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Ayurveda �the science of life� is a holistic system of medicine from India. All types of plant raw material having all panchmahabhuta. To prepare standard quality of medicines, it is incumbent to collect raw material very carefully. In ancient period, Seers used to collect raw material properly and carefully from different Desha such as Vindhya Desha (Ushna virya Aushadha) , Himalaya Desha (Sheet Virya Aushadha), Ritu (In sharad-panchang), Bhoomi(apya,agneya etc.), Nakshatra (pusya and ashwina), and kala. They prepared effective single or polyherbal medicines for various disorders successfully by following all parameters mentioned above. At the present time, collection of raw material is not properly done as well as manufacture unit do not care about desha,kala,ritu,bhoomi,awastha etc. In this review, it is tried to elaborate the methods to collect the plant raw material that could improve its quality to produce effective herbal medicines.