Aragvadhadi, Aragvadha-adi, Āragvadhādi: 4 definitions
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Aragvadhadi 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Āragvadhādi refers to a medicinal recipe mentioned in the Lepakhaṇḍa (verse 4.157) of the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Lepakhaṇḍa [mentioning āragvadhādi] contains recipes according to circumstances as advised by tradition. They treat the patient suffering from conditions such as fever, piles, emaciation, anorexia, tuberculosis, diarrhea, etc.
Āragvadhādi (आरग्वधादि) [=āragvadha-ādya-taila] 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—Āragvadhādya-taila in its subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: āragvadhādyatailaṃ .
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Āragvadhādi (आरग्वधादि) is the Sanskrit name for a group of medicinal plants, classified as having the effect of destroying deranged phlegm, the effects of poison and Meha (morbid discharges from the urethra), Kuṣṭha (skin disease), fever, vomitting and itching of the body, etc, etc. It was originally composed by Suśruta in his Suśrutasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna XXXVIII, a classic work on Āyurveda. The name is derived from the words Āragvadha (Cassia fistula) and ādi, translating to “first” or “commencement”. Examples of plants pertaining to this category include Āragvadha, Madana, Kutaja, Pāṭha, Pāṭalā, Saptaparṇa, Nimba, Paṭola and Guḍūcī. The collection of herbs named Āragvadhādi is but one of the thirty-seven gaṇas (‘sections’) of such groups.
The drugs known as
- Āragvadha,
- Madana,
- Gopaghontā,
- Kutaja,
- Pāthā,
- Kantaki,
- Pātalā,
- Murvā,
- Indrayava,
- Saptaparna,
- Nimva,
- Kuruntaka,
- Dāsi-kuruntaka,
- the two kinds of Karanja,
- Patola,
- Kirātttikua,
- Guduchi,
- Chitraka,
- Shāngshtā,
- and Sushavi
form the group known as the Āragvadhādi.
The group under discussion destroys the deranged Kapham and the effects of poison and proves beneficial in cases of Meha (morbid discharges from the urethra), Kushtha, fever, vomiting and itching of the body and acts as a purifying (aseptic) agent in the case of an ulcer.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Aragvadha, Adi, Ati.
Starts with (+0): Aragvadhaditaila.
Full-text (+0): Gana, Aragvadhaditaila.
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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Effect of āragvadhādi lepa in eczema (vicarcikā) – a pilot study < [2017: Volume 6, August issue 8]
Comprehensive literary study of guduchyadi gana in ashtanga hridaya < [2022: Volume 11, March issue 3]
Evaluation of vidangadi pradeha and aragvadhadi udvartana in psoriasis < [2024: Volume 13, January issue 1]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter LXI - Symptoms and Treatment of Epilepsy (Apasmara) < [Canto IV - Bhuta-vidya-tantra (psychology and psychiatry)]
Chapter XLII - Symptoms and Treatment of Abdominal Tumors (Gulma) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]
Chapter XLIX - Symptoms and Treatment of Vomiting (Chardi) < [Canto III - Kaya-chikitsa-tantra (internal medicine)]
Role of Aragvadhadi Sutra in the Management of Fistula -in-Ano < [Volume 19 (issue 3-4), Jan-Jun 2000]
Identification of karanjadvaya < [Volume 6 (issue 1), Jul-Sep 1986]
Yogaśataka of Pandita Vararuci < [Volume 36 (issue 2), Oct-Dec 2016]
AYU (Journal of Research in Ayurveda)
Efficacy of external application of oil and gel dosage forms of Aragvadhadi formulation in combination with Rasayana Churna in the management of Shwitra (vitiligo) - An open-labeled comparative clinical trial < [Volume 42 (1); 2021 (Jan-Mar)]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
An ayurvedic approach on “aragvadhadi arka”, a traditional formulae in the management of chronic kidney disease (ckd) – a review < [2018, Issue IX, September]
Efficacy of ayurvedic medicine in the management of bedsore (dusta vrana):case report < [2023, Issue 07, July]
A critical review of kiratatikta (swertia chirata) in the ayur-vedic treatise of laghutrayi and brihattrayi < [2023, Issue 09. September]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)