Chemistry and Pharmacology of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants
author: Mukund Sabnis
edition: 2006, Chaukhambha Amarbharati Prakashan
pages: 501
Topic: Ayurveda
Chapter 43 - Chemistry and Pharmacology of Saraca asoca
This page describes Chemistry and Pharmacology of Saraca asoca which is the forty-third chapter located on page 317 in the book Chemistry and Pharmacology of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants composed by Mukund Sabnis. This book combines modern scientific pharmacology with Ayurveda, encompassing Sanskrit references from ancient literature and chemical properties from modern research. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Chemistry and Pharmacology of Saraca asoca” according to 32 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) [by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah]
Sanskrit name Botanical name English name Assamese name A Amalaki, Dhatri Emblica eficinalis Gaertn Embilica myrobalan Amalakhi B Ashoka, Karnapuraka Saraca asoca (Roxb. ) Ashoka Asoka C Candana, Malayaja Santalum album L. Sandal wood Chandan D Tambula, Puga Areea Catechu Linn....
Read full contents: Table: Some of the medicinal plants
Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) [by Hin-tak Sik]
Saraca asoca or Terminalia arjuna (?) 伽頗羅屑 p. of camphor tree Cinnamomum camphora (* 1) 伽羅[少/兔]婆羅 should be a corruption of 伽羅[少/兔]娑羅, which is kalanusarya (Pali: kalianusariya). There is no consensus on what it is. There are several renderings: Pali-English Dictionary suggests that it is a kind of black sandalwood (“kalanusari” in s. v. “kala”); A Sanskrit-English Dictionary gives the possibilities that it is Indian rosewood (Dalbergia sissoo) (s. v. “kalanusarya”) or gum benzoin (s. v....
Read full contents: Medicines (j): Scented Substances
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 5: Treatment of various afflictions [by Bhudeb Mookerjee]
Stapleton, however, admits that Ar-Razi was acquainted with Charaka and Sushruta, the two well-known treatises on the science of vegetable chemistry and medicine of the Hindus, and even made use of them in his medical works. It is, therefore, only in the field of mineral chemistry and alchemy, and not in the field of vegetable chemistry and medicine, that Mr. Stapleton claims priority for Ar-Razi and a few of his more ancient countrymen. This is a view taken by Mr....
Read full contents: Part 1 - Introduction (justifying ancient Indian knowledge of the use of mercury)
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[Chemistry and Pharmacology of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants: index]
[Preface]
[Introduction]