Valaka (APORUSA LINDLEYANA) – Ayurveda Medicinal Plant
Valaka
APORUSA LINDLEYANA
Family – Eyphorbiaceae
Synonyms – Scepa lindleyana W.T
Vernacular names
K – Challe Mara, Sarali Sylla
Tan – Kodali, Vettil, Vetti
M – Kodali, Vetti
Tulu – Saral
San – Valaka
Morphology
Habit – Trees up to 15m hall
Bark – Smooth, shallowly fissured brownish, blaze pink
Branches – Branch lets, terate, glabrous
Leaves – Simple, alternate, spiral, stipules oblong lanceolate, acute
Inflorescena – Flowers unisexual,...
Haritha Manjari (Indian acalypha) – Ayurveda Medicinal Plant
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LITERARY REVIEW
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Haritaki – TERMINALIA CHEBULA Retz.
Haritaki:- TERMINALIA CHEBULA Retz.
COMBRETACEAE FAMILY
LITERARY REVIEW
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Rtuharitaki
It is classically recommended as rtuharitaki for using the drug during the course of different seasons.
Rtu
Anupana
Varsa
saindhava
Sarada
Sarkara
Hemanda
Sunthi
Sisira
Pippali
Vasantha
Madhu
Greeshma
Guda
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Barangi – CLERODENDRUM SERRATUM
BOTANICAL NAME : CLERODENDRUM SERRATUM
FAMILY : VERBENACEA
LITERARY REVIEW
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BALA – Sidacordifolia Linn.
INTRODUCTION
There is no reference of baladvaya in authoritative books of dravayaguna. Usually in the name of BaladvayaBalaAtibaladravyas are considering.
In Vedic literature BALA is described as Rasayana, Visaghna, Balya and prameghana.Majumdas is of the opinion that ‘Arundhati’ or Sahadevi’ may be Bala in the Vedic literature.
But in the bhavaprakashaNighantu there is reference for Balacatushtayam. Though...