Table 3.

Some important herbal formulations frequently used in traditional Ayurvedic system in India.

Disease	Formulation's ingredients/ratio	Dose/method of use
Anemia	Asparagus racemosus (roots) 20% Withania somnifera (roots) 20% Phyllanthus emblica (fruits) 15% P. amarus (leaves) 10% Tephrosia purpurea (leaves) 10% Plumbago zeylanica (roots) 5% Glycyrrhiza glabra (roots) 15% Piper longum (fruits) 5%	4 gm of powder is given to the patient, twice daily with water
Asthma/bronchitis	Solanum xanthocarpum (whole plant) 25% Piper longum (fruits) 10% Adhatoda vasica (leaves) 25% Zingiber officinale (roots) 10% Curcuma zedoaria (roots) 10% Ocimum sanctum (leaves) 10% Phyllanthus emblica (fruits) 10%	4 gm (one teaspoonful) of mixed powder given to the patient, twice a day (morning and at bedtime) with water
Arthritis	Piper longum (fruits) 10% S. xanthocarpum (whole plant) 15% Withania somnifera (roots) 10% Terminalia chebula (fruits) 10% T. bellerica (fruits) 10% Curcuma zedoaria (roots) 15% Phyllanthus emblica (fruits) 15% Ricinus communis (roots) 15%	4 gm of mixed powder should be given to the patient, twice daily (morning and evening, one hour before meals) with ginger juice for rheumatic problems
Blood circulation	Zingiber officinale (roots) 20% Piper longum (roots) 10% Withania somnifera (roots) 10% Phyllanthus emblica (fruits) 10% Curcuma longa (roots) 10% Terminalia bellerica (fruits) 10% T. chebula (fruits) 10% Ocimum sanctum (leaves) 10% Tephrosia purpurea (leaves) 10%	4 gm of mixed powder is given to the patient, twice daily with water
Cancer	Azadirachta indica (bark) 20% Bauhinia variegata (bark) 15% Crataeva nurvala (bark) 15% Terminalia chebula (fruits) 15% T. bellerica (fruits) 10% Holarrhena antidysenterica (bark) 10% Tinospora cordifolia (stems) 15%	4 gm of mixed powder should be given to the patient, twice a day (morning and night) with lukewarm honey for cancer cure
Chronic constipation	Holarrhena antidysenterica (bark) 10% Plumbago ovata (husk) 20% Terminalia bellerica (fruits) 10% T. chebula (fruits) 15% Phyllanthus emblica (fruits) 15% Cassia angustifolia (leaves) 20% Glycyrrhiza glabra (roots) 10%	4 gm of mixed powder is given to the patient, at night before going to bed, with water
Chronic fever	Tinospora cordifolia (stems) 15% Ocimum sanctum (leaves) 15% Adhatoda vasica (leaves) 15% Azadirachta indica (leaves) 15% Holarrhena antidysenterica (bark) 10% Piper longum (fruits) 10% Zingiber officinale (roots) 10% Terminalia bellerica (fruits) 10%	4 gm of mixed powder is given to the patient, twice daily before meals with water.
Cough	Phyllanthus emblica (fruits) 25% Adhatoda vasica (leaves) 20% Ocimum sanctum (leaves) 10% Piper longum (fruits) 10% Zingiber officinale (roots) 10% Glycyrrhiza glabra (roots) 15% Solanum xanthocarpum (whole plant) 10%	3 gm of mixed powder should be given to the patient twice daily (morning and at night before going to bed) with lukewarm mixed with honey to cure cold
Cysts	Terminalia chebula (fruits) 20% Azadirachta indica (bark) 20% Holarrhena antidysenterica (bark) 10%, Terminalia bellerica (fruits) 10% Withania somnifera (roots) 20% Tinospora cordifolia (stems) 20%	4 gm of mixed (one teaspoonful) powder is given to the patient, twice a day (morning and evening) with water
Dental diseases	Azadirachta indica (leaves) 15% A. arabia (bark) 15% Areca catechu (bark) 15% Achyranthes aspera (leaves) 10% Ficus benghalensis (bark) 15% Quercus infectoria (fruits) 15% Symplocos racemosa (bark) 15%	The powder is applied to the gums and teeth, two times a day. Additionally a gargle of the decoction (3 gm of powder mixed in 150 mL of water)
Diarrhoea	Holarrhena antidysenterica (bark) 25% Aegle marmelos (fruits) 25% Zingiber officinale (roots) 10% Terminalia chebula (fruits) 10% Cyperus rotundus (roots) 10% Syzygium cumini (seeds) 10% Phyllanthus emblica (fruits) 10%	3 gm of mixed powder is given to the patient, three times a day, with curd for dysentery and diarrhoea
