Mustadi, Musta-adi, Mustādi: 4 definitions

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Mustadi 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)

Mustādi refers to a medicinal recipe mentioned in the Khalakhaṇḍa (verse 2.3) of the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Khalakhaṇḍa [mentioning mustādi] is named after Khala, in which the medium (of recipes) is buttermilk, and has been given such importance that a whole chapter is being left for it. Recipes treat patients suffering from a variety of conditions (viz., fever, haemorrhagic diseases, piles, etc.)

Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgraha

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Mustādi (मुस्तादि) or Mustādilauha is the name of a Ayurvedic recipe defined in the fifth volume of the Rasajalanidhi (chapter 13, Pandu: anaemia and Kamala: jaundice). These remedies are classified as Iatrochemistry and form part of the ancient Indian science known as Rasaśāstra (medical alchemy). However, since it is an ayurveda treatment it should be taken with caution and in accordance with rules laid down in the texts.

Accordingly, when using such recipes (e.g., mustādi-lauha): “the minerals (uparasa), poisons (viṣa), and other drugs (except herbs), referred to as ingredients of medicines, are to be duly purified and incinerated, as the case may be, in accordance with the processes laid out in the texts.” (see introduction to Iatro chemical medicines)

Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstra

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

1) Mustadi (मुस्तदि) refers to “a medicinal powder”, and is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā and the Suśruta-saṃhitā.

2) Mustādi (उत्पलादि) is the Sanskrit name for a group of medicinal plants, classified as curing uterine and vaginal disorders, purifying mother’s milk, and acting as good digestants. It was originally composed by Suśruta in his Suśrutasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna XXXVIII, a classic work on Āyurveda. The name is derived from the words Mustā (Cyperus rotundus, “nut grass”) and ādi, translating to “first” or “commencement”. Examples of plants pertaining to this category include Mustā, Haridrā, Haritakī, Āmalakī, Vibhītaka, Haimavatī, Dāvidī and Bhallātaka. The collection of herbs named Mustādi is but one of the thirty-seven gaṇas (‘sections’) of such groups.

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

The group of drugs known as Mushtādi Gana is composed of

Mustā,
Haridrā,
Dāru-Haridrā,
Haritaki,
Āmlaki,
Vibhitaka,
Kushtha,
Haimavati,
Vachā,
Pāthā,
Katurohini,
Shāmgashta,
Ativishā,
Dravidi,
Bhallātaka
and Chitraka.

The group under discussion destroys the deranged Shleshmā, cures uterine and vaginal disorders, purifies the breast milk of a mother, and acts as a good digestant (Pāchana).

Source: archive.org: Sushruta samhita, Volume I

context information

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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