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Table 2.

Official substitutes of Ashtawarga plants.

S. No.	Published paper/API	Ashtawarga plants (Official substitutes)
S. No.	Published paper/API	Jeevaka	Rishbhaka	Meda	Mahameda	Kakoli	Kshirakakoli	Riddhi	Vriddhi
1	API Part II Volume I²⁷	Malaxis acuminata Pueraria tuberosa (Official substitute)	Malaxis muscifrea Pueraria tuberosa (Official substitute)	Polygonatum cirrhifolium Asparagus racemosus (Official substitute)	– Asparagus racemosus (Official substitute)	Lilium polyphyllum Withania somnifera (Official substitute)	Withania somnifera (Official substitute)	–	–
2	API Part II Volume II²⁸	–	–	Polygonatum cirrhifolium	Asparagus racemosus (Official substitute)	Withania somnifera (Official substitute)	Withania somnifera (Official substitute)	Dioscoreaq bulbifrea (Official substitute)	Dioscoreaq bulbifrea (Official substitute)
3	API Part II Volume III²⁹	Microstylis walichii Pueraria tuberosa (Official substitute)	Microstylis walichii Pueraria tuberosa (Official substitute)	Polygonatum verticillatum Asparagus racemosus (Official substitute)	Polygonatum cirrhifolium Asparagus racemosus (Official substitute)	Lilium polyphyllum Withania somnifera (Official substitute)	Fritillaria roylei Withania somnifera (Official substitute)	Habenaria internedia Dioscoreaq bulbifrea (Official substitute)	Habenaria internedia Dioscoreaq bulbifrea (Official substitute)