SUBSTITUTES for AYURVEDIC HERBS - REPLACEMENT herbs

 Ayurvedic formulations requires the use of different herbs in different amounts!

Sometimes, Due to unavailablity of a particular drug within Ayurvedic Formulation can lead to disappointment and giving up on making it. 

So, we have found a list of 46 herbs which can be replaced with the other herbs!🌿 

It will let you enjoy the formulation without any distractions related to unavailablity of a drug.

WHAT IS SUBSITUTE DRUG? 

When a particular herb of a formulation is unavailable, the other herb with similar properties is used in place of it.It is mentioned in our scriptures that no substitute drug can be as effective as the primary herb. 

IN ayurveda it is called "PRATINIDHI DRAVYA", and taught under the subject "dravyaguna"

WHAT IS ITS REFERENCE FROM SCRIPTURE?

It has been taken from the "BHAVPRAKASHA" 6/137-159

 

TABLE OF SUBSTITUTE AYURVEDIC DRUGS

CHITRAK	DANTI, APAMARGASHAR
DHANVYAS	DURALABHA
TAGAR	KUSHTHA
LAANGLI	KUSHTHA
PUSHKARMOOL	KUSHTHA
STHAUANEYAK	KUSHTHA
CHAVIKA	PIPPILIMOOL
GAJPIPPALI	PIPPILIMOOL
AMALVETAS	CHUKRA
LAKSHMANA	MAYURSHIKHA
DARUHARIDRA	HARIDRA
MURVA	JINGINI TWAK
AHINSRA	MANKAND
BAKUL	KAHLAROTPALA PANKAJAM
NEELOTPAL	KUMUD
ARKASHEER	ARKA PATRA SWARASA
SOMRAJI	CHAKRAMARD FAL
YASHTIMADHU	DHATKI
KAMKUM	NAV KUSUMBH PUSHP
ATIVISHA	MUSTA
NAGKESHAR	PADMKESHAR
IKSHU	NAL
MADHU	JIRNA GUD
SHEER	MASUR KWATHA
KASTURI	KANKOL
KANKOL	JATIPUSHP
MEDA- MAHAMEDA	SHATAVARI
JEEVAK- RISHBHAK	VIDARI
RIDHI- VRIDHI	VARAHI
KAKOLI- SHEERKAKOLI	ASHWAGANDHA
HARITKI	AAMLAKI
SHWET CHANDAN	RAKT CHANDAN
RAKT CHANDAN	NAV USHEER
VARAHI KAND	CHARMKAR AALUK
MISHRI	SHAKRA
SHAKRA	KHAAND
RASANJAN	DARVI KWATH
SHREEKHAND CHANDAN	KAPOOR
KAPOOR	SUGANDHIT MUSTA
BHALLATAK	CHITRAK
BHANGIR	TALIS OR KANTKARI MOOL
TALIS	SWARNATALI
JATIPUSHP	LAVANG
DRAKSHA	KASHMRI FAL
NAKH	LAVANG PUSHP
KASHMRI FAL	MADHUK PUSHP