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Having bowed to the Omniscient One, the synonymic glossary of medicinal drugs / having obscure designations, spoken of in the Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha, is stated.

2

Vidārī, pañcāṅgula, vṛścikālī, vṛścīva, devāhvaya, the two śūrpaparṇīs, / kaṇḍūkarī, the two having the names jīvanāhva and their own name, the two pentads, gopasutā, and tripādī—

3

This Vidāryādi group is cardiotonic, nourishing, alleviating vāta and pitta, / and removes wasting, abdominal lumps, body aches, upward dyspnea, and cough.

4

Vidārī is [termed] gajavājīṣṭā, vṛṣagandhā, ikṣugandhikā, / śṛgālikā, puṣpavallī, śuklakandā, and palāśikā.

5

Another [variety] is kṣīrekṣuvallīgandhā, kṣīraśuklā, payasvinī, / vallīpalāśikā, kṣīravidārī, and śreṣṭhakandaka.

6

Pañcāṅgula is vardhamāna, citra, gandharvahastaka, / uruvūka, likewise castor, āmaṇḍa, and vātanāśana.

7

The second, red castor, however, is vyāghra, resembling a tiger's paw, / nakrāhidaṃṣṭrikā, kolī, vṛścikālī, and uṣṭradhūmaka.

8

[It is also] kāleyī, dhūmrapattrā, uṣṭrā, viśalyā, and sarpadaṃṣṭrikā. / Punarnavā is varṣaketu, vṛścīva, śvetamūlaka,

9

varṣābhū, dīrghapattrā, and vikasa is kaṭhillaka, / sunāḍika, raktapuṣpa, viśākha, and maṇḍalacchada.

10

Sahadevā is mahāgandhā, devagandhā, balāhvayā, / gāṅgerukī, nāgabalā, kharabandhā, and niśāhvayā.

11

Viśvadevā is jhaṣā, kālā, and likewise aśvagavedhukā. / Mudgaparṇī is sahā, sūpyaparṇī, and mārjāragandhikā,

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kākamudgā, kṣudrarasā, bleeding-disorder-curing, and laxative. / Māṣaparṇī is piśācī, siṃhavinnā, and mahāsahā.

13

Markaṭī is ātmaguptā, itching-causing, kapikacchurā, / aphrodisiac-seeded, throat-itch-causing, and tiger-bodied.

14

Phaṇijihvāparṇī is abhīru, pīvarī, indīvarī, varī, / fine-leaved, leopard's enemy, hundred-rooted, and śatāvarī.

15

Kākolī is kavarī, vīrā, dhvāṅkṣolī, and kṣīraśuklikā. / Jīvantī is jīvanī, jīvā, excellent vegetable, and sumaṅgalā,

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payasyā, payasī, poṭagalā, and should be known as arkapuṣpikā. / Jīvaka resembles a brush, [and is called] vṛṣāṇī, vṛṣabha, and vṛṣa.

17

Pṛśniparṇī is pṛthakparṇī, dhāvanī, kalaśī, guhā, / śṛgālavinnā, lāṅgūlī, sthirā, and kroṣṭukapucchikā.

18

Vidārigandhā is aṃśumatī, śālaparṇī, sthirā, dhruvā, / triparṇī, atiguhā, saumyā, and considered mahākṣī and tanvikā.

19

Vyāghrī is nidigdhikā, kṣudrā, drāvaṇī, kaṇṭakārikā, / siṃhā, and kṣudravārttākī. Bṛhatī is bahuputrikā,

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vārttākī, hiṅgulī, siṃhī, bhāṇṭākī, and duṣpradharṣiṇī. / Gokaṇṭaka is gokṣuraka, śvadaṃṣṭrā, and trikaṇṭaka.

21

Kanyā is gopī, kṛṣṇavallī, sārivā, phāṇijihvikā, / sweet-rooted, bhadrā, sweet-scented, and also gopavallī.

22

Haṃsapādī is red-footed, three-footed, insect-killing, / dhṛtarāṣṭrapadī, and mṛtamandātiparṇikā.

23

Sārivā, uśīra, kāśmarya, madhūka, the two cooling [sandalwoods], / liquorice, and paruṣaka destroy burning sensations, bleeding disorders caused by pitta, thirst, and fever.

24

I shall state the Sārivādi group; earlier indeed sārivā was stated. / Uśīra is vīraṇī, abhayā, lāmajjaka, and amṛṇālaka,

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vīra, vīraṇamūla, bahumūla, and battle-fond. / Kāśmarya is abhīru, śrīparṇī, and likewise kāśmarya and kaṭphala.

