Table 1.
Ayurvedic properties of certain potential drugs [18].
| Drug name | Latin name | Family | Rasa | Guna | Virya | Doshaghnata | Karma |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunthi | Zingiber officinale Roscoe | Zingiberaceae | Katu | Snigdha, Teekshna | Ushna | Vatakapha hara | Deepana, Rochana, Shoolaprashamana |
| Pushkarmoola | Inula racemose Hook.F. | Asteraceae | Katu Tikta | Laghu | Ushna | Vatakaphahara | Shwasahara, Parshwashool Nut, Jwarghna, Shwaas |
| Guduchi | Tinospra cordifolia Miers | Menispermaceae | Tikta, Katu | Laghu, Snighdha, | Ushna | Tridoshahara, | Jwaraghna, Rasayana, Kasa, Pandu. |
| Kantakari | Solanum zanthocarpum L. | Solanaceae | Katu Tikta | Deepana, Laghu, Sara, Ruksha, | Ushna | Kapha-vataghna | Shwasa –Kasa Jit, Pachani, Parshwaroga |
| Pippali | Piper longum L. | Piperaceae | Katu | Deepana, Snighdha, Laghu | Anushna | Vata-Shleshmahara | Vrushya, Rasayana, Shwasa-Kasa Hara |
| Haridra | Curcuma longa L. | Zingibraceae | Katu, Tikta | Ruksha | Ushna | Kapha-Pittahara | Prameha-Hara, Kushthaghna |
| Shatavari | Asparagys racemosus Willd. | Liliaceae | Tikta, Madhura | Snighdha, Guru | Sheeta | Vata-Pittaghna | Rasayani, Balya, |
| Gokshura | Tribulus terrestris L. | Zygophyllaceae | Madhura | Snighdha, Guru | Sheeta | Vatahara | Balya, Basti-Shodhana, Vrushya, Shwaas-Kaas-Ghna |
| Yashtimadhu | Glycyrrhiza glabra L. | Fabaceae | Madhu | Snighdha, Guru | Sheeta | Pitta-Vata-Ghna. | Balya, Shukral |
| Musta | Cyperus rotundus L. | Cyperaceae | Katu, Tikta, Kashaya | Laghu, Ruksha. | Sheeta | Kapha-Pitta Hara | Deepana- Pachana, Grahi, Jwaraghna |