Herbs Useful in Daily Regimen along with their Properties

 

S. No.	Name of the Drug (Botanical Name)	Rasa	Guna	Veerya	Vipaka	Karma	Action
1	Vata (Ficus benghalensis L.)	Kashaya	Guru, Ruksha	Sheeta	Katu	Varnya, Grahi, Yoni Vishodhana	Wound healing, antiseptic, antibacterial, Kapha-Pitta Nashana
2	Udumbar (Ficus racemosa L.)	Madhura, Kashaya	Guru, Ruksha	Sheeta	Katu	Varnya, Vrana Shodhana, Ropana	Wound healing, antiseptic, antibacterial
3	Plaksha (Ficus lacor Buch.-Ham.)	Kashaya	Guru, Ruksha	Sheeta	Katu	Varnya, Yoni Vishodhana	Wound healing, antiseptic, antibacterial
4	Peepal / Ashwatha (Ficus religiosa L.)	Kashaya	Guru, Ruksha	Sheeta	Katu	Varnya, Yoni Vishodhana	Wound healing, antiseptic, antibacterial
5	Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.)	Kashaya, Madhura	Guru, Snigdha	Sheeta	Madhura	Deepana, Shukrala, Basti Shodhaka	Useful in burns, rashes, wounds
6	Til (Sesame) (Sesamum indicum L.)	Katu, Tikta, Madhura	Guru, Snigdha	Ushna	Katu	Grahi, Tvachya, Keshya, Shukrala	Skin nourishment
7	Mudga (Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek)	Madhura	Laghu, Ruksha	Sheeta	Madhura	Grahi, Netrya	Antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic
8	Kulatha (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.)	Kashaya	Laghu, Sara	Ushna	Katu	Swedajanana, Krimighna, Ashmarihara	Antioxidant, free-radical scavenger
9	Chandana (Santalum album L.)	Tikta	Laghu, Ruksha	Sheeta	Katu	Pittanashana, Shoshana	Useful in weakness, fever, UTI, inflammation
10	Aadraka (Ginger) (Zingiber officinale Roscoe)	Katu	Guru, Tikshna	Ushna	Madhura	Deepana, Bhedana, Kapha-Vatanashana	Anti-inflammatory, antithrombotic
11	Dadima (Pomegranate) (Punica granatum L.)	Madhura, Kashaya	Laghu, Snigdha	Sheeta	Madhura	Deepana, Rochana, Grahi, Tridoshaghna	Antimicrobial, rich in Vitamin-C
12	Banana (Musa sapientum L.)	Madhura	Guru, Snigdha	Sheeta	Madhura	Brimhana, Vrishya, Vatanashaka	Useful in general weakness
13	Cucumber / Trapusa (Cucumis sativus L.)	Madhura	Laghu	Sheeta	Madhura	Klamanashaka, Tridoshanashana	Diuretic, antidiabetic
14	Triphala (Amalaki, Haritaki, Bibhitaki)	—	—	—	—	Deepana, Chakshushya, Kapha-Pittanashana	Antibiotic, anti-inflammatory
15	Panchavalkala (Vata, Udumbar, Peepal, Parisha, Plaksha)	Kashaya	Laghu, Ruksha	Sheeta	Katu	Vrana Ropana	Wound healing
16	Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss.)	Tikta	Laghu, Snigdha	Ushna	Katu	Vranya, Krimighna	Antibacterial, antifungal
17	Babool (Acacia nilotica (L.) Delile)	Kashaya	Guru, Ruksha	Sheeta	Katu	Grahi, Krimighna	Antibacterial, Kaphanashaka
18	Khadira (Acacia catechu (L.f.) Willd.)	Tikta, Kashaya	Laghu, Ruksha	Sheeta	Katu	Dantya, Kandughna, Krimighna	Antimicrobial
19	Pilu (Salvadora persica L.)	Madhura, Tikta	Laghu, Snigdha	Anati-Ushna	Katu	Bhedana, Tridoshanashana	Antibacterial, analgesic, diuretic
20	Jeeraka (Cumin) (Cuminum cyminum L.)	Katu	Laghu, Ruksha	Ushna	Katu	Grahi, Deepana, Medhya	Useful in diarrhea, colic, bowel spasms
21	Padmaka (Prunus puddum)	Kashaya, Tikta	Laghu