26

Madhūka is ḍolāphala, sharp-pithed, jaggery-flowered, / honey-flowered, lodhra-flowered, forest-dwelling, and honey-tree.

27

The madhūka situated by water is also to be known by the name madhūla; / it has small leaves and oily flowers, but is equal in taste and potency.

28

White sandalwood is bhadraśrī, Malaya-born, and ox-head. / Red sandalwood is inferior sandalwood, copper-colored, and blood-red.

29

Liquorice is named madhukayaṣṭī; madhuka is named klītaka. / Paruṣaka is soft-fruited, anger-born, and has bow-like foliage.

30

With kṛṣṇā, granthika, kākamācī, cavikā, dry ginger, ajājī, / pāṭhā, rāmaṭha, reṇukā, gajakaṇā, white mustard, citra, black pepper, / spṛkkā, jātī, ajamodā, asafoetida, cardamom, accompanied by bhārṅgī and viḍaṅga— / with these twenty, this Kṛṣṇādi group destroys disorders of kapha.

31

Pippalī is māgadhī, kṛṣṇā, vaidehī, capalā, kaṇā, / upakulyā, named kaulā, and would be śauṇḍī and sharp-grained.

32

Kākamācī is cluster-fruited, voice-promoting, maricikāphalā, / and kākolī. Cavikā is cavya, knotty, and kolavallikā.

33

Śuṇṭhī is great medicine, viśva, nāgara, and all-curing remedy. / Ajājī is cumin, mātā, intellect-promoting, and northern.

34

Black cumin is kākolī, black, eructation-cleansing, / aged, camel-like, vaginal-pain-relieving, and upakuñcikā.

35

Pāṭhā is mālavī, three-veined, prācīnā, round-leaved, / ambaṣṭhā, establishing, brave, awakening, and kucelikā.

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Asafoetida is worm-destroying, digestive, demon-expelling, and bladder-harming. / Hareṇukā is kapilā, reṇukā, kauntī, and king's daughter.

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Śreyasī is gajakaṇā, artificial, and cavikā-fruited. / Pungent mustard is demonic, mustard seed, rājī, and nose-irritating.

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White mustard is siddhārthaka, demon-destroyer, and protective. / Katukā is tilā, kaṭvī, fish-bile, and carp-eating.

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Black pepper is vine-born, dear to Greeks, sharp, and fiery. / Spṛkkā is spṛk, brāhmaṇī, devī, piśunā, and noble vine.

40

Nutmeg is marrow-pithed; jātī is intoxicating and passion-arousing. / Ajamodā is donkey-named, goat's joy, and monkey-like.

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Cardamom is southern, blue, fine cardamom, abundant, and minute. / Bhārṅgī is donkey's vegetable, lotus-like, and brāhmaṇayaṣṭikā.

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Padmaka, puṇḍra, vṛddhi, tuṣā, ṛddhi, śṛṅgī, and guḍūcī, along with the ten known as vitalizing, / promote breast milk, destroy wound-pitta, and are gratifying, vitalizing, nourishing, and virilific.

43

I shall state the Padmakādi group: padmaka is golden lotus. / Prapauṇḍarīka is auspicious-flowered, puṇḍra-named, and root-efficacious.

44

Vṛddhi is śrāvaṇī and nourishment; mahāvṛddhi is said to be the other. / Bamboo manna is bran-like, white, bamboo-named, and vaṃśarocanā.

45

Śṛṅgī is remembered as mahāghoṣā and should be known as karkaṭaśṛṅgikā. / Guḍūcī is coiled, growing from cuttings, shoot-born, and amṛtā,

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sweet-leaved, youth-maintaining, rounded, and remembered as tantrikā. / Medā is porcupine-leaved, gem-perforated, and fat-produced.

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Mahāmedā is tree-growing, and elephant-tusked like a great man. / Thus the nomenclature of the ten vitalizing [drugs] is proclaimed.

48

Paruṣaka, the myrobalan triad, grape, kaṭphala, and from clearing-nut fruit, / rājāhva, pomegranate, and leafy vegetable overcome thirst, urinary disorders, and vāta.

49

I shall state the Paruṣaka group; paruṣaka has been declared previously.
Varā, uttamā, triphalā, and śreṣṭhā are also [names for] the three fruits.