Dislocation of bones	Asparagus racemosus (roots) 15% Withania somnifera (roots) 15% Azadirachta arabica (bark) 20% Terminalia arjuna (bark) 20% T. chebula (fruits) 10% T. bellerica (fruits) 10% Phyllanthus emblica (fruits) 10%	3 gm of mixed powder is given to the patient, twice a day with water for dislocation of bones and fractures
Diabetes	Gymnema sylvestre (leaves) 30% Tinospora cordifolia (stems) 15% Azadirachta indica (leaves) 10% Phyllanthus emblica (fruits) 20% Curcuma longa (roots) 10% Aegle marmelos (leaves) 15%	4 gm of mixed powder should be given to the patient, twice a day with water
Fistula	Glycyrrhiza glabra (roots) 20% Terminalia chebula (fruits) 20% T. bellerica (fruits) 15% Tinospora cordifolia (stems) 15% Azadirachta indica (leaves) 15% Withania somnifera (roots) 15%	3 gm of mixed powder should be given to the patient, twice daily with water to treat fistula
Female sterility	Asparagus racemosus (roots) 20% Withania somnifera (roots) 20% Glycyrrhiza glabra (roots) 20% Phyllanthus emblica (fruits) 10% Ficus glomerata (bark) 10% F. religiosa (bark) 10%	3 gm of mixed powder is given to the patient twice daily, half an hour before meals with milk
General health tonic	Withania somnifera (roots) 20% Asparagus racemosus (roots) 10% Glycyrrhiza glabra (roots) 10% Tribulus terrestris (fruits) 10% Phyllanthus emblica (fruits) 15% Terminalia arjuna (bark) 15% Centella asiatica (leaves) 10%	4 gm of powder is given to the patient, twice daily (morning and evening) with milk
Gastritis	Zingiber officinale (roots) 10% Piper longum (fruits) 10% Mentha piperita (leaves) 10% Terminalia chebula (fruits) 15% T. bellerica (fruits) 15% Phyllanthus emblica (fruits) 15% Plumbago zeylanica (roots) 10% Tinospora cordifolia (stems) 15%	4 gm of (one teaspoonful) mixed powder is given to the patient twice daily, half an hour before meals with water
Hair problems	Eclipta alba (leaves) 15% Centella asiatica (leaves) 15% Terminalia chebula (fruits) 10% T. bellerica (fruits) 10% Phyllanthus emblica (fruits) 15% Glycyrrhiza glabra (roots) 15% Tinospora cordifolia (stems) 10% Tribulus terrestris (fruits) 10%	4 gm of mixed powder is given to the patient, twice a daily with honey
High blood pressure	Terminalia arjuna (bark) 35% T. chebula (fruits) 15% Asparagus racemosus (roots) 15% Zingiber officinale (roots) 10% Withania somnifera (roots) 25%	4 gm of powder is given to the patient, twice a day (morning and night) with honey
Heart tonic	Withania somnifera (roots) 10% Terminalia arjuna (bark) 30% T. bellerica (fruits) 10% T. chebula (fruits) 10% Cyperus rotundus (roots) 10% Phyllanthus emblica (fruits) 10% Ocimum sanctum (leaves) 10%	3 gm of mixed powder is given to the patient, twice a day with water
Intestinal worms	Holarrhena antidysenterica (bark) 10% Mentha piperita (leaves) 10% Tinospora cordifolia (stems) 20% Butea monosperma (seeds) 20% Azadirachta indica (leaves) 10% Phyllanthus emblica (fruits) 20% Tribulus terrestris (fruits) 10%	3 gm of mixed powder is given to the patient, twice daily (morning and night) with water
Epilepsy	Centella asiatica (leaves) 30% Withania somnifera (roots) 20% Tribulus terrestris (fruits) 15% Piper longum (roots) 10% Achyranthes aspera (leaves) 15% Plumbago zeylanica (roots) 10%	3 gm mixed powder is given to the patient, twice daily (morning and evening) with fruit juice to treat Hysteria
Leucorrhoea	Symplocos racemosa (bark) 35% Asparagus racemosus (roots) 15% Adhatoda vasica (leaves) 10% Aegle marmelos (fruits) 10% Phyllanthus emblica (fruits) 10% Azadirachta indica (bark) 10%	3 gm of mixed powder is given to the patient, twice daily with water
Leucoderma	Psoralea corylifolia (seeds) 20% Terminalia chebula (fruits) 10% Phyllanthus emblica (fruits) 20% Azadirachta indica (bark) 20% Areca catechu (bark) 10% Tinospora cordifolia (stems) 10% Eclipta alba (leaves) 10%	3 gm of mixed powder should be given to the patient, twice a day before meals with water
Liver tonic	Holarrhena antidysenterica (bark) 10% Eclipta alba (leaves) 20% Tephrosia purpurea (leaves) 20% Tinospora cordifolia (stems) 10% Azadirachta indica (bark) 10% Phyllanthus amarus (whole plant) 20% Plumbago zeylanica (roots) 10%	4 gm of mixed powder is given to the patient twice daily, half an hour before meals with water
