Brihatyadi, Bṛhatyādi, Brihatya-adi: 2 definitions
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Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyBṛhatyādi (बृहती) is the Sanskrit name for a group of medicinal plants, classified as being a good digestant or assimilator of the deranged humours; proves efficacious in “nausea, water-brash, dysuria”, etc. It was originally composed by Suśruta in his Suśrutasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna XXXVIII, a classic work on Āyurveda. The name is derived from the words Bṛhatī (Solanum anguivi) and ādi, translating to “first” or “commencement”. Examples of plants pertaining to this category include Bṛhatī, Kaṇṭakārika and Madhuka. The collection of herbs named Bṛhatyādi is but one of the thirty-seven gaṇas (‘sections’) of such groups.
Source: archive.org: Sushruta samhita, Volume IThe drugs known as
- Vrihati,
- Kantakārikā,
- Kutajaphala,
-
Pāthā
- and Madhuka
combinedly form the group known as the Vrihatyādi Gana.
The group is a good digestant or assimilator of the deranged humours. It subdues the deranged Vātā, Pitta and Kapham and proves efficacious in cases of nausea, water-brash, dysuria and non-relish for food.
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: Brihati, Adi.
Starts with: Brihatyadigana.
Ends with: Balabrihatyadi.
Full-text: Gana.
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