Antiamnesic Activity of an Ayurvedic Formulation Chyawanprash in Mice

Table 1

Proportion of constituents of Chy.

Common name	Plant name	Weight per 100 g of Chy
Dashmool	Aegle marmelos Corr.	3.98 g
	Desmodium bulbifera Desv.
	Gmelina arborea Roxb.
	Oroxylum indicum Vent.
	Premna integrifolia Linn.
	Solanum indicum Linn.
	Solanum xanthocarpum Schard.
	Stereospermum suoveolens DC
	Tribulus terrestris Linn.
	Uraria picta Desv.
Bala	Sida cordifolia Linn	0.398 g
Mudgaparni	Phaseolus tribolus-sensu Ait	0.398 g
Mashparni	Teramnus labialis Spreng	0.398 g
Karkatshringi	Pistacia integerima Stew-ex Brandis	0.398 g
Bhumiamlaki	Phyllanthus niruri Linn.	0.398 g
Jivanti	Leptadenia reticulata Wight & Am	0.398 g
Pushkarmool	Inula racemosa Hook.	0.398 g
Agarkashta	Aquillaria agallocha Roxb.	0.398 g
Haritaki	Terminalia chebula Retz.	0.398 g
Guruchi	Tinospora cordifolia Meirs	0.398 g
Katchur	Curcuma zedoaria Rosc	0.398 g
Mustak	Cyperus rotundus Linn	0.398 g
Punarnava	Boerhaavia diffusa Linn	0.398 g
Neelkamal	Nelumbium speciosum Willd	0.398 g
Vasaka	Adhatoda vasica Nees.	0.398 g
Kakanasa	Martynia diandra Glox	0.398 g
Yashtimadhu	Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn	0.398 g
Varahikand	Dioscorea bulbifera Linn	0.796 g
Ashwagandha	Withania somnifera Dunal	0.796 g
Satavari	Asparagus racemosus Willd	0.796 g
Vidarikand	Ipomoea digitata Linn	1.195 g
Anwala green	Emblica officinalis Gaertn	90 g
Ghrit	Milk fat	2.08 g
Sesame oil	Sesamum indicum Linn	1.20 g
Banslochan	Bambusa arundinacea Willd	0.8 g
Akarkara	Spilanthes acmella Linn	0.126 g
Pippali	Piper longum Linn.	1.12 g
Nagkesar	Mesua ferrea Linn.	0.116 g
Dalchini	Cinnamomum zeylanicum Breyn	0.116 g
Tejpatra	Cinnamomum tamala Nees & Ebrm	0.116 g
Lavang	Eugenia caryophyllus Linn	0.128 g
Elaichi	Elettaria cardamomum Maton	0.588 g
Kesar	Crocus sativus Linn.	0.021 g
Chandansaar	Ptertocarpus santalinus Linn	0.0092 g
Abhrak Bhasam	Ayurvedic preparation	0.188 g
Muktasukti Pishti	Ayurvedic preparation	0.063 g
Silver foil	—	q.s.
Sugar	—	q.s.

q.s.: quantity sufficient.