of Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. (Fam. Fabaceae); a moderate to large sized, deciduous tree, upto 30 m high and 2.5 m in girth, with straight clear bole, found throughout deciduous forests in peninsular India. SYNONYMS –Sansk : Bijaka, Pitasara, Asanaka, BijasaraAssam : AajarBeng : Piyasala, PitasalaEng : Indian…
BIJAPURA (Fresh Fruit)Bijaphura consists of fresh fruit of Citrus medica Linn. (Fam. Rutaceae); an evergreen shrub or small tree, about 3.6 m high with short, thick and thorny branches, cultivated sparsely throughout the warm-moist regions of the country. SYNONYMS –Sansk. : MatulungaAssam. : JaradedaBeng. : Bijipura, MutulangaEng. : Wild Lemon, CitronGuj. : BijoraHindi. : BijouraKan….
KUSMANDA (Fruit)Khusmanda consists of the dried piece of fruits of Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. (Fam. Cucurbitaceae), an extensive trailing or climbing herb cultivated throughout the plains of India and on the hills upto 1200 m altitude, as a vegetable. SYNONYMSSanskrit : Puspaphalam, BriihatphalamAssamese : KumraBengali : Chal KumraEnglish : White guard melonGujrati : Safed Kohalu,…
Kiratatikta (W.P) KIRATATIKTA Kiritatikta consists of whole plant of Swertia chirata Buch.Ham, (Fam, Gentianaceae), a small, erect, annual, herbaceous plant, 0.6-1. 25 m high, found in temperate Himalayas at an altitude between 1200-3000 m from Kashmir to Bhutan and Khasia Hills in Meghalaya, drug collected when flowering (July-October) and dried. SYNONYMS Sanskrit : Kirita, Kiritaka,…
VIDANGA Vidanga consists of dried mature fruits of Embelia ribes Burm. f. (Fam. Myrsinaceae), large scandent shrub with long slender, flexible branches, distributed throughout hilly parts upto 1600 m. SYNONYMS Sanskrit : Jantughna, Krimighna, Vella, Krimihara, Krimiripu Assamese : Vidang Bengali : Vidang English : — Gujrati : Vavding, Vavading, Vayavadang Hindi : Vayavidanga, Bhabhiranga,…
MUSTA (Rhizome)Musta consists of dried rhizome of Cyperus rotundus Linn. (Fam. Cyperaceae); occurring throughout the country, common in waste grounds, gardens and roadsides, upto an elevation of 1800 m. SYNONYMS –Sansk. : Mustaka, VaridaAssam. : Mutha, Somad KoopheeBeng. : Mutha, MustaEng. : Nut GrassGuj. : Moth, NagarmothHindi. : Motha, NagarmothaKan. : Konnari GaddeKash. : —Mal….
Karkatashringi (Gall.)KARKATASRINGIKarkaasringi consists of gall-like excrescences formed by insects on the leaves, petioles and branches of the plant Pistacia chinensia Burgo, Pistacia integerrima Stew. ex Brandis, Rhus succedanea Linn. (Fam. Anacardiaceae) during autumn season, growing on the steps of Western Himalayas from Indus to Kumaon at an altitude of 350-2400 m, often cultivated in Punjab…
