Chemistry and Pharmacology of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants
author: Mukund Sabnis
edition: 2006, Chaukhambha Amarbharati Prakashan
pages: 501
Topic: Ayurveda
Chapter 1 - Chemistry and Pharmacology of Achyranthes aspera
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Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) [by Hin-tak Sik]
flower (Achyranthes aspera) 婆奢樹葉灰 ashes of Malabar nut leaves ? Mahasamghika 除八種灰餘一切灰 all ashes except eight kinds (* 1) 薩闍灰 seems to be sarjikakshara or svarjikakshara, which is barilla (ashes of saltworts) according to Dutt (2012, 88-89). (* 2) Taisho Tripitaka 1428. 867b16-19: “爾時病比丘須灰藥,佛言:「聽用灰藥。是中灰藥者,薩闍灰、賓那灰、波羅摩灰,比丘有病因緣盡形壽聽用。」” 賓那 may be bana (common yellow nail dye plant)....
Read full contents: Medicines (h): Alkaline Ashes (Kshara)
Brihat Samhita [by N. Chidambaram Iyer]
(* 7) Apamarga: the plant Achyranthes aspera....
Read full contents: Chapter 85 - On Tooth-brush (dantakashtha-lakshana)
Satapatha-brahmana [by Julius Eggeling]
'cleansing-plants' or 'wiping-plants,' Achyranthes aspera; also called the burr-plant (Birdwood), a common hairy weed found all over India, and much used for incantations and sacrificial purposes. (* 7) That is to say, one of them takes hold of the tail, whilst the others follow in single file, each holding on to the one walking in front of him. Prof. Weber, Ind. Stud....
Read full contents: Kanda XIII, adhyaya 8, brahmana 4
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[Chemistry and Pharmacology of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants: index]
[Preface]
[Introduction]