Guduchi

Classical Name:
Latin Name: Tinospora cordifolia
Family: Menispermiaceae
Varga: Aacharya Charaka : vayasthapana, dahaprashamana, trishna nigrahana,
triptighna, stanyasodhana

Aacharya sushruta : guduchyadi, patoladi, vallipanchmoola, kakolyadi,

aragvadhadi

Acharya vagbhatta : guduchyadi, patoladi, aragvadhadi

Use: Jwara, Prameha, Vatrakta, Rasayana
Dose: Stem powder - 4-6 gm, fresh juice - 5-10 ml, decoction - 50-10 ml
Nepali Name: Gurjo
Formulations: Guduchyadi kwath, balaguduchyadi taila, amritarista, amritadi
guggulu, panchtikta guggulu

Pippali
Classical Name: Pippali
Latin Name: Piper longum Linn.
Family: Piperaceae
Use: Used in treatment of shwasa, kasa, hikka, trishna, jwara, prameha, udararoga,
gulma, shool, adhmana, kushta, arsha, pliharoga, katishool, shotha, medovriddhi,
vatavyadhi
Nepali Name: pippala, pippali
Formulations: Tribhuvankirt rasa, trikatu churna, pippalyadi leha, vyoshadi vati,
yakrutplihari loha, pippalyasava, yakrutpippali yoga
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Daruharidra
Classical Name: Daruharidra
Latin Name: Berberis aristata Dc.
Family: Berberidaceae
Varga: Charak Samhita : arshoghna, kandughna, lekhaniya mahakashaya

Sushruta Samhita : haridradi, mustadi

Acharya vagbhatta : haridradi, mustadi

Use: Mutrakrichha, Vruddhi, Madhumeha, Pradara
Dose: Decoction - 40-80 ml, fruit powder - 5 to 10 gm
Nepali Name: Chutro
Formulations: Darvyadi leha, darvi ghrita, darvyadi kwath, darvyadi taila

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Maricha
Classical Name:
Latin Name: Piper nigrum
Family: Piperaceae
Varga: Aacharya charak : deepaniya, sirovirechanopaga, krimighna,
shoolaprashamana.

Aacharya Sushruta : trayushna, pippalyadi.

Aacharya vagbhatta : pippalyadi.

Bhavaprakash nighantu : haritakyadi varga.

Use: Swasa, Aruchi, Dantashoola
Dose: Powder - 0.5-1 gm
Nepali Name: Marich
Formulations: Marichadhya taila, trikatu churna, mahamarichyadi taila, agnitundi
vati, marichyadi churna

Naga
Classical Name: Naga
English Name: Lead
Latin Name: Plumbum(Pb)
Varga: Dhatu Varga
Use: Useful in curing prameha roga, vatavyadhi, grahni rog, haemorroids, gulma.
Dose:1/4 to 1 ratti
Nepali Name: naga
Formulations: Trailokyacintamani rasa, manikya rasa, Ksayakesari rasa, Jwarari
Rasa, Ratnagarbha-pottali rasa, Sucikabharana rasa, Kalanala rasa

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Vanga
Classical Name: Vanga
English Name: Tin
Latin Name: Stannum (Sn)
Varga: Dhatu varga
Use: Cures Sweta pradara, rakta pradara, kills all types of intestinal worm,
improves sexual desire and virility, prevents swapna skhalana, garbha cyuti.
Dose: 1 to 2 ratti
Nepali Name: Tin
Formulations:Swarna vanga, tri vanga, Laksmivilasa rasa, vangastaka rasa,
nityananda rasa, indu vati.