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Sanskrit Name

Botanical Name

Family Name

Morphology

Agaru

Aquillaria agallocha

Thymelaceae

Tree

Agnimantha

Clerodendron phlomides

Verbenaceae

Large Bush

Ahiphena

Papaver somniferum

Papaveraceae

Herb

Amalaki

Emblica officinalis

Euphorbiaceae

Tree

Apamarga

Achyranthes aspera

Amaranthaceae

Herb

Aragwadha

Cassia fistula

Caesalpinaceae

Tree

Ardraka/Shunti

Zingiber officinale

Zingiberaceae

Herb

Arjuna

Terminalia arjuna

Combretaceae

Tree

Arka-Shweta

Calotropis gigantea

Asclepicadaceae

Shrub

Arka-Rakta

Calotropis procera

Asclepicadaceae

Shrub

Ashwagandh

Withania somnifera Dunal

Solanaceae

Herb

Ashöka

Saraca indica

Caesalpinaceae

Tree

Ativisa

Aconitumn heterophyllum

Rananculaceae

Herb

Bakuci

Psoralea conlifolia

Papillionaceae

Herb

Bala

Sida cordifolia

Malvaceae

Herb

Aribala

Abutilon indicum

Malvaceae

Herb

Bhalltaka

Semecarpus anacardium

Anacardiaceae

Tree

Bhãrañgi

Clerodendron serratum

Verbenaceae

Shrub

Bhringraja

Eclipta alba

Asteraceae

Herb

Bibitaka

Terminalia belerica Roxb

Combretaceae

Tree

Bijaka

Pterocarpus marsupium

Papilionaceae

Tree

Brahmi

Bacopa moneri

Scrophulariaceae

Herb

Bruhati

Solanum indicum

Solanaceae

Shrub

Shweta-Chandana

Santalunm album

Solanaceae

Tree

Rakta-Chandana

Pierocarpus santalinus

Papilionaceae

Tree

Chitraka

Plumbago zeylanica

Plumbaginaceae

Herb

Dadima

Punica granatum

Punicaceae

Shrub

Devadaru

Cedrus deodara

Coniferae

Tree

Dhataki

Woodfordia fruticosa

Lythraceae

Shrub

Durva

Cynodon dactylon

Poaceae

Herb

Bilva

Aegle marmelos

Rutaceae

Tree

Ela

Elettaria cardomomum

Zingiberaceae

Herb

Eranda

Ricinus communis

Euphorbiaceae

Shrub

Gambhari

Gmelina arborea

Verbenaceae

Tree

Gõksura

Tribulus terrestris

Zygophyllaceae

Herb

Guduci

Tinospora cordifolia

Menispernaceae

Creeper

Guggulu

Commiphora mukul

Burseraccae

Shrub

Haridra

Curcuma longa

Zingiberaccae

Herb

Daruharidra

Berberis aristata

Berberidaccae

Shrub

Haritaki

Terminalia chebula

Combretaceae

Tree

Hingu

Ferula foetida

Apiaceae

Herb

Jambu

Eugenia jambolana

Myrtaceae

Tree 

Jatamansi

Nardostachys jatamansi

Valerianaceae

Herb

Jatiphala

Myristica fragrans

Myristicaceae

Tree

Kampillaka

Mallotus philippinensis

Euphorbiaccea

Tree

Kancanara

Bauhinia variegata

Caesalpinaceae

Tree

Kantakari

Solanum xanthocarpum

Solanaceae

Herb

Kapikacchu

Mucuna pruriens

Papilionaceae

Creeper

Karpura

Cinnamomum camphora

Lauraceae

Tree

Khadira

Acacia catecu

Mimosaceae

Tree

Kiratatikta

Swertia chirata

Gentianaceae

Herb

Kumari

Aloe vera

Liliaceae

Herb

Kupilu

Strychnos nux-vomica

Loganiaceae

Tree

Kustha

Saussurea lappa

Asteraceae

Herb

Kutaja

Holarrhena antidysenterica

Apocynaceae

Tree

Lavañga

Syzigium aromaticum

Symplocaceae

Tree

Jyotishmati

Celastrus paniculatus

Celasteraceae

Climber


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