Age Ayurveda Nighantu

Skin & Beauty

Skin & Beauty is a reference entry in the Nighantu. Cross-tradition therapeutic reference — 425 related entries Agnikarna — Gloriosa superba L. (Agnikumarika/Agnimukhi); also associated with Litsea species in some texts — (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Wound Healing) Aivana — Salvia officinalis L.

Cross-tradition therapeutic reference — 425 related entries

Ayurveda

  • Agnikarna — Gloriosa superba L. (Agnikumarika/Agnimukhi); also associated with Litsea species in some texts — (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Wound Healing)
  • Aivana — Salvia officinalis L. — (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Wound Healing)
  • Amlaparni — Oxalis corniculata L. — (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Wound Healing)
  • Amra Haridra — (Anti-inflammatory)
  • Ananta Mool
  • Aragvadhadi Kwath — (Rasayana)
  • Aragwadha — Cassia fistula L. — (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Antidiabetic)
  • Arka Ksheera
  • Arogyavardhini Vati — (Antioxidant, Hepatoprotective, Anti-inflammatory)
  • Ashoka — (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Hemostatic)
  • Asphota
  • Atasi — Linum usitatissimum L. — (Antioxidant, Laxative, Anti-inflammatory)
  • Badama Taila
  • Bakuchi — Psoralea corylifolia L. (syn. Cullen corylifolium) — (Antioxidant, Wound Healing, Anti-inflammatory)
  • Bakuchi Taila — (Rasayana, Anti-inflammatory, Immunomodulatory)
  • Bhallataka Taila
  • Bhumi Jambuka — (Anti-inflammatory)
  • Bhurja — (Wound Healing, Anti-inflammatory)
  • Bimbi — (Antidiabetic)
  • Bitter Gourd Herb — (Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Anti-inflammatory)
  • Chakragaja — Cassia tora L. (Senna tora) / Uncertain identification — (Antioxidant, Hypolipidemic, Laxative)
  • Chakramarda — Cassia tora L. (syn. Senna tora) — (Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Laxative)
  • Chandana — Santalum album L. — (Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Anti-inflammatory)
  • Chirabilva — (Wound Healing, Antimicrobial, Anti-inflammatory)
  • Chopchini — Smilax china L. — (Antioxidant, Hepatoprotective, Anti-inflammatory)
  • Coconut Oil Narikela Taila — (Antimicrobial, Anti-inflammatory)
  • Coriander Herb — (Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory)
  • Curcumin — (Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory)
  • Dadrughna — (Antimicrobial, Anti-inflammatory)
  • Danti — Baliospermum montanum (Willd.) Muell.-Arg. — (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Hepatoprotective)
  • Daruharidra — Berberis aristata DC. — (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Wound Healing)
  • Devadaru — Cedrus deodara (Roxb. ex D.Don) G.Don — (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Bronchodilator)
  • Dhanwantaram Thailam — (Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory)
  • Dhataki — (Hemostatic)
  • Dugdhika — (Galactagogue, Hemostatic)
  • Eladi Thailam — (Antimicrobial, Anti-inflammatory)
  • Eranda Taila — (Laxative)
  • Gandhak Rasayan — Purified Sulfur (Shuddha Gandhak) - mineral preparation — (Antioxidant, Rasayana, Antimicrobial)
  • Gandhaka — (Rasayana)
  • Gokarna — Clitoria ternatea L. (same species as Aparajita; Gokarna is a regional Ayurvedic synonym) — (Antioxidant, Wound Healing, Nootropic)
  • Gomutra — (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Hepatoprotective)
  • Guggulutiktakam Ghritam — (Anti-inflammatory, Immunomodulatory)
  • Haratala Bhasma — (Bronchodilator, Antimicrobial, Antipyretic)
  • Haridra — Curcuma longa L. — (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Wound Healing)
  • Haridra Khanda — (Rasayana, Anti-inflammatory)
  • Hastikarna Palasha — (Wound Healing, Anti-inflammatory)
  • Hijal
  • Indrayava
  • Ingudi — Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile — (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Wound Healing)
  • Jaitun Taila
  • Jalavetasa — Vallisneria spiralis L. (aquatic medicinal plant grouped under Jalaj Aushadhi) — (Antioxidant, Diuretic, Analgesic)
  • Jatamansi — (Antioxidant, Nootropic, Medhya (Nootropic))
  • Jati
  • Jatyadi Ghrita — (Wound Healing, Antimicrobial, Anti-inflammatory)
  • Jatyadi Taila — (Rasayana, Wound Healing, Antimicrobial)
  • Jayapala — Croton tiglium L. — (Antiemetic, Anti-inflammatory)
  • Jivaka — Malaxis muscifera (Lindl.) Kuntze / Malaxis acuminata D. Don — (Antioxidant, Aphrodisiac, Adaptogenic)

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