Bijaka ASANA (Heart wood) Asana consists of heart-wood of Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. (Fam. Leguminosae); a moderate to large sized, deciduous tree, upto 30 m high and 2.5 m in girth, with straight clear bole, Brown to chocolate colour, under microscope shows vessels with bordered pits, fibre tracheids, tracheids, fragments...
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ARKA Calotropis procera Arka consists of dried leaves of Calotropis procera ,(Fam. Asclepiadaceae), Ayurvedic Medicine for piles and Anal Fistula ,found wild more or less throughout India. Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Gentianales Family: Asclepiadaceae Genus: Calotropis Species: C. procera Binomial name...
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Aragavadha ARAGVADHA Cassia fistula Ayurvedic Drug (Fruit pulp) Aragvadha consists of pulp obtained from fruits (devoid of seeds, septa and pieces of pericarp) Cassia fistula , a moderate sized deciduous tree, common throughout India as wild or cultivated plant, fruits collected when ripe. Latin Name — Cassia fistula Family — Leguminosae...
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Amalaki Emblica officinalis (Fam. Euphorbiaceae), Ayurveda Drug small or medium sized tree, found in mixed deciduous forests, ascending to 1300 m on hills and cultivated in gardens and homeyards. LATIN NAME — Emblica officinalis Family — Euphorbiaceae SYNONYMS Amalaki Emblica officinalis – Sanskrit : Amalaka, Amtaphala, Dhatr¢phala...
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Ajamoda Apium leptophyllum consists of dried, aromatic fruits Ayurvedic medicinal herb lATIN NAME — Apium leptophyllum Family — Umbelliferae SYNONYMS of Ajamoda Apium leptophyllum — Sanskrit : Dipyaka Assamese : Bonjamani, Yamani, Ajowan Bengali : Randhuni, Banyamani Kashmiri : Fakhazur, Banjuan Gujrati : Bodi Ajamo, Ajamo Hindi ...
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Ajagandha Cleome gynandra strong smelling Ayurvedic medicine PLACES OF ORIGIN – Ajagandha consists of the seeds of , a strong smelling, somewhat foetid herb, 0.6 – 1 m high, found abundantly throughout warmer parts of India. Latin name Cleome gynandra Family Capparidaceae Sanskrit and other SYNONYMS Sanskrit : ...
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GUGGULU exudate of Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhand, Syn. Balsamodendron mukul FAMILY – BURSERACEAE LATIN NAME – CORMIPHORA MUKUL Commiphora wightii SANSKRIT NAME – GUGGULU DEVDHUP KAUSHIK PURPALANKASH, KUMBH, MAHISHAKSH, ULUKHAL HINDI NAME – GUUGAL GUGGULU COMMONLY KNOWN AS GUM-GUGGUL OR INDIAN BEDELLIUM PREFFERED GUGGUL SHOULD BE soft, smooth, smily, sweet...
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HYOSCYAMUS NIGER or PARSEEK YAVANI VEDNASTHAPAN( ANALGESIC ) and a little MAADAK( NARCOTIC ) works on CNS FAMILY– SOLANACEAE LATIN NAME– HYOSCYAMUS NIGER SANSKRIT NAME– PARSEEK YAVANI YAAVNI TURUSHKA MADKARINI HINDI NAME- KHURASANI AJWAIN COMMONLY KNOWN AS HENBANE ...
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SUCHI ATROPA BELLADONA MAADAK (NARCOTIC) local anaesthetic and analgesic Local uses in eye dilatation FAMILY– SOLANACEAE LATIN NAME— ATROPA BELLADONA SANSKRIT NAME— SUCHI HINDI NAME– SAAGANGUR ANGURSHAFA CHEMICAL COMPOSITION– ATROPINE HYOSCYMINE– 0.81-0.5 % GUNA GUNA- LAGHU, RUKSH RASA- TIKTA,...
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JALVETAS SALIX TETRASPERMA Ayurveda Drugs Basic information VEDNASTHAPAN DRAVYA (Analgesics) work on Nervous System FAMILY— SALICACEAE LATIN NAME— SALIX TETRASPERMA SANSKRIT NAME— JALVETAS NADEYA VANJUL HINDI NAME– Indian willow VET In Manipur (NE India), the new flowers of Indian Willow, locally known as ঊযুম (Ooyum)...
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