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)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuKuṣṭhaghna (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
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyKuṣṭhaghna (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.
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsKuṣṭhaghna (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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuṣṭhaghna (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.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 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]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuṣṭhaghna (कुष्ठघ्न):—[kuṣṭha-ghna] (ghnaḥ) 1. m. A medicinal plant. (ghnī). 3. f. An esculent root; opposite-leaved fig tree.
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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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Search found 8 books and stories containing Kushthaghna, Kushtha-ghna, Kuṣṭha-ghna, Kustha-ghna, Kuṣṭhaghna, Kusthaghna; (plurals include: Kushthaghnas, ghnas, Kuṣṭhaghnas, Kusthaghnas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
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]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
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]
Anti dermatophytic effect of kushtaghna dashemani in dadru kushta (dermatophytosis), an in-vitro study < [2024, Issue 01. January]
A Conceptual Study of Charakokta Visha Vega and Chikitsa < [Volume 11, Issue 3: May-June 2024]
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]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
Successful Ayurvedic Management of Dermatophytosis–A case study < [Volume 13 (issue 1), Jan-Mar 2022]
Potential implications of Ayurveda in Psoriasis: A clinical case study < [Volume 12 (issue 1), Jan-Mar 2021]
"AYUSH 64: A pilot study on its effects in Influenza-like illness." < [Volume 13 (issue 1), Jan-Mar 2022]
A re-classification of ayurvedic herbs indicated in skin diseases (kustha) < [Volume 16 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 1997]
Role of indigenous herbs in the management of Alzheimer's disease < [Volume 34 (issue 1), Jul-Sep 2014]
Literary support to the vegetable origin of shilajit < [Volume 7 (issue 3-4), Jan-Jun 1988]
AYU (Journal of Research in Ayurveda)
Management of Vyanga (facial melanosis) with Arjuna Twak Lepa and Panchanimba Churna < [Volume 35 (1); 2014 (Jan-Mar)]
A single case study of treating hypertrophic lichen planus with Ayurvedic medicine < [Volume 37 (1); 2016 (Jan-Mar)]
Comparative effect of Navayasa Rasayana Leha and Medhya Rasayana tablet along with Dhatryadhyo Lepa in Ekkakushta (psoriasis) < [Volume 34 (3); 2013 (Jul-Sep)]
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