THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA

1 THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIAPART- IVOLUME VGOVERNMENT OF INDIAMINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFAREDEPARTMENT OF AYUSHC ontents | Monographs | Abbreviations | AppendicesLegal Notices | General NoticesNote: This e-Book contains Computer Database generated Monographs which are reproduced from official publication. The order of contents under the sections of Synonyms, Rasa, Guna, Virya, Vipaka, Karma, Formulations, Therapeutic uses may be shuffled, but the contents are same from the original source. However, in case of doubt, the user is advised to refer the official NoticesGeneral NameBotanical NamePage No.(as per book)1 MRA HARIDR (Rhizome)Curcuma amada Roxb.

2 12 ANIS NA (Fruit)Pimpinella anisum Linn33A KOLAH(Leaf)Alangium salviifolium ( ) Wang54 RAGV DHA(Stem bark)Cassia fistula Linn85 SPHO (Root)Vallaris Solanacea Kuntze106 BAST NTR (Root)Argyreia nervosa ( ) (Stem Bark)Betula utilis (Root)Angelica Archangelica (Root Sock)Angelica glauca (Root)Imperata cylindrica (Linn) Beauv. 2111 DHANVAY SAH (Whole Plant)Fagonia cretica Linn. 2312 DRAVANT (Seed)Jatropha glandulifera (Whole Plant)Euphorbia prostrata LUKA (Seed)Prunus avium RA (Root)Coleus forskohlii Briq. 3316 GAVEDHUKA (Root)Coix lachryma-jobi LInn3517 GHO (Fruit)Ziziphus xylopyrus H (Rhizome and Fruit)Typha australis Schum. and Thonn. 3919HI SR (Root)Capparis spinosa Linn.

3 4120HI GUPATR (Leaf)Ferula jaeschkeana Vatke4321 ITKA A (Root)Sesbania bispinosa A(Stem)Sesbania bispinosa (Whole Plant)Phyla nodiflora Greene 49ii24J VAKAH (Pseudo Bulb)Malaxis acuminata (Heart Wood)Acacia suma (Buch-Ham)5426K KAJA GH (Seed)Peristrophe bicalyculata (Retz)Nees5627K KANAJA (Fruit)Physalis alkekengi Linn5828K L YAKA (Root and Stem)Coscinium fenestratum (Gaertn.) Colebr6029 KAP TANA (Stem Bark)Thespesia populnea(L.) Soland .ex Correa6330 KARKA A (Root)Momordica dioica ASPHO (Seed)Cardiospermum halicacabum Linn6732 KAR ASPHO (Root)Cardiospermum halicacabum Linn6933 KATT A (Whole Plant)Cymbopogon citrates (DC) Stapf7134 KEBUKA(Rhizome)Costus speciousus (Koerning ex Retz)7435 KHAKHASA (Seed)Papaver somniferum Linn7636 KHATM (Root)Althea officinalis Linn7837 KHATM (Seed)Althea officinalis Linn8038KH BKAL N (Seed)Sisymbrium irio Linn8239 KODRAVAH (Grain)Paspalum scrobiculatum Linn8440K RAK KOL (Bulb)Fritillaria royelei Hook 8641K H RAVID R (Root)Ipomoea digitata JANA (Rhizome)Alpinia galanga KAH(Seed)Careya arborea Roxb9344 LAT KARA JA (Seed)Caesalpinia bonduc(Linn) PHALA (Fruit)

4 Phyllanthus acidus (Lin.)Sklees9846 MADH LIK (Root)Eleusine corocana(L.) MED (Rhizome and Root)Polygonatum cirrhifolium Royle10248 MADHUSNUH (Tuberous Root)Smilax china Linn104iii49 MED SAKAH (Stem Bark)Listea chinensis Lam10650 MED SAKAH (Wood)Listea chinensis Lam10851ME A NG (Leaf)Gymnema sylvestre A NG (Root)Gymnema sylvestre (Root)Ficus arnottiana Miz. 11554N LAJHIN (Root)Barleria strigosa Willd11755 NIMBA (Root Bark)Azadirachta indica (Flower)Azadirachta indica (Fruit)Azadirachta indica AH (Seed)Butea monosperma (Lam.)Kuntze12559 PAL AH (Dried Flower)Butea monosperma (Lam.)Kuntze12760P RAS KAYAV N (Seed)Hyoscyamus niger Linn13061PA RA (Whole Plant)Aerva lanata (Linn.)

