The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (Volume 1)

by Govt. of India

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Vol I: Contents:

• Preface.
• Introduction.
• Monographs 

1. Ajagandha (Sd.) (Cleome gynandra Linn.)
2. Ajamoda (Frt.) (Apium leptophyllum (Pers.) F.V.M. ex Benth.)
3. Amalaki (Fr. Frt. Pulp) (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.)
4. Amalaki (Drd. Frt.) (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.)
5. Aragvadha (Frt. Pulp.) (Cassia fistula Linn.)
6. Arka (Rt.) (Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br.)
7. Arka (Lf.) (Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br.)
8. Asana (Ht. Wd.) (Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb.)
9. Ashoka (St. Bk.) (Saraca asoca (Rosc.) DC. Willd.)
10. Asvagandha (Rt.) (Withania somnifera Dunal.)
11. Asvattha (Bk.) (Ficus religiosa Linn.)
12. Atasi (Sd.) (Linum usitatissimum Linn.)
13. Atibala (Rt.) (Abutilon indicum (Linn.) Sw.)
14. Ativisa (Rt.) (Aconitum heterophyllum Wall. ex Royle)
15. Babbula (St. Bk.) (Acacia nilotica (Linn.) Willd. ex Del. sp. indica (Benth.) Brenan)
16. Bakuci (Frt.) (Psoralea corylifolia Linn.)
17. Bibhitaka (Frt.) (Terminalia belerica Roxb.)
18. Bilva (Frt. Pulp) (Aegle marmelos Corr.)
19. Candrasura (Sd.) (Lepidium sativum Linn.)
20. Citraka (Rt.) (Plumbago zeylanica Linn.)
21. Dhanyaka (Frt.) (Coriandrum sativum Linn.)
22. Dhataki (Fl.) (Woodfordia fruticosa (Linn.) Kurz.)
23. Eranda (Rt.) (Ricinus communis Linn.)
24. Gambhari (Rt. Bk.) (Gmelina arborea Roxb)
25. Goksura (Rt.) (Tribulus terrestris Linn.)
26. Goksura (Frt.) (Tribulus terrestris Linn.)
27. Guduci (St.) (Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers.)
28. Guggulu (Exudate) (Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhand.)
29. Gunja (Sd.) (Abrus precatorius Linn.)
30. Haridra (Rz.) (Curcuma longa Linn.)
31. Haritaki (Frt.) (Terminalia chebula Retz.)
32. Hingu (Oleo-Gum-Resin) (Ferula foetida Regel.)
33. Jatamansi (Rz.) (Nardostachys jatamansi DC.)
34. Jatiphala (Sd.) (Myristica fragrans Houtt.)
35. Kampilla (Frt.) (Mallotus philippinensis Muell.-Arg.)
36. Kancanara (St. Bk.) (Bauhinia variegata Blume)
37. Kankola (Frt.) (Piper cubeba Linn. f.)
38. Kantakari (W.P.) (Solanum surattense Burm. f.)
39. Kanyasara (Lf.) (Aloe barbadensis Mill.)
40. Karanja (Sd.) (Pongamia pinnata (Linn.) Merr.)
41. Karavira (Lf.) (Nerium indicum Mill.)
42. Karkatasrngi (Gall) (Pistacia chinensis Burgo)
43. Karpasa (Sd.) (Gossypium herbaceum Linn.)
44. Kaseru (Rz.) (Scirpus kysoor Roxb.)
45. Ketaki (Rt.) (Pandanus tectorius Soland. ex Parkinson)
46. Khadira (Ht. Wd.) (Acacia catechu (Linn. f.) Willd.)
47. Kiratatikta (W.P.) (Swertia chirata Buch.-Ham.)
48. Krsnajiraka (Frt.) (Carum carvi Linn.)
49. Kulattha (Sd.) (Vigna unquiculata (Linn.) Walp.)
50. Kustha (Rt.) (Saussurea lappa C.B. Clarke)
51. Kutaja (St. Bk.) (Holarrhena antidysenterica (Roth) A. DC.)
52. Lavanga (Fl. Bud) (Syzygium aromaticum (Linn.) Merr. & M. Perry)
53. Lodhra (St. Bk.) (Symplocos racemosa Roxb.)
54. Madana (Frt.) (Xeromphis spinosa (Thunb.) Keay)
55. Misreya (Frt.) (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.)
56. Nyagrodha (St. Bk.) (Ficus bengalensis Linn.)
57. Pasanabheda (Rz.) (Bergenia ciliata (Haw.) Sternb.)
58. Patha (Rt.) (Cissampelos pareira Linn.)
59. Puga (Sd.) (Areca catechu Linn.)
60. Punarnava (Rakta) (W.P.) (Boerhaavia diffusa Linn.)
61. Saptaparna (St. Bk.) (Alstonia scholaris (Linn.) R. Br.)
62. Sati (Rz.) (Hedychium spicatum Ham. ex Smith)
63. Snuhi (St.) (Euphorbia neriifolia Linn.)
64. Suksmaila (Frt.) (Elettaria cardamomum (Linn.) Maton)
65. Sunthi (Rz.) (Zingiber officinale Roxb.)
66. Svarnapatri (Lf.) (Cassia angustifolia Vahl.)
67. Svetajiraka (Frt.) (Cuminum cyminum Linn.)
68. Sveta Sariva (Rt.) (Hemidesmus indicus (Linn.) R. Br.)
69. Tagara (Rz.) (Valeriana wallichii DC.)
70. Tamalaki (Rt., St. & Lf.) (Phyllanthus fraternus Webst.)
71. Tvak (Bk.) (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume)
72. Tvakapatra (Lf.) (Cinnamomum tamala (Buch.-Ham.) Nees & Eberm.)
73. Udumbara (Bk.) (Ficus racemosa Linn.)
74. Upakuncika (Sd.) (Nigella sativa Linn.)
75. Varuna (St. Bk.) (Crataeva nurvala Buch.-Ham.)
76. Vasa (Lf.) (Adhatoda vasica Nees)
77. Vidanga (Frt.) (Embelia ribes Burm. f.)
78. Vijaya (Lf.) (Cannabis sativa Linn.)
79. Yasti (Stn. & Rt.) (Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn.)
80. Yavani (Frt.) (Trachyspermum ammi (Linn.) Sprague ex Turril.

     

    1. Apparatus for tests and assays
       1. Testing of drugs
       2. Determination of quantitative data for vegetable drugs
       3. Limit tests
    2. Physical tests and determinations
    3. Reagents and solutions
    4. General informations
    5. A. Weights and measures. B. Approximate equivalents of doses in Indian system and metric system
    6. Classical Ayurvedic references
    7. Index

• Appendices :

English equivalents of Ayurvedic clinical conditions and diseases.

The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India is a legal document of standards for the quality of Ayurvedic drugs and substances included therein (under the Drugs and Cosmetic Act, 1940.) The first volume contains 80 monographs dealing with Pharmacognostical, chemical and Ayurvedic standards of the plant drugs used in Ayurveda.