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Sanskrit: Tagara Hindi: Tagar, Bala-tagra, Sugandh-bala English: Indian Valerian Latin: Valeriana wallichii DC. (V. leschenauitic, V. brunoniana) Part Used: Rhizome (root) Habitat: Himalayan temperate regions, Kashmir, Bhutan; Afghanistan […]

Sanskrit: Pippalí Hindi: Pippalí, Pipal English: Long Pepper, Dried Catkins Latin: Piper longum Linn. Part Used: Fruit Habitat: Indigenous to North-Eastern and Southern India; Sri Lanka, […]

Sanskrit: Vachá (meaning: speaking) Hindi: Bach English: Calamus Latin: Acornus calamus Linn. Part Used: Rhizome Habitat: A semiaquatic perennial cultivated in damp marshy places, or by the edge of lakes and streams […]

Hindi: Kanchnar English: Mountain Ebony Latin: Bauhinia variegata Linn. (B.racemosa) Part Used: Bark,root, bud, gum,leaves, seed, flowers Habitat: Sub-Himalayantract, forests of India and Burma (Myanmar) Energetics: Sweet, bitter, astringent, PK- V+ Tissues: […]

Hindi: Sambhalu English: Five Leafed Chaste Tree Latin: Vitex negundo Linn. Part Used: Roots, root, flowers, leaves, bark Habitat: Bengal, Southern India, Himalayas; Burma (Myanmar) Energetics: Leaves—bitter; […]