The arishta is prepared from Shavet punarnava (Boerrhavia diffusa white), Rakta punarnava (Boerrhavia diffusa red), Bala (Sida cordifolia), Atibala (Abutilon indicum), Patha (Cissampelos pareira), Vasa (Adhatoda vasica), Giloy (Tinospora cordifolia), Chitrakmool (Plumbago zeylanicum), Kantakari (Solanum indicum), Nagkeshar (Mesua ferrea), Dalchini (Cinnamum zeylanicum), Sukshmaila (Elettaria cardamum), Tej patra (Cinnamum inners), Netrabala (Valariana indica) etc.