50

Prāṇadā, pūtanā, amoghā, harītakī, abhayā, jayā,
pathyā, amṛtā, haimavatī, kāyasthā, and rohiṇī are recorded [as names of harītakī].

51

Akṣa, kali, karṣaphala, vindhyajāta, and vibhītaka [are names of vibhītaka];
koraṅgaka, mṛduphala, dhātrī, āmalakī, and śivā [are names of āmalaka].

52

Rohiṇī and khaṭvalā are declared [as names of kaṭphala]; likewise drākṣā, mṛduphalā,
mṛdvīkā, uttamaphalā, gostanī, and uttarāpathā [are names of the grape].

53

Hemavalka, mahāvalka, and bhadravṛkṣa are celebrated [as names of kaṭphala];
the fruit of kataka is kātya, known as the water-clarifier.

54

Rājādana is kṣīraśukla, rājāhva, and vānarapriya.
Śukeṣṭa is dāḍima, designated also as raktabījaphala.

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Svādvamla and rocana [are names of sweet pomegranate], and the second is the sour pomegranate (amladāḍima).
Bṛhacchada, śāka, varadāru, and kharacchada [are names of the teak tree].

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Añjana, phalinī, māṃsī, padma, utpala, rasāñjana,
with elā, madhuka, and nāgāhva, destroy poison, internal burning sensation, and pitta.

57

Srotoñjana is recorded as vīra, añjana, yāmuna,
srotodbhava, nādya, sauvīra, and eye ornament (netrabhūṣaṇa).

58

Phalinī is kolagirikā, śyāmā, kāntā, and priyaṅgukā.
Piśācī, nalada, māṃsī, jaṭilā, and bhūtakeśinī [are names of jaṭāmāṃsī].

59

Nalina, puṣkara, padma, aravinda, kuśeśaya,
paṅkeruha, tāmarasa, sārasa, sarasīruha,

60

bisaprasūna, rājīva, jalaja, and ambhoruha [are names of the lotus].
Indīvara, kuvalaya, nīla, and nīlotpala [are names of the blue water lily];

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saugandhika is kalhāra; raktotpala and sugandhika [are names of the red water lily].
Dravāhva, amṛtāsaṅgakṛta, and tārkṣya are rasāñjana.

62

Elā is declared drāviḍī, bahulā, and named truṭi.
Hemapuṣpa is named nāga, kesara, and nāgakesara.

63

Paṭola, kaṭurohiṇī, candana, accompanied by madhusravā, guḍūcī, and pāṭhā,
destroys kapha, pitta, obstinate skin diseases (kuṣṭha), fevers, poison, vomiting, anorexia, and jaundice.

64

In the Paṭolādi group, paṭolaka is rājīmat, kulaka,
kharacchada, pāṇḍuphala, rājamānya, and amṛtāphala.

65

Pīluparṇī, madhurasā, and mūrvā is recorded as atirasā;
madhusravā is pīlupattrā, moraṭī, and kṣīramoraṭa.

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Guḍūcī, padmaka, ariṣṭa, dhānaka, and raktacandana
destroy pitta- and kapha-fevers, vomiting, burning sensation, and morbid thirst, and kindle the digestive fire.

67

Nimba is ariṣṭa in the Guḍūcyādi group, picumānda, and śukapriya.
Dhānyā is kustumburu, dhānya, dhanikā, and dhānyaka.

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Āragvadha, indrayava, pāṭalikā, kākatiktā, nimba, amṛtā, madhurasā, sruvavṛkṣa, pāṭhā,
bhūnimba, sairyaka, paṭola, the pair of karañjas, saptacchada, agni, suṣavī, the fruit [of madana], bāṇa, and ghoṇṭā;

69

the Āragvadhādi group overcomes vomiting, obstinate skin diseases (kuṣṭha), poison, and fevers,
kapha, itching, and urinary disorders (prameha), and cleanses malignant ulcers.

70

Āragvadha is rājavṛkṣa, śamyāka, caturaṅgula,
ārevata, vyādhighāta, pragraha, and kṛtamālaka.

71

Kaliṅgaka is indrayava, vatsaka, and the fruit of kuṭaja.
Pāṭalī is dīrghavṛttā, sthalī, amoghā, and ambuvāsinī.

72

Vṛttatuṇḍā, kākatiktā, śārṅgeṣṭā, and aṅgāravallikā [are names of kākatiktā].
Vyāghrapāda is sruvataru, svādukaṇṭa, and vikaṅkata.

