Common name in the book (pin yin), API (Sanskrit name in the THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA) * English name in the THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA
Note: Only the ayurvedic herb names list here, the information about the ayurveda please look up to ayurvedic book.
Fresh Ginger (Shengjiang), API-Ārdraka * Ginger
Coriader Seed (Yansuizi), API- Dhānyaka *Coriander fruit
Gypsum (Shigao), API- Godantī *Selenite
Cassia Seed (Juemingzi), API- Prapunnāḍa *Ring Worm Plant, Fetid Cassia
Feather Cockscomb Seed (Qingxiangzi), API- Śitivāraka *Silver spiked cock’s comb
Purslane Herb (Machixie), API- Kozuppā *Garden Purslane, Common Indian Purslane
Wild Chrysanthemum Flower (Yejuhua), API- Guladāudī *Chrysanthemum
Indian Trumpetflower Seed (Muhudie), API-Śyonāka (dried root) *–
Garden Euphorbia Herb (Feiyangcao), API- Bṛhat Dugdhikā *Asthma weed
Malabarica Flower (Mumianhua), API-Śālmali (mature stem bark) *Silk-Cotton Tree
Helite (Daqingyan), API- Sāmudra Lavaṇa * Sea Salt
Belleric Terminalia Fruit (Maohezi), API-Bibhītaka * Beleric Myrobalan
Black Nightshade (Longkui), API- Kākamācī * Garden Night Shade
Aloes (Luhui), API-Kanyāsāra * Indian Aloe
Senna Leaf (Fanxieye), API-Svarṇapatri * Indian Senna. Tinnevelly Senna
Hemp Seed (Huomaren), API-Vijayā (Leaf) * Indian Hemp
Croton Fruit (Badou), API-Jayapāla * Croton
Castor Seed (Bimazi), API-Eraṇḍa (root) * Castor oil plant
Linseed (Yamazi), API-Atasī * Linseed
Coix Seed (Yiyiren), API- Gavedhuka (root) * Adlay, Jobs tears
Chinese Waxgourd Peel (Dongguapi), API- Kūśmānḍa * White guard melon
Asiatic Pennywort Herb (Jixuecao), API- Mandūkaparṇī * Indian Pennywort
China root Greenbrier Rhizome (Baqia), API- Madhusnuhī * China root
Galabash Gourd (Hulu), API- Tumbinī * Bottle Gourd
Dried Ginger (Ganjiang), API-Śuṇṭhī * Ginger root, Ginger
Clove (Dingxiang), API-Lavaṅga * Clove
Fennel (Xiaohuixiang), API-Miśreyā * Fannel Fruit
Long Pepper (Bibo), API- Pippalīmūla *Long Pepper
Chinese Star Anise (Bajiaohuixiang), API- Takkola * Star Anise of China
Tibet Sweetflag Rhizome (Zangchangpu), API-Vacā * The Sweet Flag
Pepper Fruit (Hujiao), API-Marica * Black Pepper
Nutgrass Galingale Rhizome (Xiangfu), API- Mustā * Nut Grass
Chinese Eaglewood Wood (Chenxiang), API- Agaru * Eagle Wood
Citron Fruit (Xiangyuan), API- Bījapūra * Wild Lemon, Citron
Chinese Asafetida (Awei), API-Hiṅgu * Asfoetida
Germinated Barly (Maiya), API-Yava (fruit) * Barley
Radish Seed (Laifuzi), API-Mūlaka * Radish
Szechwan Chinaberry Bark (Kulianpi), API- Mahānimba * Persian Lilac
Areca Seed (Binglang), API-Pūga * Areca nut, Betle nut
Lalang Grass Rhizome (Baimaogen), API- Darbha * Thatch grass, Cogon grass
Indian Madder Root (Qiancao), API- Mañjiṣṭhā (dried stem) * Indian Maddar
Callicarpae Macrophyllae (Dayezizhu), API-Priyaṅgu (fruit) *–
Lotus Rhizome Node (Oujie), API-Kamala (dried rhizome with roots attached at nodes) *Sacred Lotus
Zedoray Rhizome (Ezhu), API- Karcūra *Zedoary
Safflower (Honghua), API- Kusumbha *Safflower, Bastard saffron
Turmeric (Jianghuang), API-Haridrā *Turmeric
Sappan Wood (Sumu), API- Paṭṭaṅga *Sappan Wood
Saffron (Xihonghua), API- Kunkuma *Saffron
Datura Flower (Yangjinhua), API-Dhattūra (seed) *White Thorn Apple
Roselle Calyx (Meiguiqie), API- Ambaṣṭhakī (dried root) *Jamaican Sorrel
Muskmelon Seed (Tianguazi), API- Ervāru *Snake Cucumber
Magnetite (Cishi), API- Kānta Lauha *Iron Ore
Hematite (Zheshi), API- Gairika *Red Ochre，Reddle
Puncturevine Caltrop Fruit (Jili), API-Gokṣura *Caltrops root
Henbane Seed (Tianxianzi), API- Pārasīkayavānī *Henbane
Sandalwood (Tanxiang), API-Śvetacandana *Sandal Wood
Liquorice Root (Gancao), API-Yaṣṭī *Liquorice root
Chinese Date (Dazao), API-Kola *Jujube
Honey (Fengmi), API- Madhu * Honey
Maltose (Yitang), API- Śarkarā (suger) * Sugar
Malaytea Scurfpea Fruit (Buguzhi), API-Bākucī *–
Walnut Seed (Hetaoren), API-Akṣoḍa * Walnut
Common Curculigo Rhizome (Xianmao), API- Tālamuli *–
Barbary Wolfberry Fruit (Gouqizi), API- Kaṇṭakīgulma (aerial parts) *–
Common Fenugreek Seed (Huluba), API-Methī * Fenugreek
Emblic Leafflower Fruit (Yuganzi), API-Āmalakī * Emblic Myrobalan
Black Sesame (Heizhima), API- Tila * Sesame, Gingelly-oil Seeds
Red Halloysite (Chishizhi), API- Khaṭikā * Kaolinit, Clay
Lotus Seed (Lianzi), API-Kamala (dried flower) * Lotus
Chinese Gall (Wubeizi), API-Karkaṭaśṛṅgi * Crab’s claw
Glutinous Rise Root (Nuodaogen), API-Śālī * Rice, Paddy
Poppy Capsule (Yingsuqiao), API- Khakhasa (seed) * Opium, Poppy Seeds
Medicine Terminalia Fruit (Hezi), API-Harītakī * Myrobalan
Nutmeg (Roudoukou), API-Jātīphala * Nutmeg
Pomegranate Rind (Shiliupi), API-Dāḍima (seed) * Pomegranate
Blue Vitriol (Danfan), API- Tuttha * Copper Sulphate, blue vitriol, copper vitriol, blue stone or chalcanthite
Melanterite (Zaofan), API- Kāśīśa * Ferrous Sulphate, Green vitriol, Copper as or melanterite
Sulfur (Liuhuang), API- Gandhaka * sulphur
Nux Vomica (Maqianzi), API- Viṣamuṣhṭi * Poison-nut tree, Nux vomica
Cutch (Ercha), API-Khadira (heart-wood) * Black catechu, Cutch tree
Borax (Pengsha), API- Sāmudra Ṭaṅkaṇa *Borax, Tincal
Garlic Bulb (Dasuan), API-Laśuna * Garlic
Chaulmoogra Seed (Dafengzi), API- Tuvaraka * Chaulmugra