Aakaarkarabh ( Acmella oleracia) This plant is known as akarkara in Hindi and commonly known as toothache plant or electric daisy in English. It belongs to family Asteraceae. It’s description is not found in the ancient Ayurvedic books. References about akarkara start...
Tanduliyak ( Amaranthus spinosus) This plant is commonly known as chaulai in Hindi and thorny amaranth in English. It belongs to family Amaranthaceae. It is a plant native to the tropical Americas, but is present on most continents as an introduced species and...
Changeri (Oxalis corniculata) This herb is known as tinpatia in Hindi and Indian sorrel in English. It belongs to family Oxiladaceae and Changeri kula in Ayurveda. This herbaceous plant is widely naturalized and its original habitat is obscure. It is considered a...
Dugdha Pheni/Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) This herb is known as dudhali in Hindi and lion’s tooth, puffball in English. It belongs to family Asteraceae or Parpatadi Varga in Raj Nighantu, Ayurveda. It is native to Eurasia and North America, but now propagates as...
Erand Karkati ( Carica Papaya) Erand karkati is known as papita in Hindi and papaya in English. It belongs to family Caricaceae and Erand karkati kul in Ayurveda. Papaya is a giant herbaceous plant resembling a tree but it is not woody. Its origin is in the tropics of...
Gaajar Ghaas ( Parthenium hysterophorus) This plant is also known as chatak chaandani in Hindi and carrot grass/santa maria feverfew in English. It belongs to family Asteraceae. Native to Mexico, Caribbean, Central and South America, this weed is believed to have been...
