Table 1.

Plants used in the preparation of Varnya Mahakashaya Dashemani

Drug	Latin name	Family	Parts used
Chandana	Santalum album Linn.	Santalaceae	Kanda Sara (Heart wood)
Tunga	Calophyllum inophyllum Linn.	Guttiferae	Kanda twak (Stem bark)
Padmaka	Prunus cerasoides D. Don.	Rosaceae	Kanda twak (Stem bark)
Ushira	Vetiveria zizanioides (Linn.) Nash	Graminae	Mula (Root)
Madhuka	Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn.	Leguminaceae	Mula (Root)
Manjishtha	Rubia cordifolia Linn. sensu Hook. f.	Rubiaceae	Mula (Root)
Sariva	Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br.	Asclepediaceae	Mula (Root)
Payasya	Pueraria tuberosa (ROXB. EX. WILLD.) DC.	Leguminaceae	Kanda (Stem)
Sita	Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.	Poaceae	Panchanga (Whole plant)
Lata	Cynodon linearis Wild.	Poaceae	Panchanga (Whole plant)