73

Kirātatikta is bhūnimba, kattṛṇa, and kāṇḍatiktaka.
Sairyaka is sahacara, saryaka, and mṛdupuṣpaka.

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Bāṇa is recorded as nīlapuṣpa, dhīraśauryaka, and ghośvara.
Pūtikarañja is kaiḍarya, prakīrya, and cirabilvaka.

75

Udakīrya is naktamāla, karañja, and lājapuṣpaka.
Saptacchada is ayugmapattra, named saptāhva, and gucchapuṣpaka.

76

Citraka is designated dvīpin, expressing synonyms of fire;
another is raktacitraka, mahāṅga, and kālamūlaka.

77

Pānīyavallī is suṣavī, bṛhadvallī, and utpalacchadā.
Gāla, rāṭha, madana, piṇḍīta, and karahāṭaka;

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śalya, kaiḍaryavṛkṣa, chardana, and tagara are the fruit [of madana].
Ghoṇṭa is muṇṭha and gopaghoṇṭa; padmakī is designated markaṭā.

79

Asana, tiniśa, bhūrja, śvetavāha, prakīryā, khadira, kadara, bhaṇḍī, śiṃśapā, meṣaśṛṅgī,
the three cold ones, tala, palāśa, joṅgaka, śāka, śāla, kramuka, dhava, kaliṅga, chāgakarṇa, and aśvakarṇa;

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the Asanādi group conquers vitiligo (śvitra), obstinate skin diseases (kuṣṭha), kapha, worms/parasites,
anemia (pāṇḍuroga), and urinary disorders (prameha), and destroys disorders of fat.

81

In the Asanādi group, pītasāra is priyaka, bījaka, and asana;
syandana is stimita, nemi, rathadru, and sarvasādhaka.

82

Bhūrja is bhurja, bahupuṭa, mṛdutvac, and asthiracchada.
Pārtha is arjuna, śvetavāha, kakubha, and designated phālguna.

83

Gāyatrī is khadira, gītā, kuṣṭhaghna, and bālapattraka.
Kadara is khadira, sāra, koṭarī, and śyāmasāraka.

84

Bhaṇḍī is śukadru, plavaṃga, śirīṣa, and mṛdupuṣpaka.
Kapilā, śiṃśapā, kṛṣṇasāra, and maṇḍalapattraka [are names of śiṃśapā].

85

Bastāntrī and meṣaśṛṅgī are cakṣuṣyā and bahulāṅgikā.
Kāleyaka is pītasāra, the third cooling one that produces [good] complexion.

86

Tāḍa is tāla, dīrghataru, tṛṇarājan, and tribījaka.
Palāśa is kiṃśuka, vātarodha, brahmataru, and paṭu.

87

Joṅgaka, pacifier of cold, having names of iron (lohanāman), is recorded as agaru.
Sajahvi and śrīkara are śāla; the resin is niryāsa and rāla.

88

Dhava is dṛḍhataru, gaura, śakaṭākṣa, and marūdbhava.
Kramuka is kaivuka, pūga, kaṣāya, and named madhurā.

89

Śvetaghna, pacifier of cold, bastakarṇa, ajakarṇaka,
śasyasaṃvaraṇa, śūra, kuśika, and aśvakarṇaka [are names of ajakarṇa and aśvakarṇa].

90

Varuṇa, the pair of sairyaka, śatāvarī, dahana, moraṭa, bilva, viṣāṇikā,
the two bṛhatīs, the pair of karañjas, the two jayās, bahalapallava, darbha, and rujākara;

91

the Varuṇādi group subdues kapha, fat, sluggish digestive fire,
āḍhyavāta, headache, abdominal lump (gulma), and internal abscess.

92

In the Varuṇādi group, śvetapuṣpa is recorded as varuṇa and varaṇa.
Śaṭālavṛkṣa, bilva (non-feminine), pūtivāta, and mahāphala;

93

mālūra, śrīphala, śaiva, śāṇḍilya, and śrīnivāsaka [are names of bilva].
Mahākālī, ajaśṛṅgī, kūrcaparṇī, and viṣāṇikā [are names of viṣāṇikā].

94

Jayā is agnimantha, araṇikā, takkārī, and vaijayantikā.
Śigru is śobhāñjana, tīkṣṇagandha, and bahalapallava;

95

muraṅgī, śigruka, red-flowered, and sweet śigruka (madhuraśigruka);
a third is sweet, having lion-like filaments (siṃśakesara), and madhuśigruka.

