A Review on Plants Used for Improvement of Sexual Performance and Virility

Table 1

List of plant reported in Ayurveda as Vajikaran Rasayan.

Serial number	Hindi name	Botanical name	Family	Parts use	Uses
1	Akarkara	Anacyclus pyrethrum DC	Asteraceae	Dried roots	Vajikaran,; Balakarka
2	Akharot	Juglans regia Linn.	Juglandaceae	Dried cotylcdous	Vrsya, Bala, Sukral
3	Adarakha	Zingiber officinalis Rosc.	Zingiberaceae	Fresh rhizomes	Vrsya
4	Bhrngaraja	Elcipta alba nassle	Asteraceae	Whole plant	Balya,; Rasayana
5	Manduka parni	Bacopa monnieri Linn.	Scrophularaceae	Dried whole plant	Rasayana
6	Anar	Punica granatum Linn.	Punicaceae	Dried seed	Sukralya,; Balya
7	Gambhari	Gmeline arborea Roxb.	Verbenaceae	Dried fruit	Rasayana,; Sukrala
8	Ganna	Saccharum officinarum Linn.	Podceae	Dried stem	Vrsya, Balya
9	Jayata	Sesbana sesbanl Linn.	Fabaceae	Fresh & dried root	Rasayana
10	Talmakhana	Asteracantha longifolia Nees	Acanthaceae	Whole plant seed	Baiya, Vrsya,; Vajikarna
11	Makoya	Solanum nigrum Linn.	Solanaceae	Dried whole plant	Rasayana,; Vrsya
12	Kaitha	Feronia limonia Linn.	Rutaceae	Dried pulp of mature fruit	Vrsya
13	Mahuwa	Madhuca indica	Saptoceae	Flower	Sukrala,; Balya
14	Tesu	Butea monosperma Lam.	Fabaceae	Dried stem bark	Vrsya
15	Gandha prasarini	Paederia foetida Linn.	Rubiaceae	Whole plant	Vrsya
16	Piyal	Buchanania lanzan Spreng	Anacardiaceae	Seed	Vrsya, Bala
17	Chaval	Oryza sativa Linn.	Poaceae	Dried root	Balya,; Rasayana
18	Shankhapusphi	Convolvulus pluricaulis Chois	Convolulacea	Whole plant	Balya,; Rasayana
19	Vidari kanda	Pueraria tuberosa DC	Leguminosae	Sliced & dried pieces of tuberous root	Sukralya,; Balya,; Rasayana
20	Basanaay	Aconitum Chasmanthum	Ranunculaceae	Dried roots	Rasayana
21	Jav	Hordeum vulgare Linn.	Poaceceae	Dried fruit	Vrsya, Balya
22	Amla	Emblica officinalis	Euphorbiaceae	Fresh fruit pulp	Vrsya, Rasayna
23	Vijayasara	Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb.	Leguminosae	Heart wood	Rasayna
24	Asagandha	Withania somnifera Dunal	Solanaceae	Dried mature roots	Vajikarana, Balya, Rasayana
25	Kunghi	Abutilon indicum Linn.	Malvaceae	Roots	Balya, Vrsya
26	Bela	Aegle marmelos	Rutaceaeae	Ripe fruit	Balya
27	Gokhru	Tribulus terrestris Linn.	Zygophyllaceae	Root fruit	Vrsya
28	Giloe	Tinospora Cordifolia	Menispermaceae	Stem	Balya, Rasayana
29	Gugal	Commiphora wightii	Burseraceae	Exudate	Balya
30	Harad	Terminallia chebula Retz	Combretaceae	Mature fruit	Rasayana
31	Jaiphal	Myristica fragraus	Myristicaceae	Dried seeds	Vrsya
32	Kapasa	Gossypium herbaceum Linn.	Malvaceae	Seed	Vrsya
33	Kasesu	Scirpus kysoor Roxb.	Cyperaceae	Rhizome	Sukra
34	Kerada	Pandanus tectorius sokmel	Pandanaceae	Root	Balya, Rasayana
35	Saunt	Foeniculum Vulgare Mill	Umbelliferae	Ripe fruit	Balya
36	Bhaang	Cannabis sativa Linn.	Cannabaceae	Dried leaves	Vajikara
37	Mulethi	Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn.	Leguminosae	Root	Balya, Vrsya
38	Hadjod	Cissus quadrangularis Linn.	Vitaceae	Dried stem	Vrsya
39	Kewandr	Mucuna prurita Hook.	Fabaceae	Mature seed	Balya, Vrsya
40	Munkka	Vitis vinifera Linn.	Vitaceae	Dried mature fruit	Vrsya
41	Evana	Ricinus communis Linn.	Euphorbiaceae	Fresh leaf	Vrsya
42	Bichu hathjori	Martynia annua Linn.	Martyniaceae	Dried seed	Rasayan
43	Kakoli	Lillum polyphyllum D.Don	Liliaceae	Tuberous root	Sukrala
44	Kamal kand	Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn	Nymphaeaceae	Rhizome	Vrsya
45	Kasa	Saccharum spontaneum Linn.	Poaceae	Root stock	Vrsya, Bala
46	Kui	Nymphaea alba Linn.	Nymphaeaceae	Dried flowers	Balya
47	Lahasun	Allium sativum Linn.	Liliaceae	Bulb	Balya, Vrsya, Rasayna
48	Pitabala	Sida rhomifolia Linn.	Malvaceae	Dried root	Sukra,; Balya
49	Manjitha	Rubia cordifolia Linn.	Rubiaceae	Stem	Vrsya, Rasanyana
50	Mashvan	Teramnus iabialis Spreny	Fabaceae	Whole plant	Balya, Vrsya
51	Masur	Lens culinaris medic	Fabaceae	Dried seeds	Balya
52	Pan	Piper betle Linn.	Piperaceae	Leaf	Balya, Vrsya
53	Nariyal	Cocos nucifera Linn.	Arecaceae	Dried endosperm	Balya, Vrsya
54	Rakta chandana	Petrocarpus santalinus Linn.	Fabaceae	Heard wood	Balya, Vrsya
55	Sarivan	Desmodium gangetium DC	Fabaceae	Dried root	Balya, Vrsya
56	Chaval	Oryza sativa Linn.	Poaceae	Dried fruit	Vrsya
57	Sarkand	Saccharum bengalense Retz.	Poaceae	Root	Balya, Vrsya
58	Gulab	Rosa centifolia Linn.	Rosaceae	Dried flower	Sukra
59	Seesam	Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.	Fabaceae	Stem bark	Balya
60	Jhuner	Taxus baccata Linn.	Taxaceae	Dried leaf	Sukravarahake
61	Safed chandan	Santalum album Linn.	Santalaceae	Heart wood	Vrsya
62	Tal	Borassus flabellifer Linn.	Araceae	Male inflorescence	Vrsya
63	Louki	Lagenaria siceraria	Cucurbitaceae	Fresh fruit	Vrsya
64	Neel kanal	Nymphaea stellata Willd	Nymphaeaceae	Dried flower	Rasayana

The meanings of the Sanskrit words are Vrsya: increase sexual potential; Rasayan: that nourishes body, boosts immunity, and helps to keep the body and mind in best of health. Balya: that acts as vitilizer; Sukra: increase sperm count.