Siddhaushadhi, Siddha-aushadhi, Siddhauṣadhi: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Siddhauṣadhi can be transliterated into English as Siddhausadhi or Siddhaushadhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Indian Journal of History of Science: Rasaprakāśa-sudhākara, chapter 9Siddhauṣadhi (सिद्धौषधि):—These are sixty eight in number which are more than rasa (mercury). The names of Siddhauṣadhis, as per Rasaśāstra texts (rasa literature), are:
- Devīlatā
- Kālavarṇī
- Vijayā
- Asurī
- Siṃhikā
- Pālāśatilakā
- Kṣetrī
- Saṃbīrā
- Tāmravallikā
- Nāhī
- Kanyā
- Somarājikā
- Tutumbhaṭī
- Kuverākṣī
- Gṛdhranakhī
- Parpaṭī
- Chidralambikā
- Kṣutkārī
- Dugdhikā
- Bhṛṅgī
- Gaṅgeṭī
- Śarapuṅkhikā
- Aṣṭāvallī
- Rājaśamī
- Panasī
- Jayantikā
- Viṣakharparikā
- Avanti
- Kākāṇḍolā
- Ambumūlikā
- Śiddheśvarī
- Haṃsapādī
- Khoṭakā
- Śṛṅgarīṭikā
- Adhaḥpuṣpī
- Madhurākhyā
- Śṛṅkhalā
- Grinjanī
- Jārāvalī
- Mahārāṣṭrī
- Sahadevā
- Īśvarī
- Kāṣṭhagodhāmatī
- Devagāndharī
- Rajanī
- Iṅgudī
- Palāśinī
- Nākulī
- Kāmbojikā
- Aśvinī
- Cakravallī
- Sarpadaṃṣṭā
- Śallakī
- Rohitā
- Tauvarī
- Baṅgajā
- Rājapadmā
- Jambīravallikā
- Gajapippalikā
- Bhṛṅgavallī
- Arkavallikā
- Jantukārī
- Śigruvallī
- Karavīra
- Śivāṭikā
- Nārācī
- Kāñcanī
- Ajagandhā
These drugs give siddhi (success) in mercurial operations and they are even more powerful than rasa (mercury) itself. They perform all the effects (kāryas) and grant both dehasiddhi (‘perfection of body’) and lohasiddhi (‘transmutation of base metals’).
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: Aushadhi, Siddha, Oshadhi.
Starts with: Siddhaushadhika.
Ends with: Pamcasiddhaushadhi, Pancasiddhaushadhi.
Full-text (+49): Rohita, Rajani, Shallaki, Kalavarni, Chidralambika, Kshutkari, Shringaritika, Jaravali, Maharashtri, Sambira, Somarajika, Panasi, Jayantika, Ambumulika, Khotaka, Cakravalli, Rajapadma, Shigruvalli, Kshetrin, Sivatika.
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