Kushthaghna, Kuṣṭhaghna: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kuṣṭhaghna can be transliterated into English as Kusthaghna or Kushthaghna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Kuṣṭhaghna (कुष्ठघ्न) is another name for Paṭola, a medicinal plant identified with Trichosanthes dioica (pointed gourd) from the Cucurbitaceae or “gourd family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.22-24 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Kuṣṭhaghna and Paṭola, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Kuṣṭhaghna (कुष्ठघ्न) is the Sanskrit name for a group of medicinal plants, classified as “curing skin-diseases”, and originally composed by Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna IV. The name is derived from the word kuṣṭha, translating to “leprosy” or “skin disease”. It is a technical term used throughout Āyurveda. Examples of plants pertaining to this category include Khadira (Acacia catechu), Saptaparṇa (Echites scholaris), Āragvadha (Cassia fistula) and Kararīra (Nerium odorum). The collection of herbs named Kuṣṭhaghna is one of the fifty Mahākaṣāya.
Kuṣṭhaghna (कुष्ठघ्न):—Substances indicated for skin disorders.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Kuṣṭhaghna (कुष्ठघ्न).—m.
(-ghnaḥ) A medicinal plant, commonly Hiyavali: see hitāvalī. f. (-ghnī) 1. An esculent root, (Solanum Indicum:) see kākamācī 2. Opposite leaved fig tree; also kākoḍumbarikā. E. kuṣṭha the leprosy, and ghna what destroys.
1) Kuṣṭhaghna (कुष्ठघ्न):—[=kuṣṭha-ghna] [from kuṣṭha] m. ‘curing leprosy’, Name of the medicinal plant Hitāvalī (= hitāvalī), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a remedy for leprosy, [Suśruta]
Kuṣṭhaghna (कुष्ठघ्न):—[kuṣṭha-ghna] (ghnaḥ) 1. m. A medicinal plant. (ghnī). 3. f. An esculent root; opposite-leaved fig tree.
Kuṣṭhaghna (कुष्ठघ्न):—(kuṣṭha Aussatz + ghna)
1) m. Name einer Pflanze (s. hitāvalī) [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] [Suśruta 2, 120, 7.] —
2) f. ī Name einer Pflanze (s. kākodumbarikā) [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] Nach [Wilson’s Wörterbuch] auch = kākamācī .
Kuṣṭhaghna (कुष्ठघ्न):——
1) m. ein best. gegen den Aussatz angewandtes Mittel. —
2) f. ī — a) Vernonia anthelminthica [Bhāvaprakāśa 1,178.] — b) *Ficus oppositifolia [Rājan 11,35.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kushtha, Ghna.
Full-text: Kushthaka, Kushthaghni, Angarakushthaka, Haridra, Mahakashaya, Patola, Ghna.
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International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Anti dermatophytic effect of kushtaghna dashemani in dadru kushta (dermatophytosis), an in-vitro study < [2024, Issue 01. January]
Review of the importance of siddharthakadi agad in twakroga w.s.r. to dushivisha < [2023, Issue 03, March]
A critical review on calotropis procera (arka) w.s.r. kushthaghna proerty in eczema < [2016, Issue XII December]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Study of vajraka taila for managing infected wounds (dusta vrana) < [2024: Volume 13, January issue 1]
A review article on role of mustadi kwath in ekakustha w. s. r. to psoriasis < [2020: Volume 9, April issue 4]
Brief review of gandhaka with itand#039;s kusthaghna property < [2019: Volume 8, November issue 12]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
Drug review of Maha-Gandhahasthi Agada < [Vol. 10 No. 3 (2025)]
A comparative study to evaluate the efficacy of Kushthagna Mahakashaya and... < [Vol. 9 No. 4 (2024)]
Lekhan Karma of Haridra w.s.r. to Obesity - Pilot Study < [Vol. 7 No. 1 (2022)]
Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine
Efficacy of Virechana Karma Along with Shaman Yoga in Ekakushtha W.S.R.... < [Volume 6, Issue 3: July–September (2020)]
Alopecia Areata (Khalitya) in Children: Ayurvedic Management < [Volume 5, Issue 2: April–June (2019)]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
Successful Ayurvedic Management of Dermatophytosis–A case study < [Volume 13 (issue 1), Jan-Mar 2022]
Ayurvedic Management of Prurigo nodularis at scalp: A case report < [Volume 13 (issue 4), Oct-Dec 2022]
Potential implications of Ayurveda in Psoriasis: A clinical case study < [Volume 12 (issue 1), Jan-Mar 2021]
Role of Samshodhana in Psoriasis - A Case Report < [Volume 9, Suppl 2: September-October 2022]
Ayurveda for Childhood Vitiligo: A Case Report. < [Volume 10, Issue 1: January-February 2023]
Review of Medicinal Properties of Madhucchista and Jatyadi Taila < [Volume 11, Issue 1: January-February 2024]
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