Charaka-Samhita — trans. Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna

£, Called alsos Aknadi or Nimuka. Stephania hernandifolia ; syn. Cissampelds • hernandifolia. f- .. .

l. Dry ginger.

m. Cedrus deodara.

n. Cyperus rotundas.

0. Sanseviera Zeylanica ; syn. Sanseviera Roxburghiana.

p. Tinospora cordifolia.

q. Called also Indrayava. The seeds of Holarrhena antidysenterica.

r. Called also Chireta. Agathotes cherayta.

s. Called also Katuka. Picorrhiza kurroa.

t. Called also Anantamul. Hemidesmus Indicus ; syn. Aclepias pseudosarsa.

u. Vide note p in p. 30.

v. Vide note q in p. 30,

U>, Vide note t in p. 30.

Vide note u in p. 30.

y. Vide note v in p. 30.

z. Vide note w in p. 30.

a. Vide note r in p. 30.

b. Called also Catavari or Catamuli. Asparagus raeemosus.

c. Called also Jatamanshi. Nardostachys fatamansi ; syn. Valeriana Jatamansi.

The commentator identifies it with Uchchata or Bhuml-amlaki, i.e., Pkyllan . thus Niruri.

d. The commentator calls it a species of the above. Bengal physicians call it Kankra-fringi or Rhus succedania ; syn. Rhus acuminata ,

CH A RAKA -SA M HIT A.

p. 37

Kushtha ( a ), Elavaluka (b), Katphala (c), the froth of the sea, the exudation of Kadamva (d), Ikshu ( e ), Kandekshu (f), Ikshuraka (g), Vasuka (h), and l^ira (i), — these ten ar e. ().ukra- <podhana [improve the semen] ,a 6

( Here ends the fourth four aggregates of Astringents.)

Mridvika (/), Liquorice, Madhuparni ( k ), Meda (/), Vidari ( m ), Kakoli(ra), Kshirakakoli (o), Jivaka (/>), Jivanti(^), and £alaparni ( r ), — these ten an Snehopoga [emollients].27

^obhanjana (s), Ekaranda (t), Arka (u), Vrischira ( v ), Punarnava (w), Yava ( x ), Sesame, Kulathwa (_y), Masha (a), and Vadara (a), — these ten are Swedopoga [diaphoretics].28 a. Saussurea auriculala ; syn. Apolotaxis aunculata.

b. A kind of red powder made of some seeds obtainable of every native druggist.

Not identified.

c. Myrica sapida.

d. Anthocephaltis Cadamba ; syn. Nauclea Cadamba.

e. The ordinary sugar-cane.

/. Called also Kokilaksha (in Bengali Kulekhara). Hyqrophila spinosa ; syn, Ruellia longifolia.

g. A plant very similar to the above.

h. Called also Yak. Sesbania grandiflora ; syn. Aeschynomem grandiflora.

i. The roots of Andropogon muricatum.

/. UvsePassse. The ordinary Kishmish or dried grapes.

k. Tinospora cordifolia.

l. Vide note r in p. 30. vi. Convolvulus paniculata. n. Vide note t in p. 30.

0. Vide note u in p. 3o.

p. Vide note p in p. 30.

q. Ccelogyne ovalis.

r. Desmodium Gangelicum ; syn. Hedysarum Gangeticum.

s. Moringa pterigosperma.

t. Ricimus communis.

u. Calatropis gigantea or procera ; syn. Asclepias gigantea.

v. The white variety of Boerhavia diffusa; syn. B. procumbens and erccta.

w. The red variety of the above.

x. Hordium hexaslichum.

y. Dolichos biflorus.

z. Phaseolus Roxburghii ; syn. Phaselous radiatus. a. Zhyphus Jujuba.

CHA RAKA-SA MH/Tj.

Mel, Liquorice, Kovidara (a), Karvudara (5), Nipa(c), Vidulafr/,) Vimbi (e), £anapushpi {/), Sadapusphi (g), and Pratyakpushpi (A), —these ten are Vamanopaga [emetics].29

Drakhsa (z'), Kacmarya (/), Parushaka (k), Abhaya (/), Amlaka (m), Vibhitaka (n), Kuvala (o), Vadara (p), Karkandu ( q), and Pilu (r), — these ten are purgatives.30

Trivrit ( s ), Vilwa ( t ), Pippali («), Kushtha (w), mustard seeds, Vacha ( w ), the fruits of Vatsaka ( x ), £atapushpa (y), Liquorice, and Madanaphala ( z ), — these ten are used in Asthapana [enemata].31 a. Called also Rakta-kanchana. BauJiinia variegata.

b. Bauhinia acummata.

c. Another name of Kadamva. Anthocephalus cadamba ; syn. Nauclea cadamla.

d. Called also Amvuvetasa. Calamus fascirulatus. U. C. Dutt {Mat. Med. of the ffindus) says that the identification by Roxburgh of Amvuvetasa with Calamus fasciculatus is, perhaps, doubtful. Amvuvetasa implies that it is rattan or some rattan-like plant that grows in water. Calamus fasciculatus , how¬ ever, grows as well on dry land as in water.

e. Coccinea Indica ; syn. Mamordica monodelpha.

f. Crotalaria verrucosa.

g. Another name for Arka or Akanda. Calatropis gigantea ; syn. Asclepias giganh. Another name for Apamarga. Achyranthes aspera; syn. Achyranthes bidentatn.

i. Kishmish. Uvae Passse.

j. Another name of Gambhari. Gmelina arborea.

k. Called in Bengali Phyalsa- Grewia Asiatic q l. Terminalia chebula. vi. Phyllanthus Emblica.

«. Terminalia Bellerica.

o. A variety of Zizyphns fujuba.

p. Zizypkus fujuba.

q. Called also Srigalakoli or Siakul. Zizypkus cenoplia.

r. Salvadora Persica or Salvadora Indica. Its fruits are said to be very much ljke<}

. by elephants.

s. Ipomcea turpethum ; syn. Convolvulus turpethum.

t. yEgle marmelos, u. Piper longum ; syn. Chavica Roxbiirghii, v. Holarrhena antidysehterica.

w. Acorus calamus.

x. Called also Indrayava. The seeds of Holarrhena anttdy fentcricQ.

y. Called also Misreya. Pucedanum Sowa.

z. The fruits of Randia dutnetorum ,

CHARAKA-SA MH I TA.

Rasna (a), Suradaru ( b ), Vilwa (e), Madana (d), £atapushpa ( e ), Vrischira (f), Punarnava ( g ), Afwadangshtra ( h ), Agnimantha 0), and Sonaka (j), — these ten an used for Anuvasana [oily enemata].32

Jyotishmati (k), Kshavaka (/), Maricha (m), Pippali (n), Vidanga (o), Sigru (/), mustard seeds, the seed of Apamarga(f), Pweta [r), and Mahacweta (s), — these ten are used for Cirovirechana (errhines),33

( Here ends the fifth seven aggregates of Astrtgents.)