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. 2023 Jul 19;14(4):100740. doi: 10.1016/j.jaim.2023.100740

Table 2.

Ingredients and ayurvedic pharmacodynamics of Rajanyadi Churna

Sr. no. Sanskrit name Common Name Botanical name Rasa Vipaka Veerya Action
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