5 Juss13262P L H (Fruit)Salvadora persica Linn13563P L H (Leaf)Salvadora persica Linn13764P L H (Root)Salvadora persica Linn14065PO AGALA (Root)Typha elephantina N H (Aerial Part)Mentha viridis Linn14467 PULL N (Leaf)Calycopteris floribunda N (Root)Calycopteris floribunda N (Stem)Calycopteris floribunda T KARA JA (Stem Bark)Caesalpinia crista Linn15271R UKA (Seed)Vitex negundo Linn15472 RIDDHI (Tuber)Habenaria intermidia A (Whole Plant)Cymbopogon martini (Roxb.) Wats. 15974R M MASTAG (Resin)Pistacia lentiscus Linn16275 SARALA (Exudate)Pinus roxburghii Sagrent164iv76 SARPAGANDH (Root)Rauwlolfia serpentina (Linn) VETAPUNARNAV (Root)Borhaavia verticillata Poir 16878 TAILAPAR AH (Leaf)Eucalyptus globules Labill17079 TINI AH (Wood)Ougenia oojeinensis (Roxb)Hochr17280 TINTI KAH (Aerial Part)Rhus parviflora Roxb17481 TRAPU A (Seed)Cucumis sativus Linn.

6 17782T N (Stem Bark)Cedrela toona Roxb. 17983 VAND (Leaf)Dendrophthoe falcata ( ) Ettingsh. 18184 VAND (Stem)Dendrophthoe falcata ( ) Ettingsh. 18385 VAND (Aerial Root)Dendrophthoe falcata ( ) Ettingsh. 18586 VAND (Flower)Dendrophthoe falcata ( ) Ettingsh. 18787 VAND (Fruit)Dendrophthoe falcata ( ) Ettingsh. 18988 VANYAJ RAKA (Fruit)Centratherum anthelminticum (L.) Kuntze19189 VID R KANDA (Tuber)Pueraria tuberosa DC19390 VIRAL (Stem Bark)Diospyros exsculpta Buch-Ham19591VI AL (Root)Trichosanthes bracteata (Lam) Voigt19792VY GHRANAKHA (Fruit)Capparis horrida Apparatus for Tests and Weights and Testing Systematic Study of Crude Microscopic methods of Examining Crude Vegetable Types of Stomata Determination of Stomatal of Palisade of Vein Islet of Stomatal Determination of Quantitative Data of Vegetable of Foreign Matter and Determination of Foreign of Total Ash of Acid Insoluble Ash of Water Soluble of Alcohol soluble of Water Soluble o of Ether Soluble Extractive (Fixed Oil Content)

7 Of Moisture Content (Loss on Drying) of Volatile Oil in Processes used in Alkaloidal Extraction of for Complete Extraction of Layer Chromatography (TLC) Starch estimation (Mont Gomery 1957)[Spectrophotometric Method ] - Sugar estimation (Mont Gomery 1957) [Spectrophotometric method] - Fatty oil - Determination of Foaming - Protein estimation (Lowry et al, 1951) - Isolation of Forskohlin (Shah et al., 1980) - Method for Alkaloid Limit Limit Test for Test for Test for Heavy Test for Iron Test for Test for Physical Tests and per milliliter and Specific Gravity Reagents and Weights and Approximate Equivalents of Doses in Indian System and Metric SystemAppendix- 6 Classical AYURVEDIC ReferencesIndexEnglish equivalents of AYURVEDIC clinical conditions and diseases Monograph published Volume-IMonographs published in Volume-IIMonographs published in Volume-IIIM onographs published in Volume-IVvii LEGAL NOTICESIn INDIA there are laws dealing with drugs that are the subject of monographs which follow.

8 These monographs should be read subject to the restrictions imposed by these laws wherever they are is expedient that enquiry be made in each case in order to ensure that the provisions of the law are being complied general, the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 (subsequently amended in 1964 and 1982), the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1930 and the Poisons Act, 1919 and the rules framed thereunder should be consulted. Under the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, the AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA of INDIA ( ), Part-I, Vol. II, is the book of standards for single drugs included therein and the standards prescribed in the AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA of INDIA , Part-I, Vol. II would be official. If considered necessary these standards can be amended and the Chairman of the AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA Committee authorised to issue such amendments.

9 Whenever such amendments are issued the AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA of INDIA , Part-I, Vol. II, would be deemed to have been amended NOTICEST itle - The title of the book is AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA of Name of the Drugs - The name given on the top of each monograph of the drug is in Sanskrit as mentioned in the AYURVEDIC classics and/or in the AYURVEDIC Formulary of INDIA , Part-I and Part-II will be considered official. These names have been arranged in English alphabetical order. The Latin name (taxonomical nomenclature) of each drug as found in authentic scientific literature has been provided in the monograph in the introductory paragraph.

10 The official name will be the main title of the drug and its scientific name will also be considered as legal Para - Each monograph begins with an introductory paragraph indicating the part, scientific name of the drug in Latin with short description about its habit, distribution and method of collection, if - Synonyms of each drug appearing in each monograph in Sanskrit, English, Hindi, Urdu and other Indian regional languages have been mentioned as found in the classical texts, AYURVEDIC Formulary of INDIA , Part-I and Part-II as procured from the experts, scholars of Ayurveda and officials in the field from different - Italic type has been used for scientific name of the drug appearing in the introductory paragraph of each monograph as also for chemicals and reagents, substances or processes described in and Taste - Wherever a specific odour has been found it has been mentioned but the description as odourless or no odour has in many cases been avoided in the description, as large numbers of drugs have got no specific odour.