HERBALS
Herbs are one group of nature’s gifts, they include leaves, bark,
berries, roots, gums, seeds, stems and flowers and have been used successfully for
thousands of years, our ancestors used them otherwise we wouldn’t be here!
Herbal medicine is the most ancient form of health care known to man.
Herbs have been used in all cultures since history records were recorded herbal medicine
has such an extraordinary influence that numerous alternative medicine therapist treat
their patients with herbal remedies, including Ayurved. Unlike other systems
Ayurved’s main prescription depends on herbs only.
Records of oldest civilizations, such as Egyptian, Persian, Hebrew &
above all Indians medical practices reveal that herbs were used to cure practically every
known illness. In Ayurved, herbal remedies come in a variety of different forms: herbal
bath, herbal capsule, herbal compresses, herbal douches, herbal electorates, herbal
extract, herbal implants, herbal oils, herbal poultices and plasters, herbal salves,
herbal teas, herbal infusions, herbal ointment, herbal decoction & herbal wraps.
The majority of prescriptions as treatment in herbal Ayurved medicine are actually
mixtures of herbs, plant extracts and other organic substances, rather than just strictly
on herb for every disorder, disease and anomaly.
Herbal medicines are also known as botanical medicine. An herb is a part
of a plant that can be used for healing purposes (as a potion or remedy). An herb can be a
leaf, a flower, a steam, a seed, a root, a fruit, bark or any other plant part that can
treat wounds, abrasions, cuts and a number of other conditions.
Here we give the list of some important herbs & spices used in
Ayurved:
INDIAN INDEX:
COMMON TRADE NAME |
BOTANICAL / ENGLISH NAME |
| ADUSA |
ADHATODA
VASICA LEAVE |
| AFTIMUN |
CUSCUTA
REFLEXA |
| AJMODA |
PETROSELINUM
CRISPUM PARSELY SEEDS |
| AJWAIN |
PTYCHTIS
AJOWAN |
| ALUM |
ALUM |
| AMBA HALDI |
CURCUMA
AMADA / MANGO GINGER |
| AMLA |
EMBLICA
OFFICINALIS / INDIAN GOOSE BERRY |
| AMLBED |
VILIST
TRIFOLIATUS |
| AMLA |
PHYLLOMTHUS
EMBLICA |
| ANANTMOL |
HEMIDESMUS
INDICUS / INDIAN SARSAPARILLA |
| ANAR-CHILKA |
PUNICA
GRANATUM |
| ANNATO SEEDS |
BIXA
ORELLANA |
| ARITHA / SOAP NUT |
SAPINDUS
TRIFOLIA |
| ARJUN CHHAL |
TERMINALIA
ARJUNA |
| ASELIO |
LEPIDUM
SATIVAM |
| ASGANDH |
WITHNANIA
SOMNIFERA |
| BAKUL CHHAL |
MIMUSOPS
