Phalavarti, Phala-varti: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPhalavarti (फलवर्ति).—f. a coarse wick of cloth besmeared with some laxative and inserted into the anus for discharging the bowels, suppository.
Derivable forms: phalavartiḥ (फलवर्तिः).
Phalavarti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms phala and varti (वर्ति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPhalavarti (फलवर्ति):—[=phala-varti] [from phala > phal] f. (in med.) a suppository, [Śārṅgadhara-saṃhitā]
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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.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 5: Treatment of various afflictions (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Chapter 11 - Symptoms and treatment of Gulma (tumour in the belly)
Chapter 10 - Symptoms and treatment of Shula (pain in the belly)
Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)