Table 2.
Sr. no. | Sanskrit name | Common Name | Botanical name | Rasa | Vipaka | Veerya | Action |
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1. | Rajani | Haldi/Turmeric | Curcuma longa L. | Tikta, Katu | Katu | Ushna | Rasagat Dosha alleviation, Rakta Prasadan, Rasa-Raktagata Aam Visha alleviation, Kapha-Pitta Shaman |
2. | Darvi | Devdaru/Deodar | Cedrus deodara Roxb. | Tikta | Katu | Ushna | Vata-Kapha Shaman, Kleda Shoshan(∼absorbs excessive moisture in tissue) |
3. | Saral | Cheed/Long- leaved pine/Chir pine | Pinus roxburghii Sarg. | Katu, Tikta, Madhur | Katu | Ushna | Vata-Kapha Shaman |
4. | Pippali | Pipali/Long pepper | Piper longum L. | Katu | Madhur | Anushnasheeta | Vata-Kapha Shaman, Rasayan, Aampachan |
5. | Bruhti (Laghu) | Choti Kateri, Ringni/Yellow Barried Night shade | Solanum surattense L. | Katu, Tikta | Katu | Ushna |
Vata-Kapha Shaman, Aampachan |
6. | Bruhti (Kantakari) | Badi Kateri/Indian Night shade | Solanum indicum L. | Katu, Tikta | Katu | Ushna |
Vata-Kapha Shaman, Indicated in Peenas disease. |
7. | Prishnaparni | Pithvan, Dabra | Uraria picta DC. | Madhur, Tikta | Madhur | Ushna | Tridoshaghna |
8. | Shatavah | Soyo/Indian dill | Anethum sowa Roxb. | Katu, Tikta | Katu | Ushna | Vata-Kapha Shaman |