ELENGI |
| BAVCHI |
PSORALEA
CORYLIFOLIA |
| BEDARIKAND |
PUREARIA
TUBEROSA ROOTS |
| BEHDA |
TERMINALIA
BELERICA BELERICA MYROBALAN |
| BHILAMA |
SEMECARPUS
ANACARDIAUM |
| BHUMI AMLA |
ECLIPTA
ALBA |
| BORA FLOWERS |
BORA
FLOWERS |
| BRAHMI / GOTU KOLA |
GENTELLA/HYDROCOTYLE
ASIATICA |
| CARYOPHYLATEA |
CARYOPHYLATEA
AROMATICA LEAVES |
| CASSIA LEAVES |
CASSIA
AURICULATA |
| CASURANIA PODS |
CADURANIA
PODS |
| CHAKSOO |
CASSIA
ABUS |
| CHANOTI / RED GUNJI |
ABRUS
PRECATORIUS |
| CHITREK |
PLUMBAGO
ZEYLANICA |
| COXCOMB FLOWER |
COXCOMB
FLOWER |
| DAGAD PHOOL |
PERMALIA
PERLATA |
| DATURA BEEJ |
DATURA
METELODIES |
| DATURA LEAVES |
DATURA
METELODIES |
| DIKAMALI |
GARDENIA
GUMNIFERA/LUCIDA |
| DHAWDI FLOWER |
WOOD
FORDIA FRUTICOSA FIRE FLAME |
| EUCALYPTUS LEAVES |
EUALYPTUS
LEAVES |
| EUCALYPTUS PODS |
EUCALYPTUS
PODS |
| EUPHORIBA HERBS |
EUPHORIBA
PILILULIFERA HERBS |
| FUVAR SEEDS |
CASSIA
TORA |
| GALO |
TINOSPORA
CORDIFOLIA HEART LEAVED MOONSEED |
| GARCINIA CAMBOGIA |
GARCINIA
CAMBOGIA |
| GLOBE AMBERNATH FLOWERS |
GLOBE
AMBERNATH FLOWERS |
| GODAVACH |
ACORUS
CALAMUS SWEET FLAG |
| GOKHRU |
TRIFALAS
TERRESTRIS |
| GOKHRU |
REDALIUM
MUREX |
| GORKHAMUNDI |
SPHARANTHUS |
| GULABFUL |
ROSA
DAMANCENA ROSE FLOWER |
| GULBANFSHA |
VIOLA
ODARATA WILD VIOLET |
| GULMAR BUTTI |
GYMNENMA
SYLVESTER LEAVES |
| HENNA LEAVES |
LAWSONIA
INERMIS |
| HIMEJ |
TERMNALIA
CHEBULA CHEBULIC MYROBALAN |
| INDERJAV |
WRIGHTIA
TINCTORIA |
| INDIGO LEAVES/ROOTS |
INDIGOFRA
TINCTORIALEAVES/ROOTS |
| ISABGUL |
PLANTAGO
OVATA PYSLLIUM |
| ISHWARMUL |
ARISTOLOCHIA
INDICA / THE INDIAN BIRTHWORT |
| JADWAR |
DELPHINUM
DENUDATUM |
| JAMALGOTA |
CROTON
TIGLIUM |
| JAMALGOTA |
JATROPHA
CURCAS |
| JAMOON BEEJ |
EUGENIA
JAMBOLANA SEEDS/BARK |
| JANGLI PIYAJ |
URGINEA
INDIACA ROOTS |
| JASVANT FLOWER |
HIBISCUS
FLOWER |
| JIWANTI |
DENDROBIUM
MACREAL |
| KACHURO |
CURCUMA
ZEDOARIA |
| KAHU |
LACTUCA
SCARIOLA |
| KAKDA SINGI |
RHUS
SUCCEDANEA GALLS |
| KAKFAL |
ANAMIRTA
COCCULUS |
| KAKRA SINGH |
PISTACIA
INTEGENIMA STEWART |
| KAKACH / GATERAN |
CAESALPINIA
CRISTA |
| KALA DANA |
IMPOMOEA
HEDERACEA |
| KALI ZEERI |
CENTRATHERUM
ANTHELMISTICM |
| KALIJIRI |
VERONINA
ANTHELMINTICA |
| KALIMUSLI |
CURCULIGO
ORCHIOIDES |
| KALMEGH |
ANDROGRAPHIS
PANICULATA / THE CREAT |
| KALOONJI |
NIGELLA
SATIVAS |
| KAMALA |
NELUMBO
NUCIFERA SEEDS |
| KAPILA |
MALLOTUS
PHILIPPENSIS |
