Medhya (Nootropic) Agents
Medhya (Nootropic) Agents is a reference entry in the Nighantu. 34 herbs and compounds with medhya (nootropic) activity across traditions Akarakarabha — Anacyclus pyrethrum (L.) Lag. Akhuparni — Ipomoea reniformis Choisy (syn.
34 herbs and compounds with medhya (nootropic) activity across traditions
Ayurveda (31)
- Akarakarabha — Anacyclus pyrethrum (L.) Lag.
- Akhuparni — Ipomoea reniformis Choisy (syn. Merremia emarginata (Burm.f.) Hallier f.)
- Aparajita — Clitoria ternatea L.
- Aravindasava
- Brahma Rasayana
- Brahmi — Bacopa monnieri
- Brahmi Ghritam
- Brahmi Vati
- Chyawanprash
- Gambhari Phala — Gmelina arborea Roxb.
- Ghrita
- Giloy — Tinospora cordifolia
- Gokarna — Clitoria ternatea L. (same species as Aparajita; Gokarna is a regional Ayurvedic synonym)
- Guduchi — Tinospora cordifolia
- Jatamansi
- Kalyanaka Ghrita
- Kalyanaka Ghritam
- Kushmanda — Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.
- Mandukparni
- Nagabala — Grewia hirsuta Vahl / Sida veronicifolia Lam. (syn. Sida veronicaefolia)
- Raupya Bhasma
- Saraswatarishta
- Shankhini
- Shirisha — Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.
- Somavalli
- Swarna Bhasma
- Tagara
- Ushira — Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash (syn. Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty)
- Vacha
- Vathada
- Water Hyssop
Related Body Systems
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