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Ayurvedic substances
- Ajamoda (Ajmod)Apium graveolens Linn.
- Amalaki (Amla)Phyllanthus emblica Linn. (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.)
- Ardraka (Adrak)Zingiber officinale Roscoe
- Bibhitaki (Baheda)Terminalia belerica Roxb.
- Chandrashura (Halon)Lepidium sativum Linn.
- Chavya (Chab)Piper chaba Hunter (also Piper officinarum C. DC.)
- Chitraka (Chita)Plumbago zeylanica Linn.
- Dhanyaka (Dhaniya)Coriandrum sativum Linn.
- Gajapippali (Gajpipal)Scindapsus officinalis Schott (syn. Pothos officinalis)
- Haritaki (Harad)Terminalia chebula Retz.
- Hingu (Hing)Ferula narthex Boiss. (also Ferula alliacea Boiss. and Ferula foetida Regel)
- Jiraka (Jeera)Cuminum cyminum Linn. (white jiraka); Carum carvi Linn. (black jiraka)
- Kalajaji (Kalonji)Nigella sativa Linn.
- Maricha (Black pepper)Piper nigrum Linn.
- Methika (Methi)Trigonella foenum-graecum Linn.
- Mishreya (Saunf)Foeniculum vulgare Mill.
- Parasika yavani (Khurasani ajwain)Hyoscyamus niger Linn.
- Pippali (Pipal)Piper longum Linn.
- Pippalimula (Pipalamul)Piper longum Linn. (root)
- Shatapushpa (Soya)Anethum sowa Kurz
- Shunthi (Sonth)Zingiber officinale Roscoe
- TrikatuTrikatu is the Ayurvedic formulation of the three pungent spices: shunthi (dry ginger), pippali (long pepper) and maricha (black pepper). The Bhavaprakasha Nighantu gives its four names in one verse and says in the next that it kindles digestion and is used in breathlessness, cough, skin disease, obesity and several other conditions.
- TriphalaTriphala is the Ayurvedic formulation of three fruits, haritaki (harad), bibhitaki (baheda) and amalaki (amla), taken in equal parts. The Bhavaprakasha Nighantu gives its names in two verses and says it removes kapha and pitta and is used in prameha, skin disease and intermittent fever.
- Yavani (Ajwain)Carum copticum Benth. & Hook. (syn. Trachyspermum ammi Linn.)