| KAPOOR KACHLI |
HEDYCHIUM
SPICATUM |
| KAVACHA |
MUCUNA
PRURIENS COMMON COWITCH |
| KESU FLOWER |
BUTEA
MONOSPERMA |
| KHOKALI |
ACALYPHA
INDICA HERBS |
| KULINJAN |
ALPIMA
GALANGA GALANGAL |
| KUSUM FLOWER SAF-FLOWER |
CARTHANUS
OXYCANTHUS/TINCTORIUS |
| KUTH |
COSTUS
ROOTS |
| KUTKI |
PICROHIZA
KURRODA |
| LAJWANTI |
ASTERCANTHA
LONGIFOLIA |
| LEMON GRASS |
LEMON
GRASS |
| LODHER |
SYMPLOCOS
RACEMOSA |
| MAJITH |
RUBIA
CORDIFOLIA MADDER ROOTS |
| MAJITH |
OLDENLANDIA
UMBELLATA |
| MALKANGNI |
CELASTURUS
PANICULATA |
| MANIRA |
COPTIS
ROOTS |
| MARDASING |
HELEGTERES
ISORA SCREW PODS |
| MARIGOLD |
TAGETES
ERECTA |
| MUSKDANA |
HIBISCUS
ABELMOSCHUS MUSK MALLOW |
| NAGARMOTH |
CYPERUS
ROTUNDUS SCARIOSUS |
| NARKACHOOR |
CURUMA
CASSIA |
| NILOFER |
NYMPHAEA
LOTUS |
| NIMB,NEEM |
AZADIRACHTA
INDICA MARGOSA |
| NIRMALI |
STRYCHNOS
POTATORUM SEEDS |
| NUX VOMICA SEEDS |
STRYCHNOS
NUX VOMICA SEEDS |
| PAKHANBED |
BERGENIA
LIGULATA |
| PAPPYA LEAVES |
CARICA
PAPAYA LEAVES |
| PASSIFLORA |
PASSIFLORA
FOETIDA / PASSION FLOWER HERB |
| PERIWINKLE |
VINCA
ROSEA LEAVES/ROOTS |
| PHYLATHUS NIRURI |
PHYLATHUS
NIRURI |
| PIPAL |
PIPER
LONGUM LONG PEPPER |
| PUNARNAVA |
BOERHAVIA
DIFFUSA ROOT THE SPREADING HOG-WEED |
| RATANJOT |
ONOSMA
ECHIOIDES |
| SAFED MOOSLI |
ASPARAGUS
ADSCENDENS |
| SATAVER WHITE |
ASPARAGUS
RACEMOSUS |
| SATAVER YELLOW |
ASPARAGUS
RACEMOSUS |
| SENEGA ROOTS |
POLYGALA
SENEGA ROOTS |
| SENNA LEAVES |
CASSIA
ANGUSLIFOUA |
| SENNA PODS |
CASSIA
ANGUSLIFOUA |
| SENNA LEAVES |
CASSIA
OBOVATA |
| SHIKAKAI |
ACACIA
CONCINNA |
| SINDHA NIMAK |
ROCK SALT
|
| SINGODA |
TRAPA
BISPINOSA /INDIAN WATER CHESTNUT |
| TARBOOZ SEEDS |
CUCOMIS
MELO SEEDS / SWEET MELON SEEDS |
| TALMAKHANA |
HYGROPHILA
SPINOSA |
| TEJPATTA |
CINNAMOMUM
TAMALA |
| TUKHMURIA SMALL/BIG |
OCIMUM
BASILICUM SWEET BASIL SEEDS |
| TULHMALANGA / BALUNGA |
LALLEMANTIA
REYLENNE |
| TULSI LEAVES |
OCIMUM
SANCTRUM |
| TULSI SEEDS |
OCIMUM
SANCTRUM |
| VACUMBA |
CAREYA
ARBOREA |
| VALLERIAN ROOTS |
VALLERIAN
ROOTS |
| VALLERIAN ROOTS WITH QQ ROOTLETS |
VALLERIAN
ROOTS WITH ROOTLETS |
| VELVETE FLOWERS |
VELVETE
FLOWERS |
| VIBURNUM BARK |
VIBURNUM
FOETIDUM |
HERBS & SPICES: -
BOTANICAL / ENGLISH NAME |
COMMON TRADE NAME |
| ABRUS
PRECATORIUS |
CHANOTI
/ RED GUNJI |
| ACACIA
CONCINNA |
SHIKAKAI |
| ACALYPHA
INDICA HERBS |
KHOKALI |
| ACORUS
CALAMUS |
GODAVACH
/ SWEET FLAG |
| ADATHODA
