Ayurvedic Medicinal Herbs and their Botanical Names
Medicinal plants, herbs, spices and herbal remedies are known to Ayurveda in India since long times. There are many medicinal herbs and spices, which find place in our daily uses, many of these, are used as herbal remedies. Many cooked foods contain spices. Some minor ailments like common cold, cough, etc. may be cured by herbal remedies with use of medicinal properties of spices. Therapeutical properties of medical plants are very useful in healing various diseases and the advantage of these medicinal plants is being 100% natural.
Common Herbs / plants Used in Ayurveda Treatment
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| Shikekai | Acacia Concinna | Shikekai |
| Calamus | Acorus Calamus | Vekhand (Sweet Flag) |
| Malabar nut tree | Adhatoda Vasica | Vasa, Adulsa >>> |
| Thai ginger | Alpini Galangal | Kashtha (Galanja Grand) |
| Indian Alces | Aloe Indica | Kumari(Aloe vera) >>> |
| Garlic >>> | Allium sativum | Lashuna(Rasona) >>> |
| Khus | Andropogon Muricatus | Wala(Khus) |
| Indian Asparagus >>> | Asparagus Racemoses | Shatavari (Wild Asparagus) >>> |
| Neem >>> | Azadirachta Indica | Kadunimb(Neem) >>> |
| Mukul,myrrh tree >>> | Balsamodendron Mukul | Guggul >>> |
| Indian Berberry, Tree Turmeric | Berberis Aristata | Daruhalad |
| Hog Weed, Pig Weed | Boerhavia Diffusa | Punarnava |
| Papaya, Paw Paw, Kates | Carica Papaya | Papai |
| Cinnamon >>> | Cinnamomum zeylanicum | Dalchini >>> |
| Bitter Orange | Citrus Aurantium | Santra sal(Tangerine) |
| mango ginger | Curcuma Amada | Ambehalad |
| Turmeric >>> | Curcuma Longa | Haridra >>> |
| Zedoary Root, White Turmeric | Curcuma Zedoaria | Kachur Sugandhi(Zeodary) |
| cypriol | Cyperus Scariosus | Nagarmotha |
| False Daisy | Eclipta Prestrata | Maka(Bhringraj) |
| embelia, vidang | Embelia Ribes | Vavding(False Pepper) |
| Acacia Concinna | plum rose, rose apple | Jambhool Seed(Jambolana) |
| Dhamasa | Fagonia Arabica | Dhamasa |
| Sacred Fig, Bo-Tree | Ficus Religiosa | Pimpal mool |
| Liquorice | Glycyrrhiza Glabra | Yashtimadhu(Licorice) >>> |
| Spiked Ginger Lily | Hedychium Spicatum | Kapur Kacherii |
| Brahmi >>>, Mandukparni | Bacopa monnieri | Brahmi >>> |
| China rose ,shoe flower | Hibiscus Rosa-sinensis | Jaswand |
| Bitter Oleander, Connessi Bark | Holarrhena Antidysenterica | Kuda (Cinkona) |
| Bottle gourd >>> | Lagenaria siceraria | Bottle gourd >>> |
| Henna | Lausonia Alba | Mehndi |
| Acacia Concinna | Ceylon ironwood, Indian rose chestnut, Cobra's saffron | Nagkeshhar |
| Bitter Melon | Momordica Charantia | Karle(Bitter Melon) |
| Holy Basil Seed | Ocimum santum -Seed | Tulas bee(Holy Basil) |
| Holy Basil >>> | Ocimum Senclum-Leaves | Tulasi(Holy Basil) >>> |
| Indian gooseberry >>> | Phyllanthus Embelica | Avalkathi(Amla) >>> |
| Stonebreaker >>> | Phyllanthus niruri | Bhuiamla , Bhumiamalaki >>> |
| Black Pepper | Piper Nigrum | Black Mire(Black Pepper) |
| Long Pepper | Piper Longum | Pimpli |
| Bakuchi | Psoralea Corrglifolia | Bawchi |
| Rose Petal Pwd | Rose Petal Pwd | Rose Petal Pwd |
| Indian Madder | Rubia Cordifolia | Manjishtha >>> |
| sandalwood | Santalum Album | Chandan |
| Soapnut tree | Sapindus Trifoliatus | Ritha(Soapnut tree) |
| Ashoka >>> | Saraca Indica | Ashoka >>> |
| Clearing Nut Tree, Bitter Stick | Swertia Chirata | Kadechirayat |
| Lodh tree | Symploccs Racemosa | Lodhra |
| Indian Silver Greywood | Terminallia Bellerica | Behada |
| White Marudah, White Murdh >>> | Terminallia Arjuna | Arjuna >>> |
| Black Myrobalan,Chebulic Myrobalan | Terminalia Chebula | Haritaki |
| Giloya | Tinospora Cardifolia | Guduchi >>> |
| Tribulus | Tribulas Terrestris | Gokhru |
| Fenugreek | Trigonella | Methi |
| Three herbs >>> | Triphala >>> | Three herbs- Amalaki, Bibhitaka, Haritaki >>> |
| Ironweed | Vernoia Anthelmintica | Kadujire |
| Indian ginseng, Winter cherry >>> | Withania Somnifera | Ashwagandha >>> |
| Sweet Indrajao,Ivory wood, Pala indigo >>> | Wrightia Tinctoria | Sveta kutaja >>> |
| Ginger | Zingiber Officinale | Soontha (Ginger Pwd) |
| Three pungents / Three peppers >>> | Trikatu >>> | Three herbs-Black Pepper, Long Pepper and Ginger >>> |
| mineral pitch >>> | Asphaltum | Shilajit >>> |
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