Sl. No. | Nakshatra | Plant name (in sanskrit) | Botanical Name | Family | Uses |
1 | अश्विनी | विषद्रु: | Strychnos nux vomica | Loganiaceae | used in fever, infertility, arthritis and neurological disorders |
2 | भरणी | धात्री | Phyllanthus emblica | Euphorbiaceae | anti-diabetic and gastro-protective |
3 | कृत्तिका | हेमदुग्धा | Ficus racemosa | Moraceae | Excellent source of energy, fibre and Calcium |
4 | रोहिणी | जम्बू: | Syzygium cumini | Myrtaceae | Used in diabetes, ulcers, diarrhoea |
5 | मृगशिरा | खदिर: | Acacia catechu | Mimosaceae | Used in bleeding and skin disorders |
6 | आर्द्रा | शिंशपा | Dalbergia sissoo | Fabaceae | Used in obesity, ulcers and skin disorders |
7 | पुनर्वसु | वंश: | Bambusa bambos | Bambusaceae | Used in skin care, epilepsy and fever |
8 | पुष्य | अश्वत्थ: | Ficus religiosa | Moraceae | Used in diabetes, wound healing and asthma |
9 | आश्लेषा | नागकेसर: | Mesua ferrea | Clusiaceae | Used in bleeding piles, dysentery and skin disorders |
10 | मघा | वट: | Ficus benghalensis | Moraceae | Used in dysentery, leucorrhoea, menorrhagia and nervous disorders |
11 | पूर्वाफाल्गुनी | पलाश: | Butea monosperma | Fabaceae | Used in splenic and menstrual disorders and as anthelmintic |
12 | उत्तराफाल्गुनी | प्लक्ष: | Ficus microcarpa | Moraceae | Used in ulcers, boils, diabetes and measles |
13 | हस्त | आम्रातक: | Spondias pinnata | Anacardiaceae | Used in diarrhoea, painful joints and menstrual disorders |
14 | चित्रा | विल्व: | Aegle marmelos | Rutaceae | Used in peptic ulcer, diabetes, dysentery and fever |
15 | स्वाति | अर्जुन: | Terminalia arjuna | Combretaceae | Used in ulcers, skin ailments and as cardio-protective |
16 | विशाखा | विकङ्कत: | Flacourtia ramoutchi | Flacourtiaceae | Used in asthma and as diuretic and sedative |
17 | अनुराधा | बकुल: | Mimusops elengi | Sapotaceae | Used in fever, bleeding gums and uroliathiasis |
18 | ज्येष्ठा | शाल्मली | Bombax malabaricum | Bombacaceae | Used as blood purifier, diuretic and antipyretic |
19 | मूल | आरग्वध: | Cassia fistula | Fabaceae | Used in fever, rheumatism and skin disorders |
20 | पूर्वाषाढ़ा | वेत्र: | Calamus rotang | Arecaceae | Used in diabetes, ulcer and GI tract disorders |
21 | उत्तराषाढ़ा | पनस: | Artocarpus heterophyllus | Moraceae | Used in hypertension, fever,diabetes and asthma |
22 | श्रवण | अर्क: | Calotropis gigantea | Apocynaceae | Used in rheumatism, fever, wound healing and as purgative |
23 | घनिष्ठा | शमी | Prosopis cineraria | Mimosaceae | Used in skin diseases mouth ulcers, and diarrhoea |
24 | शतभिषा | कदम्ब: | Neolamarckia cadamba | Rubiaceae | Used in wound healing, fever and skin diseases |
25 | पूर्वाभाद्रपद | आम्र: | Mangifera indica | Anacardiaceae | Used as a laxative, diuretic and anti-diabetic |
26 | उत्तराभाद्रपद | निम्ब: | Azadirachta indica | Meliaceae | Used in fever, skin disorders, gingivitis and diabetes |
27 | रेवती | मधूक: | Madhuca longifolia | Sapotaceae | Used in diabetes, rheumatism, ulcers and skin diseases |