Lack of appetite	Zingiber officinale (roots) 10% Piper longum (fruits) 10%, Phyllanthus emblica (fruits) 30% Terminalia chebula (fruits) 15% Tinospora cordifolia (stems) 15% Cassia angustifolia (leaves) 10% Mentha piperita (leaves) 10%	4 gm of mixed powder is given to the patient, two times a day after meals with water for indigestion
Male sterility	Withania somnifera (roots) 15% Mucuna pruriens (seeds) 25% Tribulus terrestris (fruits) 20% Glycyrrhiza glabra (roots) 10% Terminalia arjuna (bark) 10% Phyllanthus emblica (fruits) 10% Zingiber officinale (roots) 5% Piper longum (fruits) 5%	4 gm of mixed powder is given to the patient, twice a day with honey
Migraine	Curcuma longa (roots) 15% Glycyrrhiza glabra (roots) 15% Azadirachta indica (bark) 15% Tinospora cordifolia (stems) 15% Terminalia chebula (fruits) 10% Ocimum sanctum (leaves) 15% Eclipta alba (leaves) 15%	4 gm of mixed powder is given to the patient, twice a day with honey
Obesity	Terminalia chebula (fruits) 15% Terminalia bellerica (fruits) 15% Phyllanthus emblica (fruits) 10% Crataeva nurvala (bark) 25% Tribulus terrestris (fruits) 25% Zingiber officinale (roots) 10%	4 gm of powder is given to the patient, twice a day with warm water
Paralysis	Curcuma zedoaria (roots) 20% Withania somnifera (roots) 20% Tribulus terrestris (fruits) 20% Zingiber officinale (roots) 20% Piper longum (fruits) 5% Crataeva nurvala (leaves) 10% Plumbago zeylanica (roots) 5%	3 gm of mixed powder is given to the patient, three times a day with honey
Prostate enlargement	Tinospora cordifolia (stems) 15% Tribulus terrestris (fruits) 15% Phyllanthus emblica (fruits) 15% Zingiber officinale (roots) 10% Butea monosperma (seeds) 10% Adhatoda vasica (leaves) 5% Terminalia chebula (fruits) 10% T. bellerica (fruits) 10% Glycyrrhiza glabra (roots) 10%	4 gm of mixed powder is given to the patient twice a day, morning and evening before meals with water
Piles	Eclipta alba (leaves) 35% Terminalia chebula (fruits) 15% Terminalia bellerica (fruits) 10% Phyllanthus emblica (fruits) 10% Adhatoda vasica (leaves) 10% Plumbago zeylanica (roots) 5% Piper longum (fruits) 5% Aegle marmelos (fruits) 10%	4 gm of mixed powder is given to the patient, twice daily (morning and at bedtime) with water
Sleeplessness	Withania somnifera (roots) 20% Centella asiatica (leaves) 30% Piper longum (roots) 20% Glycyrrhiza glabra (roots) 10% Terminalia bellerica (fruits) 10%	3 gm mixed powder is given to the patient, at night before going to bed, with milk
Skin diseases	Cyperus rotundus (roots) 10% Tinospora cordifolia (stems) 20% Azadirachta indica (bark) 20% Terminalia chebula (fruits) 10% T. bellerica (fruits) 10% Curcuma longa (roots) 10% Phyllanthus emblica (fruits) 10% Centella asiatica (leaves) 10%	3 gm of powder is given to the patient, twice a day before meals with water to cure allergy problems
Sexual debility	Withania somnifera (roots) 10% Mucuna pruriens (seeds) 20% Asparagus racemosus (roots) 10% Sida cordifolia (seeds) 10% Tribulus terrestris (fruits) 20% Glycyrrhiza glabra (roots) 10%	About 4 gm of mixed powder should be given to the patient, twice daily (morning and at night before going to bed) with milk
Throat diseases	Glycyrrhiza glabra (roots) 30% Terminalia chebula (fruits) 10% T. bellerica (fruits) 10% Solanum xanthocarpum (whole plant) 20% Piper longum (fruits) 10% Sida cordifolia (roots) 10% Phyllanthus emblica (fruits) 10%	4 gm of mixed powder is given to the patient twice daily, morning and at bedtime with honey
Thyroid problems	Crataeva nurvala (bark) 20% Bauhinia variegata (bark) 20% Sida cordifolia (leaves) 15% Terminalia chebula (fruits) 10% T. bellerica (fruits) 10% Glycyrrhiza glabra (roots) 15% Zingiber officinale (roots) 10%	3 gm of mixed powder is given to the patient, twice daily with lukewarm water
Urinary tract	Tribulus terrestris (fruits) 25% Zingiber officinale (roots) 10% Solanum xanthocarpum (whole plant) 10% Crataeva nurvala (bark) 25% Tinospora cordifolia (stems) 10% Asparagus racemosus (roots) 10% Tephrosia purpurea (leaves) 10%	4 gm of mixed powder is given to the patient, twice a day with water