VASICA LEAVES |
ADUSA
|
| PTYCHOTIS
AJOWAN |
AJWAIN |
| ALPIMA
GALANGA GALANGAL |
KULINJAN
/ GALANGAL |
| ANAMIRTA
COCCULUS |
KAKFAL |
| ANDROGRAPHIS
PANICULATA / THE CREAT |
KALMEGH |
| ARISTOLOCHIA
INDICA THE INDIAN BIRTHWORT |
ISHWARMUL |
| ASPARAGUS
ADSCENDENS |
SAFED
MOOSLI |
| ASPARAGUS
RACEMOSUS |
SATAVER
YELLOW |
| ASTERCANTHA
LONGIFOLIA |
LAJWANTI |
| BASILICUM
OCIMUM |
TUKHMURIA
SMALL/BIG |
| BERGENIA
LIGULATA |
PAKHANBED |
| BIXA ORELLANA
|
ANNATO
SEEDS |
| BOERHAVIA
DIFFINSA ROOT THE SPREADING HOG-WEED |
PUNARNAVA |
| BORA FLOWERS |
BORA
FLOWERS |
| BUTEA
MONOSPERMA |
KESU
FLOWER |
| CAESALPINIA
CRISTA |
KAKACH
/ GATERAN |
| CAREYA
ARBOREA |
VACUMBA
|
| CARICA PAPAYA
LEAVES |
PAPPYA
LEAVES |
| CARTHANUS
OXYCANTHUS/TINCTORIUS |
KUSUM
FLOWER / SAF FLOWER |
| CARYOPHYLATEA
AROMATICA LEAVES |
CARYOPHYLATEA |
| CASSIA
ANGUSLIFOUA |
SENNA
LEAVES |
| CASSIA
ANGUSLIFOUA |
SENNA
PODS |
| CASSIA ABUS |
CHAKSOO |
| CASSIA TORA |
FUVAR
SEEDS |
| CASSIA
OBOVATA |
SENNA
LEAVES |
| CASURANIA
PODS |
CASURANIA
PODS |
| CENTELLA/HYDROCOTYLE
ASIATICA |
BRAHMI
/ GOTU KOLA |
| CENTRATHERUM
ANTHELMISTICUM |
KALI
ZEERI |
| CELASTURUS
PANICUNLATA |
MALKANGNI |
| CHINCHONA
BARK |
CHINCHONA
BARK |
| CHINCHONA
TAMALA |
TEJPATTA |
| COPTIS ROOTS |
MAMIRA |
| COSTUS ROOTS |
KUTH |
| COXCOMB
FLOWER |
COXCOMB
FLOWER |
| CROTON
TIGLIUM |
ALGOTA |
| CUCOMIS MELO
SEEDS / SWEET MELON SEEDS |
TARBUZ
SEEDS |
| CURCULIGO
ORCHIOIDES |
KALIMUSLI |
| CURCUMA
ZEDOARIA |
KACHURO |
| CURUMA CASSIA
|
NARKACHOOR |
| CUSCUTA
REFLEXA |
AFTIMUN |
| CYPERUS
ROTUNDUS SCARIOSUS |
NAGARMOTH |
| DATURA
METELOIDES HERBS |
DATURA
BEEJ |
| DATURA
METELOIDES SEEDS |
DATURA
LEAVES |
| DELPHINUM
DENUDATUM |
JADWAR |
| EUALYPTUS
LEAVES |
EUCALYPTUS
LEAVES |
| EUALYPTUS
PODS |
EUALYPTUS
PODS |
| ECLIPTA ALBA |
BHUMI
AMLA |
| EUGENIA
JAMBOLANA SEEDS/BARK |
JAMOON
BEEJ |
| EUPHORBIA
PILILULIFERA HERBS |
EUPHORBIA
HERBS |
| GARCINIA
CAMBOGIA |
GARCINIA
CAMBOGIA |
| GARDENIA
GUMNIFER/LUCIDA |
DIKAMALI |
| GLOBE
AMBERNATH FLOWERS |
GLOBE
AMBERNATH FLOWERS |
| GYMNENMIA
SYLVESTER LEAVES |
GULMARG
BUTTI |
| HEDYCHIUM
SPICATUM |
KAPOOR
KACHIL |
| HELIGTERES |
MARDASING |
| HEMIDESMUS
INDICUS |
ANANTMOL |
| HIBISCUS
ABELMOSCHUS /MUCK MALLOW |
MUSKDANA |
| HIBISCUS
FLOWER |
JASWANTI
FLOWER |
| HYGROPHILA
SPINOSA |
TALMAKHANA |
| IMPOMOEA
HIDERACEA |
KALA
DANA |
| INDIGOFRA
TINCTORIA LEAVES / ROOTS |
