Scraping and reducing · Charaka's fifty mahakashaya
| System | Charaka's fifty mahakashaya |
| Source | Charaka Samhita, Sutrasthana 4 (Shadvirechanashatashritiya) |
| Dravya | 10 |
| Name | Identity |
|---|---|
| Musta | Musta Cyperus rotundus L. |
| Kushtha | Kushtha Saussurea costus (Falc.) Lipsch. |
| Haridra | Haridra Curcuma longa L. |
| Daruharidra | Daruharidra Berberis aristata DC. |
| Vacha | Vacha Acorus calamus L. |
| Ativisha | Ativisha Aconitum heterophyllum Wall. ex Royle |
| Katurohini | Katuki Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora (Pennell) D.Y.Hong |
| Chitraka | Chitraka Plumbago zeylanica L. |
| Chirabilva | Karanja Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi |
| Haimavati contested | Haritaki Terminalia chebula Retz. |
Haimavati
Haimavati names Haritaki (the one born of the Himalaya) and also Vacha. In Lekhaniya, where Vacha is already listed separately, it is usually read as a Haritaki or as Shveta Vacha.