To reduce the ill-effects of planets,

meditation, contemplation, havan and precious stones were often   resorted to, but precious stones being costly, were, at times, not within the reach of the common man. Therefore, roots of the plants have been used as a substitute for precious stones as shown in Table 1.

 Plants, Planets and Gems

SI. Na	Botanical name of plant	Vernacular Name	Planet	Stone or Gem
1	Aegle marmelos	Bael	Sun	Ruby
2	Mimusops hexandra	Khimi	Moon	Pearl
3	Hemidesmus indicus	Indian sarsaparilla	Mars	Coral
4	Opuntia dillenii	Nagfani	Mars	Coral
5	Clerodendron serratum	Bharangi	Jupiter	Topaz
6	Curcuma longa	Haldi	Jupiter	Yellow sappier
7	Musa saplmtum	Keta	Jupiter	Yellow agate
8	Tephrosia purpuma	Purple	Venus	Diamond
9	Punfca granatum	Anar	Venus	Diamond
to	Rubia cordifolia	Indian maddar	Venus	Diamond
11	Ricinus commnuis	Eranda	Venus	Zircon
12	Rumex vesicarkis	Sorrel	Venus	Zircon
13	Lettsomia nervosa	Argyreta	Mercury	Emerald
14	Pterocarpus santalanus	Latchandan	Saturn	Blue sapphire
15	Santalum album	Chandan	Rahu	Gomed
16	Rauwolphia seipentina	Sarpagandha	Rahu	Alexandria
17	Withania somnifera	Ashwagandha	Ketu	Cats eye