96

White, sharp, śigru seed is called śvetāṅga and marica. / Darbha is kuśa, lava, sthūla, sūkṣma, and vedapavitraka.

97

Rujākara, ārtagala, huṃkāra, called bhīṣaṇa, / jālavṛkṣa, and duṣpradharṣa is recorded as having sweet and bitter fruit.

98

Ūṣaka, tutthaka, hiṅgu, the two kāsīsas, saindhava, / along with śilājatu, cure dysuria, urinary calculi, abdominal lumps, excess fat, and kapha.

99

In the Ūṣakādi [group]: vṛṣaka, vūṣaka, called rucaka, / ūṣa, niḥsāraka, and siṃha are considered promoters of urine.

100

Tutthaka is twofold: hard karpara and barhikaṇṭaka. / Hiṅgu is jantughna, jaraṇa, rāmaṭha, and bhūtanāśana.

101

Kāsīsa is called pāṃśudhāva; the second is named puṣpa[-kāsīsa]. / Saindhava is māṇimantha, nādeya, and the best of salts.

102

Śilājatu should be known as śilāja, dhātuja, arising from Mandara, / pārvata, the exudate of rocks, girija, and designated by stone.

103

Vellantara, araṇika, buka, vṛṣa, aśmabheda, gokaṇṭaka, utkaṭa, sahācara, bāṇa, kāśa, / vṛkṣādanī, nala, the two kuśas, guṇṭha, gundrā, bhallūka, moraṭā, kuraṇṭaka, rambhā, and pārtha:

104

This group beginning with Vīrataru destroys diseases caused by vāta; / it cures urinary calculi, gravel, dysuria, retention of urine, and pain.

105

In the Vīratarādi group, vellantara is vīrataru; / vasuka is sthūlapuṣpa; buka is īśvaramallikā;

106

[Vṛṣa is] siṃhāsya, karkaṭa, vṛṣaka, aṭarūṣaka, / veṇupatrī, vṛṣā, pārvī, parvaṇī, and vaṃśapatrikā;

107

Aśmabhedī, śilābhedī, is to be known as pāṣāṇabhedikā; / utkaṭā is sūkṣmapatrā and dīrghalohitayaṣṭikā;

108

Bāṇa has flowers like śara and ikṣu, and its stalk resembles sugarcane; / kāśa has a white whisk-like bloom; gundrā is gucchapuṣpikā;

109

Vṛkṣādanī is śikhara, vandāka, and kāmavṛkṣaka; / nala is soft-flowered, hollow, growing by rivers, and nalaka;

110

Guṇṭha is a round grass, śuṇṭha, with a root resembling ginger; / bhallūka is bhūtavṛkṣa, śyonāka, and ṭuṇṭuka;

111

[Kuraṇṭaka is] śrīhastinī, kuraṭakā, picuka, śitivāraka, / having black tiny fruits, symmetrical flowers, and terminal inflorescences;

112

Karambha is karkaśa, yugmaphalā, uttamakanyakā, / kapotavaṅkā, varadā, ravibhaktā, and suvarcalā.

113

Rodhra, śābarakarodhra, palāśa, combined with jiṅgiṇī, sarala, and kaṭphala, / kutsitāmba, kadalī, gataśoka, sailavālu, paripelava, and mocā:

114

This class named Rodhrādi removes fat and kapha, / cures disorders of the female genital tract, is astringent, improves complexion, and destroys poison.

115

In the Lodhrādi [group]: lodhra is tilvaka, tirīṭa, and called paṭṭikā; / the second is śābara, white, thick-barked, and a medicine for the eyes;

116

Jiṅgiṇī is known as jhiṅgiṇī, mocakī, and guḍamañjarī; / pūtikāṣṭha is devavṛkṣa, sarala, and devadāruka;

117

[Sarala is] surakāṣṭha, bhadradāru, designated by synonyms of gods; / rāsnā is sugandhā, suvahā, called yuktā, and gandhanākulī;

118

Kadamba is surabhi, kuñcitāṅga, and haripriya; / rambhā is kadalī, mocā, round-flowered, with rayed fruits;

119

Aśoka is vigataśoka, subhaga, and tāmrapallava; / elavāluka is aileya, bāleya, and harivāluka;

120

Paripelava is kuṭannaṭa, plavaṃga, and vitunna; / sallakī is surabhi, mocā, mahārambhā, and gajapriyā.

