Brain & Nervous System
Brain & Nervous System is a reference entry in the Nighantu. Cross-tradition therapeutic reference — 500 related entries Ahiphena — Papaver somniferum L. — (Analgesic) Aivana — Salvia officinalis L. — (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Wound Healing) Akarakarabha — Anacyclus pyrethrum (L.) Lag.
Cross-tradition therapeutic reference — 500 related entries
Ayurveda
- Ahiphena — Papaver somniferum L. — (Analgesic)
- Aivana — Salvia officinalis L. — (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Wound Healing)
- Akarakarabha — Anacyclus pyrethrum (L.) Lag. — (Anticancer, Aphrodisiac, Wound Healing)
- Akshotaka — Juglans regia L. — (Antioxidant, Wound Healing, Adaptogenic)
- Amla — Phyllanthus emblica (syn. Emblica officinalis) — (Antioxidant, Neuroprotective, Rasayana)
- Amlaparni — Oxalis corniculata L. — (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Wound Healing)
- Anu Taila — (Neuroprotective, Anti-inflammatory)
- Aparajita — Clitoria ternatea L. — (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Nootropic)
- Aravindasava — (Rasayana, Immunomodulatory, Medhya (Nootropic))
- Ashwagandharishta — (Antioxidant, Adaptogenic, Neuroprotective)
- Ashwattha — Ficus religiosa L. — (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Wound Healing)
- Bala — Sida cordifolia — (Adaptogenic, Rasayana, Anti-inflammatory)
- Balarishta — (Antioxidant, Adaptogenic, Neuroprotective)
- Balaswagandhadi Thailam — (Adaptogenic, Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory)
- Bhanga — Cannabis sativa L. / Cannabis indica Lam. — (Anxiolytic, Analgesic)
- Bhutakeshi — (Anxiolytic)
- Bijapura — Citrus medica L. — (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Antidiabetic)
- Bilva — (Antioxidant, Antidiabetic, Neuroprotective)
- Bilwa Patra — Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa (leaves) — (Anticancer, Antidiabetic, Neuroprotective)
- Brahma Rasayana — (Antioxidant, Medhya (Nootropic), Adaptogenic)
- Brahmi — Bacopa monnieri — (Antioxidant, Nootropic, Medhya (Nootropic))
- Brahmi Ghritam — (Antioxidant, Nootropic, Medhya (Nootropic))
- Brahmi Vati — (Antioxidant, Nootropic, Medhya (Nootropic))
- Changeri — Oxalis corniculata L. — (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Wound Healing)
- Chyawanprash — (Antioxidant, Medhya (Nootropic), Adaptogenic)
- Coconut Oil Narikela Taila — (Antimicrobial, Anti-inflammatory)
- Dadhi — (Antimicrobial, Immunomodulatory)
- Dashmool Dashmoolarishta — (Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory)
- Devadaru — Cedrus deodara (Roxb. ex D.Don) G.Don — (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Bronchodilator)
- Dhanwantaram Kashayam — (Neuroprotective, Anti-inflammatory)
- Dhanwantaram Thailam — (Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory)
- Dhanyaka — Coriandrum sativum L. — (Antioxidant, Antidiabetic, Neuroprotective)
- Dhanyamla — Fermented grain formulation (composite - Oryza sativa, Panicum sumatrense, Paspalum scrobiculatum, Zingiber officinale, Citrus aurantifolia, etc.) — (Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Anti-inflammatory)
- Draksharishta — (Antioxidant, Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory)
- Gambhari Phala — Gmelina arborea Roxb. — (Antioxidant, Galactagogue, Wound Healing)
- Ghrita — (Antioxidant, Medhya (Nootropic), Neuroprotective)
- Giloy — Tinospora cordifolia — (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Medhya (Nootropic))
- Gokarna — Clitoria ternatea L. (same species as Aparajita; Gokarna is a regional Ayurvedic synonym) — (Antioxidant, Wound Healing, Nootropic)
- Gomeda Bhasma — (Anxiolytic, Neuroprotective, Cardioprotective)
- Gorakhmundi — Sphaeranthus indicus L. — (Adaptogenic, Hypolipidemic, Anti-inflammatory)
- Gorochana — (Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, Antipyretic)
- Guduchi — Tinospora cordifolia — (Antioxidant, Medhya (Nootropic), Adaptogenic)
- Himasagara Thailam — (Anxiolytic, Neuroprotective, Anti-inflammatory)
- Himsra — Capparis spinosa L. — (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Antidiabetic)
- Hinguleshwar Ras — (Expectorant, Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory)
- Icchabhedi Rasa
- Isabgol — (Antioxidant, Laxative)
- Jatamansi — (Antioxidant, Nootropic, Medhya (Nootropic))
- Jatamansi Herb — (Adaptogenic, Antioxidant)
- Jati
- Jeeraka — Cuminum cyminum L. — (Antidiabetic, Antimicrobial, Anti-inflammatory)
- Jyotishmati — (Antioxidant, Wound Healing, Nootropic)
- Kalajaji — Nigella sativa L. — (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Antidiabetic)
- Kalyanaka Ghrita — (Rasayana, Nootropic, Medhya (Nootropic))
- Kalyanaka Ghritam — (Antioxidant, Medhya (Nootropic), Neuroprotective)
- Kapikachhu — (Antioxidant, Aphrodisiac)
- Kapittha — Limonia acidissima Groff (syn. Feronia limonia (L.) Swingle) — (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Wound Healing)
- Karkatashringi — Pistacia integerrima J.L. Stewart ex Brandis — (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Bronchodilator)
- Karmaranga — (Antioxidant)
- Karpooradi Thailam — (Bronchodilator, Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory)
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