Medicinal Plants name in Sanskrit – Starting with S
| SANSKRIT NameS of MEDICINAL plants starting with – S | ||||
| MEDICINALplant names in Sanskrit-Scientific-English | ||||
| SANSKRIT NAMES | SCIENTIFIC NAMES | ENGLISH NAMES | ||
| Sadapaha- Somalata | Mirabilis Jalapa Linn. Nyctaginaceae | Four O’clock Flower | ||
| Sahacara- Sairyaka | Casearia Esculanta Roxb. Samydaceae | Wild Cowry Fruit | ||
| Sahacharam | Strobilanthus Heynianus | Strobilanthus | ||
| Sahadevi-Jvarhara, sankhini, saptala | Euphorbia Dracunculoides Lam. Euphorbiaceae | Dragon Spurge | ||
| Sahasravedhi | Ferula Asa Foetida | Asa foetida | ||
| Sakhara- Ikshu, Rasalah, Bahurasa, Kandekshu | Alstonia Scholaris Linn. Apocynaceae | Devil Tree , Shaitan Wood | ||
| Salap | Caryota Urens Linn. Palmae | Jaggery Palm , Elephant’s Palm | ||
| Sali Parni | Pseudarthria Visccida | Moovila | ||
| Samanga | Mimosa Pudica, Biophytum Sensitivum Linn. | Touch Me Not Plant | ||
| Sana- Machika, Phalamla, Nali | Brassica Alba Rabehn. Cruciferae | White Mustard | ||
| Sandhya Raga- Krishna Keli | Cocos Nucifera Linn. Palmae | Coconut Plant | ||
| Sappan ,kuchandana,lohitha,pathraga | Caesalpina Sappan | Sappan Wood | ||
| Saptacakra- Vakramula, Svarnamula, Saptakapi | Vateria Indica Linn. Dipterocarpaceae | White Dammer Tree , Indian Copal Tree | ||
| Saptala- Satala, Carmasahva, Sarpakshi | Ophiorrhiza Mungos Linn. Rubiaceae | Mongoose Plant | ||
| Saptaparna- Yugmaparna, Munichad, Bahuparna | Rauwolfia Serpentina Benth. | Serpentina Root | ||
| Sarala- Putikashtha, Pittadrum, Dipvriksha, Snigdhadaru | Pinus Longifolia | Long Leaved Pine | ||
| Sariva – White:Anantamula, Gopa, Dhavalsariva | Cordia Wallichii ., Latifolia Roxb. Boraginaceae | Sebesten Plum | ||
| Sarja- Shal, Asvakarnak, Ajakarua, Kudehaka, Devadhup | Acacia Leucophloea Willd. Mimosaceae | White Babool , Distiller’s Acacia | ||
| Sarpakshi- Sarpari, Nagasugandha, Patalbhedi | Wrightia Tinctoria (Roxb.)R.Br. Apocynaceae | Pale Indigo Plant , Sweet Indrajao | ||
| Sarpakshi- Nakuli, Dhavalavitapa, SarpangiSarpangi, | Kyllinga Nemoralis Dandy. Ex Hutch , Monocephala | white water sedge | ||
| Sarshapa- Sarshap, Katuk, Sneh | Avicula | Pearl-Oyster | ||
| Sarshapa- Sarshapa, Katuka, Sneha, Rakta Sarshapa | Argemone Mexicana Linn. Papaveraceae | Yellow Thistle , Mexican Poppy | ||
| Sarvasugandhi | Pimenta Dioica | |||
| Satala- Virala, Sari, Saptala, Bahuphenaka | Hibiscus Cannabinus Linn. Malvaceae | Brown Indian Hemp , Jute , Deccan Hemp | ||
| Satyanasi – Kancanakshiri, Pitadhattur, Hemakshiri | Panicum Sumatrense Roth Ex. Roem. Et Schult., | Little Millet | ||
| Sauvira- Anjana, Krishna, Kalanila, Suviraja | Oroxylum Indicum Vent. Bignoniaceae | Indian Trumpet Tree | ||
| Shaileya | Parmelia Perlata | Rock fungie | ||
| Shaivala- Jalanili, Sheval, Jalaj, Shevalum | Evolvulus Alsinoides Linn. Convolvulaceae | Dankuni Plant,Slender Dwarf Morning Glory | ||
| Shakah- Bhumisarah, Kharacchada, Bhumiruha | Hemidesmus Indicus Schult. Asclepiadaceae | Indian Sarsaparilla | ||
| Shakhota-, Pita Phala, Chagi, Kshira Vinashana | Acacia Concinna Dc. Mimosaceae | Shikakkai | ||
| Shallaki- Gajabhakshya, Suvaha, Surabhi | Boswellia Serrata Roxb. Burseraceae | Indian Olibaum, Indian Frankincense | ||
| Shalmali Rasa | Bombax Malabaricum | Red cotton tree | ||
| Shami- Shankuphala, Keshahantri, Shivaphala | Parmelia Perlata (Huds.) Ach. Lichenes | Stone Flower | ||
| Shana,Shankhapushpi – Vishnukranta, Vishnugandhi | Crotalaria Juncea Linn. Papilionaceae | Sunn Hemp , Sann Hemp | ||
