Amalakyadi, Amalaki-adi, Āmalakyādi: 3 definitions

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Amalakyadi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

Āmalakyādi (आमलक्यादि) or Āmalakyādipācana refers to one of the topics discussed in the Yogāmṛta, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 4 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)” by Rajendralal Mitra (1822–1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.—The Yogāmṛta is a large Ayurvedic compilation dealing with the practice of medicine and therapeutics authored by Gopāla Sena, Kavirāja, of Dvārandhā. It is dated to the 18th century and contains 11,700 ślokas.—The catalogue includes the term—Āmalakyādi-pācana in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: (1) āmalakyādipācanaṃ (2) āmalakyādicūrṇaṃ .

Source: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (ay)

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Āmalakyādi (आमलक्यादि) is the Sanskrit name for a group of medicinal plants, classified as being a general febrifuge, an aphrodisiac, a general tonic or restorative and an appetiser. It can also be spelled as Āmlakyādi (आम्लक्यादि). It was originally composed by Suśruta in his Suśrutasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna XXXVIII, a classic work on Āyurveda. The name is derived from the words Āmalakī (Phyllanthus emblica) and ādi, translating to “first” or “commencement”. Examples of plants pertaining to this category include Āmalakī (or Āmlakī), Haritakī, Pippalī and Citraka. The collection of herbs named Āmalakyādi is but one of the thirty-seven gaṇas (‘sections’) of such groups.

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

The group known as the Āmlakyādi Gana consists of

Āmlaki,
Haritaki,
Pippali
and Chitraka.

The present group of medicinal drugs acts as a general febrifuge and may be used with advantage in fevers of whatsoever type. Moreover, it is an aphrodisiac and acts as a general tonic or restorative and appetiser, destroying the deranged Kapham and improving the eyesight.

Source: archive.org: Sushruta samhita, Volume I

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Experimental evaluation of antipyretic and analgesic activities of Amalakyadi Gana: An Ayurvedic formulation < [Volume 36 (2); 2015 (Apr-Jun)]

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