INDIGO
LEAVES / ROOTS |
| JATROPHA
CURCAS |
JAMALGOTA |
| LACTUCA
SCARIOLA |
KAHU |
| LALLEMANTIA
REYLENNE |
TUKHMALANGA
/ BALUNGA |
| LAWSONIA
INERMIS |
HENNA
LEAVES |
| LEMON GRASS |
LEMON
GRASS |
| LEPIDUM
SATIVAM |
ASELIO |
| LONG PEPPER |
PIPAL
|
| MELIA
AZEDARACH |
NIMB |
| MALLOTUS
PHILIPPENSIS |
KAPILA
|
| MERINDA
CITRIFOLIA |
KAMALA
|
| MIMUSOPS
ELENGI |
BAKUL
CHHAL |
| MYRICA NAGI |
KAIPHAL |
| NELUMBO
NUCIFERA SEEDS |
KAMALA |
| NIGELLA
SATIVAS |
KALOONJI |
| NYMPHAEA
LOTUS |
NILOFER
|
| OCIMUM
BASIKICUM SWEET BASIL SEEDS |
TUKHMURIA
SMALL/BIG |
| OCIMUM
SANCTRUM |
TULSI
LEAVES |
| OCIMUM
SANCTRUM |
TULSI |
| OLDENLANDIA
UMBELLATA |
MAJITH |
| ONOSMA
ECHIOIDES |
RATANJOT |
| PARSELY SEEDS
/ PERTROSELINUM CRISPUM |
AJMODA |
| PASSIFLORA
FOETIDA / PASSION FLOWER HERBS |
PASSIFLORA |
| PEDALIUM
MUREX |
GOKHRU |
| PERMALIA
PERLATA |
DAGAD
PHOOL |
| PHYLATHUS
NIRURI |
PHYLATHUS
NIRURI |
| PHYLLOMTHUS
EMBLICA |
AMLA |
| PICROHIZA
KURRODA |
KUTKI |
| PISTACIA
INTEGENIMA STEWART |
KAKRA
SINGH |
| PLANTAGO
OVATA / PYSLLIUM |
ISABGUL |
| PLUMBAGO
ZEYLANICA |
CHITREK |
| POLYGALA
SENEGA ROOTS |
SENEGA
ROOTS |
| PROSALEA
CORYLIFOLIA |
BAVCHI
|
| PUREARIA
TUBEROSA ROOTS |
BEDARIKAND |
| PUNCA
GRANATUM |
CHILKA |
| RHUS
SUCCEDANEA GALLS |
KAKDA
SINGI |
| ROCK SALT |
SIMDHA
NIMAK |
| ROSA
DAMANCENA |
GULABFUL
/ ROSE FLOWER |
| RUBIA
CORDIFOLIA MADDER ROOTS |
MAJITH |
| SAPINDUS
TRIFOLIA |
ARITHA
/ SOAP NUT |
| SEMECARPUS
ANACARDIAUM |
BHILAMA
|
| SPHARANTHUS |
GORKHAMUNDI |
| STRYCHNOS NUX
VOMICA SEEDS |
NUX
VOMICA SEEDS |
| SYMPLOCOS
RACEMOSA |
LODHER |
| TAGETES
ERECTA |
MERIGOLD |
| TERMINALIA
ARJUNA |
ARJUN
CHHAL |
| TERMINALIA
BELLERICA / BELERIC MYROBALAN |
BEHDA |
| TERMNALIA
CHEBULA / CHEMBULIC MYROBALAN |
HIMEJ |
| TINOSPORA
CORDIFOLA / HEART LEAVED MOONSEED |
GALO |
| TINOSPORA
CORDIFOLA |
JIWANTI
|
| TRAP
BISPINOSA / INDIAN WATER CHESTNUT |
SINGODA
|
| TRIFALAS
TERRESTRIS |
GOKHRU |
| URGINEA
INDIACA ROOTS |
JANGLI
PIYAJ |
| VALLERIAN
ROOTS |
VALLERIAN
ROOTS |
| VALLERIAN
ROOTS WITH ROOTLETS |
VALLERIAN
ROOTS WITH ROOTLETS |
| VELVETE
FLOWERS |
VELVETE
FLOWERS |
| VIBURNUM BARK |
VIBURNUM
FOETIDUM |
| VILIS
TRIFOLIATUS |
AMLBED
|
| VINCA ROSEA
LEAVES / ROOTS |
PERIWINKLE
|
| VIOLA ODARATA
|
GULEBANFSHA
|
| WITHNANIA
SOMNIFERA |
ASGANDH |
| WRIGHTIA
TINCTORIA |
INDERJAV |
|
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