Adjuvant to anuvasana basti · Charaka's fifty mahakashaya
| System | Charaka's fifty mahakashaya |
| Source | Charaka Samhita, Sutrasthana 4 (Shadvirechanashatashritiya) |
| Dravya | 10 |
| Name | Identity |
|---|---|
| Rasna | Rasna Pluchea lanceolata (DC.) C.B.Clarke |
| Suradaru | Devadaru Cedrus deodara (Roxb. ex D.Don) G.Don |
| Bilva | Bilva Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa |
| Madanaphala | Madanaphala Catunaregam spinosa (Thunb.) Tirveng. |
| Shatapushpa contested | Shatapushpa Anethum graveolens L. |
| Vacha | Vacha Acorus calamus L. |
| Vrishcheera | Punarnava Boerhavia diffusa L. |
| Punarnava | Punarnava Boerhavia diffusa L. |
| Ashvagandha | Ashwagandha Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal |
| Agnimantha | Agnimantha Premna serratifolia L. |
Shatapushpa
Shatapushpa and Mishreya are the standing confusion of Dravyaguna. Shatapushpa is taken as Anethum sowa, Mishreya as fennel, and North and South Indian practice swap them.
This group also lists Punarnava beside Vrishcheera; both resolve to the same entry in this library. This group also lists Vrishcheera beside Punarnava; both resolve to the same entry in this library. The texts may intend two varieties or two parts of one plant.