| Shanapuâpi- Sanapushpi, Brihatpushpi, Shanghatika | Ceratophyllum Demersum Linn. Ceratophyllaceae | Hornwort | ||
| Shanapushpi – Shanaghantika | Canscora Decussata Roem. Et. Sch. Gentianaceae | Canscora, Winged-Stem Canscora | ||
| Shankhapushpi – Kshirpushpi | Mussaendra Frondosa Linn. , Flavescens Rubiaceae | Wild mussaenda | ||
| Shankhini- Kambumalini | Hedychium Spicatum Ham. Scitaminaceae | Spiked Ginger Lily | ||
| Shara- Bann, Ikshu, Sayak, Kshur | Serratophyllum Submersom Lemanaceae | Duckweed , Vallisnaria,Soft hornwort | ||
| Shara Moola | Saccharum Arundinaceum | Hardy Sugar Cane | ||
| Sharapunkha | Tephrosia Purpurea | Wild Indigo, Fish Poison | ||
| Shardunika – Meshashringi, Vishani, Ajashringika, | Prosopis Specigera Linn. Mimosaceae | Sponge Tree | ||
| Shashashruti | Hibiscus Aculeatus , Furcatus Roxb. Malvaceae | Comfortroot | ||
| Shashasruthy, | Emilia Sonchifolia (Linn.) Dc. Asteraceae | lilac tasselflower | ||
| Shashtika | Oryza Sativa | Paddy | ||
| Shatapushpa – Shatahva,Suvakpushpi, Sanghatpatrika, | Saccharum Munja Roxb. Gramineae | Roofing grass | ||
| Shatavari – Vrishya, Adharkanthika, Supatra, Bahumula, | Crotalaria Verrucosa Papilionaceae | Flax Hemp,Blue Rattlewee | ||
| Shathavari | Asparagus Racemoses | Asparagus | ||
| Shati | Gymnema Sylvestre Br. Asclepiadaceae | Periploca of The Woods | ||
| Shati- Kachur, Gandhamul, Dravida,Sati, Gandha | Trapa Natans Linn. , Bispinosa Roxb. Trapaceae , | Indian Water Chestnut , Caltrop | ||
| Shati | Hedychium Spicatum | Zadoary (Root) ,Spiked Ginger Lily | ||
| Shigru- Haritshak, Danshamula, Shigruka, Laghupatra | Kaempferia Galanga Linn. Zingiberaceae | Aromatic ginger,kencur | ||
| Shilajita- Shilajatu, Shilabhid,Ushnaja, Shailaniryasa | Salvia Plebeia R. Br. Labiatae | Sage weed | ||
| Shilajeeth-Shilajith | Asphaltum, Mineral patch | Kanmadam | ||
| Shimapa- Mahashyama,Tikshnasara,Shinshapa | Foeniculum Vulgare Mill., Anethum Foeniculum Linn. | Fennel | ||
| Shimbi- Simbi, Kushimbi, Kutsa, Purtaka Shimbika | Curcuma Zedoria Rosc. Scitaminaceae | Round Zedoary,white turmeric | ||
| Shirish- Sahasraki, Prithushrangi | Ruta Graveolens Linn. , Chalepensis Rutaceae | Garden Rue | ||
| Shirisha- Sitapushpa, Bhandik, Mridupushpak | Citrus Decumana Linn. Rutaceae | Pomelo , Shaddock | ||
| Shivanil | Nilgirianthus Ciliatus (Nees) Bremek. Acanthaceae | Sahachara, kurinji | ||
| Shleshmataka- Selu, Bahuvara, Picchil | Vernonia Cineria Less. Compositae | Ash-Colored Fleabane | ||
| Shpriparna- Shriparna, Rajatari | Dalbergia Sissoo Roxb. Papilionaceae | Black Wood , Rose Wood | ||
| Shreyasi | Piper Chaba | Pepper vine | ||
| Shri Phalam- Narikela, Nalikera | Coconut | Cocos nucifera | ||
| Shringa ,Sthira Shalaparni | Desmodium Gangeticum Dc. Leguminosae | Desmodium | ||
| Shringataka- Jalaphal, Trikonphali, Shringriha, Jalavalli | Tectona Grandis Linn. F. Verbenaceae | Teak | ||
| Shringtaka | Streblus Asper Linn. Urticaceae,Moraceae | Siamese Rough-Bush, Sand Paper Tree | ||
| Shrinivasaka | Pinus Roxburghi | Chir pine,Long leaved pine | ||
| Shritala | Moringa Oleifera Lam., Pterygosperma Gaertn. | Horse Radish , Drumstick Plant | ||
| Shubhashreni, Krushika, Dravanti, Sukarni | Ipomoea Reniformis Chois. Convolvulaceae | Mouse Ear Wort | ||
| Shukti | Dolichos Lablab Linn. | Flat Bean , Goa Bean , Indian Bean | ||
| Shveta Barbura- Shveta Barbura, Arimeda | Acacia Speciosa Linn. Mimosaceae | Sirissa Tree,woman’s tongues tree | ||
| Shvetakutaja, Shirisha Shirisha | Albizzia Lebbek Willd. Mimosaceae | Bengali Siris, woman’s tongues tree | ||
