Kapha, fat, poison, and worms · Sushruta's thirty-seven ganas
| System | Sushruta's thirty-seven ganas |
| Source | Sushruta Samhita, Sutrasthana 38 (Dravyasangrahaniya) |
| Dravya | 13 |
| Name | Identity |
|---|---|
| Arka | Arka Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton |
| Alarka | Arka Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton |
| Karanja | Karanja Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi |
| Nagadanti | not yet written up in this library |
| Mayuraka | Apamarga Achyranthes aspera L. |
| Bharngi | not yet written up in this library |
| Rasna | Rasna Pluchea lanceolata (DC.) C.B.Clarke |
| Indrapushpi | not yet written up in this library |
| Kshudrashveta | not yet written up in this library |
| Mahashveta | not yet written up in this library |
| Vrishchikali | not yet written up in this library |
| Alavana | not yet written up in this library |
| Tapasavriksha | not yet written up in this library |
This group also lists Alarka beside Arka; both resolve to the same entry in this library. This group also lists Arka beside Alarka; both resolve to the same entry in this library. The texts may intend two varieties or two parts of one plant.
8 of these 13 names are not yet written up in Laisha's dravya library. The group is printed whole either way, because a gana with members quietly left out is not the gana.