Kapha and the skin · Sushruta's thirty-seven ganas
| System | Sushruta's thirty-seven ganas |
| Source | Sushruta Samhita, Sutrasthana 38 (Dravyasangrahaniya) |
| Dravya | 5 |
| Name | Identity |
|---|---|
| Haridra | Haridra Curcuma longa L. |
| Daruharidra | Daruharidra Berberis aristata DC. |
| Kalashi | Prishniparni Uraria picta (Jacq.) DC. |
| Kutajabija | Kutaja Holarrhena pubescens Wall. ex G.Don |
| Madhuka contested | Yashtimadhu Glycyrrhiza glabra L. |
Madhuka
Madhuka is both Yashtimadhu (Glycyrrhiza glabra) and Madhuka (Madhuca longifolia). Through the mahakashaya and most ganas it is read as Yashtimadhu. In Nyagrodhadi, a group of latex-bearing trees, it is Madhuca longifolia — the group decides the reading.