121

Arka, alarka, nāgadantī, viśalyā, bhārṅgī, rāsnā, vṛścikālī, prakīryā, / pratyakpuṣpī, pītatailā, udakīryā, the two śvetās, and the tree of ascetics:

122

This group beginning with Arka removes kapha, fat, and poison, / alleviates worms and dermatosis, and particularly cleanses wounds.

123

In the Arkādi [group]: arka is sadāpuṣpā, sūryāhvā, and rūpikā; / alarka is mandāra, white-flowered, and recorded as vikaraṇa;

124

Nāgadantī is śvetaghaṇṭā, nāginī, and pūrvapuṣpikā; / viśalyā is halinī, vahmijihvā, and lāṅgalikā;

125

Bhārṅgī is phañjī, pālindī, dvijayaṣṭi, and sugandhikā; / apāmārga is śaikharika, pratyakpuṣpī, and mayūraka;

126

Kākādanī is pītatailā, vegā, and kākāṇḍakī; / jyotiṣmatī is recorded as pītatailā, vegā, and kaṅguṇikā;

127

Śvetā is sunābhi, kaṭabhī, kiṇihī, and madhureṇukā; / mahāśvetā is kaṭaṃbharā, kālindī, and white kaṭabhī;

128

Mahāśvetā is named kumārī, sterile, and karkoṭakī; / iṅguda is tiktamañjā, pīluka, and the tree of ascetics.

129

The two surasās, phaṇijja, kālamālā, viḍaṅga, kharabusa, vṛṣakarṇī, kaṭphala, kāsamarda, / kṣavaka, sarasī, bhārṅgī, kārmuka, kākamācī, kulahala, viṣamuṣṭi, bhūstṛṇa, and bhūtaveśī:

130

The group beginning with Surasā destroys phlegm, fat, and worms, / cures rhinitis, anorexia, dyspnea, and cough, and cleanses wounds.

131

In the Surasādi group: surasā is twofold, and black agarwood thereafter; / [tulasī] has sweet-scented leaves, is kāyasthā, and tulasī;

132

Phaṇijjaka is mañjarīka, sharp-scented, and fragrant; / kālamāla is kṛṣṇasarjaka, vaṭhiñjara, and kuṭheraka;

133

Viḍaṅga conquers worms, strengthens, is kirīṭa and white-grained; / kharabusa has bristles, is maruva, and rough-leaved;

134

Vṛṣakarṇī is ākhukarṇī and bhūmipariśrayā; / rājakṣava has yellow flowers; kāsamardaka is cough-destroying;

135

Kṣavaka causes agitation, is sharp, and awakens appetite; / kapitthapattrī is jharasī, nirjharā, and jharapattrikā;

136

[Kārmukī] is prācīnā, bodhakī, kāntā, kāmukā, and raktamañjarī; / atimuktaka is mādhavī, amukta, and suvasanta;

137

Kākamācī has concealed fruits, is called kākā, and mācikā; / kulahala is vola, vṛddha, jambūla, and bhūkadambaka;

138

Viṣamuṣṭi is karkoṭī, called kṣayā, and keśamuṣṭikā; / bhūstṛṇa is putrāñjali, bhūtakeśī, and guhyabījaka;

139

Bhūtāveśī is bhūtakeśī, nirguṇḍī, and tinduvāraka; / white-flowered śephālikā is known as white nirguṇḍī.

140

Muṣkaka, snuk, varā, dvīpin, palāśa, dhava, and śiṃśapā / conquer abdominal lumps, urinary disorders, urinary calculi, anemia, fat, hemorrhoids, kapha, and semen.

141

In the Muṣkakādi [group]: muṣkaka is śikharin, and mokṣaka; / kālamuṣka is recorded as kṣāravṛkṣa and kṣīṇavāriphala;

142

Snuk is sudhā, vajrī, mahāvṛkṣa, knotted, guḍā, and snuhī, / milky all over, dog-tongue leaved, and paired-spined;

143x

Vatsaka, mūrvā, bhārṅgī, kaṭukā, marīca, ghuṇapriyā and gaṇḍīra,
elā, pāṭhā, jājī, fruits of kaṭvaṅga, ajamodā, siddhārtha, and vacā;

144x

Jīraka, hiṅgu, viḍaṅga, paśugandhā, [and] the group of five pungents (pañcakola) destroy
[disorders of] unstable kapha, medas, coryza, abdominal lump, fever, colic, and hemorrhoids.

