S. No.

Name of the species

Trade name

Part(s) in use

Indications

Vishisht Ayurvedic

Yog (Principal

ayurvedic drug

formulations)

Fruit, root

(Piplamool)

Root and fruit are used for diseases of

respiratory tract; as counter irritant and

analgesic for muscular pains and in

inflammation; as snuff in coma and

drowsiness and internally as a carminative

as sedative in insomnia and epilepsy; as

cholagogue in obstruction of bile duct and

gall bladder and as emmenagogue and

abortifacient

Trikatu Churna

Talisadi Churna

Gudpippali

Pippali khand,

Pippalyasav

29.

Piper nigrum Linn.

Kali Marich

Fruits

Fruits are used as condiment after drying

as black pepper or after processing into

white pepper; green fruits are pickled.

Possess biting pungent taste due to the

presence of an oleoresin. Pepper is

employed as an aromatic or a stimulant

and in weakness following fevers, as a

stomachic, and as an antiperiodic in

malarial fever, externally valued as a

rubefacient and as a local application for

relaxed sore throat, piles, and cutaneous

troubles

Trikatu Churan

Shwas Kuthar Ras

Marichadi Gutika

Marichadi tail

Marichadi Churan

Marichadya Ghrit

30.

Pistacia integerrima Stewart ex

Brandis

Karkatshringi

Leaf galls

Leaf galls are used for dyeing and tanning.

Medicinally used in asthma, phthisis, and

other diseases of respiratory tract and for

dysentery

Shringyadi Churan

Karkatadi Churna

Balchaturbhadra

Churna

31.

Polygonatum cirrhifolium Royle

Mahameda

Rhizome

Chavanprash

542

D. R. Nag and A. Nag