| Shvetanirvisha- Nirvisha | Indigofera Aspalathoides Vahl. Papilionaceae | Indigo plant | ||
| Shyamaka Shyamantaka | Saccharum Officinarum Linn. Gramineae | Sugar Cane , Sucanat , Turbinado | ||
| Shyonaka- Aralu, Shukanasa, Ruksha, Katvanga, Katanbhar, | Orchis Mascula Linn., Latifolia Orchidaceae | Salep Orchid | ||
| Shyonaka | Oroxylum Indicum | Indian trumpet, Broken born | ||
| Sihlaka- Turushka | Liquid Amber Orientalis Mill. Hamamelidaceae | Oriental Sweet Gum , Liquid Amber | ||
| Simsipa | Dalberrgia Sissoo Robx | Indian Rosewood | ||
| Sindhuttha | Nacl2 | Rock Sakt | ||
| Sinduri | Bixa Orellana Linn. Bixaceae | Arnotta Plant , Aploppas | ||
| Sinduvara- Shephalika | Vitex Trifolia Linn. Verbenaceae | Three-Leaved Chaste Tree | ||
| Sinkona, Kunayaka | Cinchona Officinalis Linn. Rubiaceae | Quinine Bark , Peruvian Bark | ||
| Sisa Bhasma- Naga Bhasma | Atropa Belladonna Linn. Solanaceae | Deadly Nightshade | ||
| Sitaphala | Anona Squamosa | Sugar Apple,Custard apple | ||
| Sitaphalam- Krishnabijam Parushphalam, Gandagatra | Annona Squamosa Linn. Annonaceae | Custard Apple , Sugar Apple | ||
| Sleshmataka | Cordia Dichotoma | Indian cherry, Clammy cherry | ||
| Snigdhajira- Snigdhabija, Shigdhajiraka, Sat Isobgol | Plantago Psyllium , Ovata Forsk. Plantaginaceae | Psyllium (Seed) Indian plantago | ||
| Snudhi- Snuhi, Vajra, Vigri, Patrasnuk, Mahavriksha | Euphorbia Neriifolia Linn., Ligularia Roxb. | Milkhedge | ||
| Snuhi | Jatropa Multifida | Coral Plant | ||
| Soma- Soma, Somavalli | Sarcostemma Acidum Voigt , Brevistigma W&A. | Mood Plant , Moon Creeper | ||
| Somalata – Soma | Ephedra Vulgaris Rich. , Gerardiana Ephedraceae | Ephedra,Joint-pine, Jointfir, Mormon-tea | ||
| Somavalli | Sarcostemma Acidum | Moon plant, Moon creeper | ||
| Sooryaparni | Vigna Vexillatta | Isikhwali | ||
| Sphotyabujangam | Rhaphidophora Laciniata (Burm.F.) Merr. | Devil’s ivy, golden pothos | ||
| Sprikka | Anisomeles Malabarica | Malabar Catmint | ||
| Sthauneya | Clerodendrum Infortunatum Linn., Viscosum Vent. | Hill glory bower | ||
| Sthulgokshura- Tiktagokshura | Pedalium Murex Linn. Pedaliaceae | Large caltrops | ||
| Suci – Sag Angur, Angurshapha, Girbuti, Salakphala | Atropa Acuminata Rorle Ex Lindley | Indian Belladonna | ||
| Sudarshana- Vishamandala, Nagadamani, Somavalli- Kalyanasougandikam white | Crinum Asiaticum Linn. Amaryllidaceae | Poison Bulb, Giant Crinum Lily | ||
| Sugandha Vala-Barhishta, Udichya, Kesha, Ambu, Keshya | Andropogan Vetiveria Linn. Gramineae | Vetiver | ||
| Sunishanna – Catushpatri | Marsilea Quadrifolia Linn. Marsiliaceae | Four Leaf Clover | ||
| Surabhi | Murraya Koengii | Nimba Curry tree | ||
| Surataru Devadaru | Cedrus Deodara. | Himalayan Cedar , Daru | ||
| Surpunnag- Nameru, Sureshta,Surtunga, Punnaga | Ochrocarpus Longifolius Benth. & Hook. F. Guttiferae | Alexandrian Laurel | ||
| Sushavi | Calycopteris Floribunda Lamk. Combretaceae | Ukshi | ||
| Sushena- Svastika, Tilaparnika, Sunishanna | Marselia Minuta Marsiliaceae | Four-leaf clover, Pepperwort | ||
| Suvarnjuthica- Hemapushpika | Jasminum Humile Linn. ,Chrysanthemum Roxb. Oleaceae | Yellow jasmine | ||
| Swetha Chandana | Sandal-Santalum Album | Sandalwood, Chandana | ||
| Swethapushpi | Trichosanthus Palmata | Bitter snake-gourd | ||
| Syamaparni- Syamapaarni, Caha | Camellia Sinensis O. Kuntze , | Tea Plant | ||
Medicinal Plants name in Sanskrit – Starting with S
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