S. No.

Name of the species

Trade name

Part(s) in use

Indications

Vishisht Ayurvedic

Yog (Principal

ayurvedic drug

formulations)

senile debility. Antioxidant and immunity

enhancer

Ashwagandha Ghrita

Ashwagandha Arisht

42.

Zingiber officinale Rosc.

Adrak (fresh),

Sunthi (dried)

Rhizome

Rhizome is highly esteemed as a spice for

its characteristic odor and warm pungent

taste. Dried ginger (Sunthi) is widely used

for flavoring foods, for extraction of

oleoresins, and preparation of extracts and

distillation of an essential oil called oil of

ginger. It is antioxidant and used as a

constituent of various ayurvedic

preparations

Ardraka Khand

Panchsam Churna

Samsharkra Churan

Rasnadi Kwath

Soubhagya Shunthi

Shunthi sura

Shunthi Pachak

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