DADIMA (Seed)Dadima consists of dried seed of Punica granatum Linn. (Fam. Punicaceae); a large deciduous shrub or a small tree, found growing wild in the warm valley, outer hills of Himalayas between 900- 1800 m and cultivated in many parts of the country. SYNONYMSSanskrit : Dadimacchada, Lohitapushpa, DantabijaAssamese : —Bengali : DdimaEnglish :…
CannavusIt consists of dried leaves of cultivated or wild plants of Cannabis sativa Linn. (Fam. Cannabinaceae) , an annual, erect, dioecious herb, one to two m high, found almost throughout the year, practically naturalised in the Sub-Himalayan tracts in India and abundantly found in waste lands from Punjab eastwards to Bengal and extending Southwards. SYNONYMS…
AMBASTHAKI(Root)Ambashthaki consists of dried roots of Hibiscus sabdariffa Linn. (Fam. Malvaceae); an annual, erect, shrub, generally cultivated in the hotter parts. SYNONYMS –Sansk. : —Assam. : —Beng. : Masts Pal, MestaEng. : Jamaican SorrelGuj. : AmbodiHindi. : Patsan, PatnaKan. : Pudisoppu, Kempu Pundrike PullichekirKash. : —Mal. : Pariccakam, PulicheeraMar. : LalambariOri. : Khataa, Kanria, Tak…
Candrashura consists of dried seeds of Lepidium sativum Linn. (Fam. Cruciferae) a small erect, annual herb, about 15-45 cm high, cultivated throughout India. SYNONYMS Sanskrit : Candriki Assamese : Halim Bengali : Chand Shura, Halim English : Common Cress Gujrati : Aseriya, Aseliyo Hindi : Chansur Kannada : Allibija, Kapila Kashmiri : Alian Malayalam :…
Pippali consists of the dried, immature, catkin-like fruits with bracts of Piper longum Linn. (Fam. Piperaceae), a slender, aromatic climber with perennial woody roots, occurring in hotter parts of India from central Himalayas to Assam upto
KATPHALA (Fruit)Katphala consists of dried fruit of Myrica esculenta Buch.- Ham. ex D. Don Syn. M. nagi Hook.f. (Fam. Myricaceae); a dioecious, evergreen, small or moderate sized tree, 3-15 m high, found in sub-tropical Himalayas from Ravi eastwards to Assam, and a elevation of 900-2100 m, SYNONYMS –Sansk. : MahavalkalaAssam. : Ajooree, VdulbarkBeng. : Kayachhal,…
BILVA (Root)Bilva consists of dried root of Aegle marmelos Corr. (Fam. Rutaceae); an armed, medium sized tree, occurring in the plains and upto 1000 m in the hills, as well as cultivated throughout the country, particularly in sacred groves. SYNONYMS –Sansk. : sriphalAssam. : Bael, VaelBeng. : Bela, BilvaEng. : Bael Root, Bengal QuinceGuj….
GAMBHARI (Stem)Gambhari consists of dried stem of Gmelina arborea Roxb. (Fam. Verbenaceae), an unarmed, moderate sized, deciduous tree, found scattered in deciduous forest upto an altitude of 1500 m., and the Andamans SYNONYMS –Sansk. : KasmariAssam. : GomariBeng. : Gamar, Gambar,Eng. : Candahar Tree, Cashmere TreeGuj. : Sawan, ShewanHindi. : GambhariKan. : Seevani, Kasmiri-maraKash….
SUKSMAILA Shukshmaili consists seeds of dried fruits of Elettaria cardamomum (Linn.) Maton and its varieties (Fam. Zingiberaceae), a stout large perennial herb, growing naturally in moist forests of western ghats up to 1500 m, also cultivated in many other parts of south India at an elevation from 750-1500m. SYNONYMS Sanskrit : Truti, Eli Assamese :…
