DRONAPUSPI (Whole Plant)Dronapushpi consists of dried whole plant of Leucas cephalotes Spreng. (Fam. Lamiaceae), an annual, erect, scaberulous, stout herb, about 0.6-0.9 m in high, found on the Himalayas at an altitude of 600-1800 m and on waste lands throughout the country. SYNONYMSSanskrit : KatumbaAssamese : DronaphoolBengali : BholghasiyaEnglish : —Gujrati : KuboHindi : GumaKannada…
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…
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…
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 :…
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…
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 :…
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…
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…
