5 Sr no. Name Botanical name Family name Upyuktaanga Native place Rasa Guna vipak virya 1 Musta Cyperus rotundus Cyperaceae Kanda Africa, S. & C. Europe, Asia (esp. India) Tikta kashay Laghu ruksha katu Shita 2 Kushtha Saussurea lappa Asteraceae Mula Himalayan region (India, Pakistan) Tikta katu Laghu ruksha katu Ushna 3 Haridra Curcuma longa Zingiberaceae Kanda South & Southeast Asia (esp. India) Tikta katu Ruksha laghu Katu Ushna 4 Daruharidra Berberis aristata Berberidaceae Kanda Himalayan region (India, Nepal) Tikta Ruksha laghu Katu Ushna 5 Vacha Acorus calamus Acoraceae Mula Asia (India, SE Asia), widely naturalised Katu tikta Laghu Tikshna Katu Ushna 6 Ativisha Aconitum heterophyllum Ranunculaceae Mula Western Himalayas (India, Nepal) Katu tikta Laghu ruksha Katu Ushna 7 Katurohini Picrorhiza kurroa Plantaginaceae Mula Himalayan alpine region (India, Nepal) Tikta Ruksha laghu Katu Shita 8 Chitrak Plumbago zeylanica Plumbaginaceae Mula twak Tropical Asia incl. India & Sri Lanka Katu Tikshna Katu Ushna 9 Cirabilva Holoptelea integrifolia Ulmaceae Twak India, Sri Lanka, SE Asia Tikta Laghu ruksha katu Ushna 10 haimavathi Iris germanica Iridaceae mula Mediterranean, widely cultivated Katu tikta Laghu tikshna Katu ushna