Charaka-Samhita — trans. Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna
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f A kind of paddy that is believed to ripen in 60 days. Shete dhan (in Bengali).
g. Fried paddy.
h. Santalanum album. (White Sandal wood).
The fruits of Gmelina arborea.
j. Sugarcandy k. Nymphcea stellate?, l. The roots of Andropogon muricatnm.
m. Vide note q in p/43.
n. Tinospora cordifolia ; syn. Menispertnum cotdifolbum.
q. Pavonia odorata.
p. Difficult to identify it. More than one plant is known by this name. The
Ayurvedartha Chandrika says that it is an acquatie plant. It is sometimes called Tagarapadika or paduka. It is not the flower plant of that name, viz. , Tabemcemonlana coronaria q. Aquilqria. Agallochq.
r. Coriandrum sativum.
s. Zingiber officinale. (Dry ginger, called Sunthi).
t. Called also Yamani. Ptychotis A/owan ; syn. Ligusticum Ajqwan.
V, Acqrtif calamus.
v. Solatium Xanthocarpum ; syn. Solqfiftm Jacquinii.
■w. Premna serratifolia ; syn. Premna sptnosa.
x. Colosanth.es Indica ; syn. Bignonia Indica.
y. Piper longum ; syn. Chavica Roxburghii.
z. It is another name of Gab or Diospyros Embryopteris , syn. Diospyros glutinosa.
The commentator, however, identifies it with Kendu or the Ebony tree, that is,, Diospyros. melanoxylon.
a. Buchanania latifolia.
b. Zizyphtis Jujuba, c. Acacia catechu ; syn. Mimosa catechu, d. A variety of the above, called V it-khadira,.
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Saptaparna (a), A§wakarna (6), Arjuna ( c ), A9ana (d), and Arimeda (e), — these ten cure urticaria.49
Vidarigandha {f)r Prishniparni (g), Vrihati (h), Kantakari (i), Kairanda (i), Kakoli (k), Chandana (/), Uir§a ( m ), large cardamoms, and Liquorice, — these ten relieve pains cashed by pressure on the body.50
Pippali ( n ), the roots of Pippali ( o ), Chavya ( p ), Chitraka ( q ), (^ringavera (r), Maricha (s), Ajamoda (t), Ajagandha («), Ajaji (v), and Gandira (w), — these ten cure pain in the bowels.51
(Here ends tfie ninth five aggregates of Astringents.)
Mel, Liquorice, Rudhira ( x ), Mocharasa (y), burnt earth, Lodhra (2) red chalk, Priyangu (a), Sugarcandy, and fried paddy, — these ten are styptics.52 a. Alstonia scholaris ; syn. Ec kites scholaris.
b. Shorea robusta.
c. Terminalia Arjuna ; syn. Pentaptera Arjuna,.
d. Called also Piyasala or Pitasala. Terminalia tamenlosa ; syn. Pentaptera tomentosa.
e. Acacia Farnesiana ; syn. Mimosa Farnesiana.
/. Called also Calaparni. Desmodium gangeticuni ; syn. Hedysarum gangelicum.
g. Uraria logopodioides ; syn. Doodia logopodioides .
h. Solatium Indicum.
i. Solanum Xanthocarpum.
j. Ricinus communis.
h. Not identified. A root brought from Morung in Nepal, l, Santalanum album.
tn. The roots of Andropogon muricatum.
n. Piper longum ; syn. Chavica Roxburghii.
0. The roots of the above, p. Piper Chaba ; syn. Chavica officinarum.
q. Plumbago Zeylanica.
r. Dry ginger.
s. Piper nigrum. Black pepper.
r. Called also Randhani, Pimpinella involucrata ; syn. Apium involucratuxn, u. Called also Vanayamani. Seseli Indicum ; syn. Cnidium diffttsum.
v. Cuminum cyminum. Cummin seeds.
w. Called also Calincha. Allenanthera sessilis ; syn. Achyranlhes triandra \ x. Crocus salivas. Saffron.
y. The exudation of Bombax Malabaricum.
z. Symplocos racemosx.
a. Aglaia Roxburgh ianq.
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CHARAKA-SAMHITA.
Qala {a), Kntphala (£), Kadamva (zd, Padmaka (d), Tunga (e), Mocharasa (/) f^irisha ( g ), Vanjula ( h ), Elavaluka (z‘), and A^oka (/) ese ten are anodynes.53
Hingu {k), Kaitaryya (/), Arimeda (m), Vacha ( n ), Choraka (o), Vayastha (p), Golomi (q), Jatila Palankasha (r), Aqoka, (s), and Rohini ( t ), — these ten restore consciousness.54
Aindri{«), Brahmi(zt), (^ataviryya (w), Sahasraviryya ( x ), Amogha [y), a. Shorea robusta.
b. Myrica Sapida.
c. Anthocephalus Cadamba ; syn. Nauclca Cadamba.
d. The root-stock of Nymp/uea lotus.
e. Calophylhim mop hy llum.
f. Exudation of Bombas Malabaricum.
g. Albizzia lebbek ; syn. Mimosa sirisa.
h. Called also Vetasa. Calamus rotang ; syn. Calamus Roxburghii.
i. A red powder sold under this name. The seed of some plant not known.
/. Samoa Indica ; syn. Joncsia Asoka.
k. Ferula Assafcetida.
l. The Commentator says this is not ICatphala or Mytica Sapida but Parvatanimva or Mahanimva, i. e., Melia Azedarach ; syn. Melia sempervirens.
m. Acacia Farnesiuna ; syn. Mimosa Farnesiana.
7i. Acorns Calamus.
o. A ndropogpn acicularis.
p. Called also Brahmi. Herpesies monnicria ; syn. Gratiola monnieria.
q. Called also Bhutakeiji. Corydaiis Govaniaria.
r. If Jatila and Palankasha be taken to be two different plants, then the total number would become eleven instead of ten. The Commentator says that Palankasha means either Gulgulu or Jatamansi. I incline to the belief that Jatila- Palankasha is one plant, i. e., a variety of Jatamansi or Nardostachys Jatamansi ; syn. Valeriana Jatamansi.
s. Saraca Indica.
t. Picrorrhiza kurroa.
u. Called Rakhal sasha (in Bengali) . Karima umbellata.
v. Herpestes monnieria • syn. Gratiola monnieria.
w. Cynodon Dactylon ; syn. Panicum Dactylon.
x. The white variety of the above.
y. The Commentator is doubtful as to what is meant by it. He says it is Patala or Amlaki, i. e., Steriospermum suaveolens, or Pbyllanthus Emblica.
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