145

In the Vatsakādi [group], kuṭaja is [called] vanatikta, girimallikā,
vṛkṣaka, śakravṛkṣa, vatsaka, and kuṭaja.

146

Ativiṣā is [called] bhaṅgurā, mādrī, śuklakandā, and ghuṇapriyā.
The second [variety], prativiṣā, is regarded as śvetaraktaviṣā.

147

Kaṭvaṅga is [called] dīrghavṛnta, mahānimba, aralu, and tiktaka.
Ajamodā is [called] dīpyaka, yavānī, and that named jaraṇā.

148

Vacā is ugragandhā, jaṭilā, ṣaḍgranthā, and haimavatī.
That which is white is svādukandā, suvāsā, and himasaṃbhavā.

149

Vacā, jalada, devāhva, nāgara, ativiṣā, abhayā,
the two haridrās, yaṣṭyāhva, kalaśī, and kuṭaja-seeds;

150

The two groups Vacādi and Haridrādi destroy diarrhea with undigested matter,
and eliminate vāta accompanied by fat and kapha, as well as disorders of breast milk.

151

In the Vacādi [group], vacā has already been declared. Mustā is called jalada,
gāṅgeyī, and kuruvindā; and devāhva is bhadramustaka.

152

I shall declare the Haridrādi group: gaurī, śyāmā, nirviṣā,
niśā, kṣapā, rātri, varā, and lomaśamūlikā.

153

Haridrā is [called] svarṇavarṇā, niśāhvā, and rajanī.
Dārvī is kaṭaṃkaṭerī, parjanyā, and pacampacā.

154

Priyaṅgu-flowers, añjana, the pair of padmas, pollen of padma, yojanavallī, anantā,
mānadruma, mocarasa, samaṅgā, punnāga, śīta, and the cause of intoxication (madayantikā);

155

Ambaṣṭhā, madhuka, namaskarī, nandīvṛkṣa, palāśa, kacchurā,
rodhra, dhātakī, bilva pulp, kaṭvaṅga, and the pollen produced from the lotus;

156

The two groups Priyaṅgvādi and Ambaṣṭhādi destroy ripe diarrhea,
are unitive, wholesome in pitta, and heal wounds.

157

In the Priyaṅgvādi group, priyaṅgu is mentioned first;
[it is called] padmā, sitāravindā, cāraṭī, and padmacāriṇī.

158

The dust produced from the lotus is rajaḥ, parāga, kiñjalka, and kesara.
Mañjiṣṭhā is vijayā, raktā, samaṅgā, vikasā, and aruṇā;

159

Mañjukā, raktayaṣṭī, tāmrā, and yojanavallī.
Anantā is dīrghamūlā, and yavāsaka is samudrānta.

160

Śālmalī is sāradru, mocā, purāṇī, and raktapuṣpikā.
That which is the exudate of śālmalī is named mocarasa.

161

Samaṅgā is śatapattrā, añjalikārikā,
namaskārī, raktamūlā, and puṣpāvarodhikā.

162

Puṃnāga is named puruṣa, tuṅga, and raktakesara.
Nameru is devapuṃnāga, skandhapuṣpa, and named surā.

163

Madahetu is sindhupuṣpī, dhātakī, madayantikā,
kuñjarā, harisārā, madavīryā, and madapriyā.

164

In the Ambaṣṭhādi [group], ambaṣṭhā is recorded as sahasrī, bahumūlaka,
madhuparṇī, kekiśikhā, mayūrāhvā, and śikhī.

165

Nandīvṛkṣa is prarohī, jayavṛkṣa, and indravṛkṣaka.
Kacchurā is paṇihārī, tīkṣṇapattrā, and marudbhavā.

166

Mustā, vacā, agni, the two niśās, the two tiktās, bhallāta, pāṭhā, triphalā, viṣā,
kuṣṭha, kuṭī, and haimavatī cure disorders of the female reproductive tract and breast milk, and digest waste products.

167

In the Mustādi group, mustā has indeed been proclaimed earlier.
Tiktā is to be known as kaṭukā, rohiṇī, and kaṭurohiṇī.

168

Bhallātaka is aruṣkara, producing blisters, swelling, and lesions.
Kuṣṭha is pākala, vāribhāvya, vāpya, and named gada.

169

Nyagrodha, pippala, sadāphala, the pair of rodhras, the two jambus, arjuna, kapītana, somavalka,
plakṣa, āmra, vañjula, piyāla, palāśa, nandī, kolī, kadamba, viralā, madhuka, and madhūka;

170

The Nyagrodhādi group is beneficial for wounds, astringent, promotes bone healing,
and eliminates medas, pitta, bleeding disorders, thirst, burning sensation, and ailments of the female genital organs.

