Vasa Swarasa – Ingredients, Indications, Benefits and Uses Introduction Vasa, is a potent nootropic herb. Its root is used in ayurvedic medicine for improving memory, cognition, intelligence, voice, mental abilities and pains of neurological origin. Name of Ingredients: Vasa Botanical name:  Acorus calamus Family: Araceae Sanskrit names: Ugra gandha, Golomi, Jatila, Shatagrantha. Categorization – According to Samhita Acharya Charaka: Lekhaniya gana, Arshoghna gana, Truptighna gana, Asthapanopaga gana, Shirovirechana gana, Sangyasthapana gana, Sheethaprashamana gana. Acharya Sushrutha: Pippalyadi gana, Vachadi gana, Mustadi