171

In the Nyagrodhādi [group], nyagrodha is yakṣavāsa, bahupād, and vaṭa.
Aśvattha is pippala, bodhi, caityadru, and calapattraka.

172

Udumbara is kṛmiphala, supratiṣṭha, and sadāphala.
Rājajambū has large fruits; kākajambū has small pulp.

173

Phalaśreṇī is declared as vara, kapicūta, and kapītana.
Plakṣa is kupippala, plāva, gardabhāṇḍa, and kapītana.

174

Āmra is cūta, avatala, kānta, and piṇḍaphala,
vasantadūtī, mākandā, bhṛṅgeṣṭā, and kokilapriyā.

175

[It is also] rasāladru, sahakāra, saurabha, and kokilapriya.
Vañjula growing along rivers is named nādeya, vidula, and another [is called] vetasa.

176

Priyāla is kharaskandha, cāra, and drākṣārasapriya.
Karkandhū is kāṣṭhakṛt, kolī, badarī, and yugmakaṇṭaka.

177

Visphūrjanī, vikaraṇī, and tindukī are remembered as viralā.
The second, kākatinduka, is kālaskandha and nīlasāra.

178

Viralā is vakraśalyā, kṛṣṇaphalā, and gṛdhranakhī.
Gandhayuktā, sāravastrā, and durdharṣā are remembered as kuṇḍalī.

179

The pair of elās, turuṣka, kuṣṭha, phalinī, māṃsī, jala, dhyāmaka, spṛkkā, coraka, coca, pattra, tagara, sthauṇeya, and jātīrasa;
śukti, vyāghranakha, amarāhva, aguru, śrīvāsaka, kuṅkuma, caṇḍā, guggulu, devadhūpa, khapura, puṃnāga, and that named nāga;

180

The Elādi [group] restrains vāta and kapha, and poison;
it clears the complexion, and destroys itching, pustules, and urticaria.

181

In the Elādi [group], the lesser elā has been declared previously; the other is described:
bhadrailā, bṛhadelā, sthūlailā, and tripuṭodbhavā.

182

Suhelā, suṣeṇī, reṇukā, and named kāntā.
Piṇḍī is turuṣka oil, pirāyāka, synthetic, [also called] kapi.

183

Hrīvera is vāri, keśāhva, udīcya, bālaka, and jala.
Dhyāmaka is śabala and gandha. Spṛkkā is devī, latā, and satī.

184

Coraka is granthiparṇī; śaṭī is somasamudbhavā.
Varāṅga is carmanāmā, coca, tvak, and varāṅgaka.

185

Romaśa, chadana, pattra, and tamāla have hairy fruits.
Tagara is bahiṣṭha, vakra, nata, and kālānusāri.

186

Cāraṭī and śukabarha are sthauṇeya and tailapītaka.
Jātīrasa is rasa and bola. Śukti is kararuha and nakha.

187

It is known as badarīpattraka and also as nāgahanu.
Vyāghranakha born of the sea is known by the name of vyāghra.

188

Śrīveṣṭaka is proclaimed as vāyasaka and dadhināman.
Kuṅkuma is kāśmīra, rakta, vāhlīka, ghusṛṇa, and vara.

189

Krodhanā, piśunā, caṇḍā, caurī, and śaṅkhinikā are accepted [as synonyms].
Mahiṣākṣa, niśācārin, kauśika, guggulu, and pura [are synonyms].

190

Rāla is devadhūpa; śāla is called sarjarasa; / kunduru is medaka, and should be known as kundra and khapura.

191

Śyāmā, dantī, dravantī, kramuka, kuṭaraṇā, śaṅkhinī, carmasāhvā, / svarṇakṣīrī, gavākṣī, śikharin, rajanaka, chinnarohā, and karañjas;
bastāntrī, vyādhighāta, bahalabahurasa, [and] the fruits from the tīkṣṇavṛkṣa: / the group beginning with Śyāmā destroys abdominal lumps, irregular [fever], loss of appetite, kapha, cardiac pain, and dysuria.

192

Masūravidalā, śyāmā, śyāmādo, [and] kālameṣikā, / suṣeṇikā, śaśāhvā, kālindī, and kālikā are considered [synonyms].

193

Citrā, mukūlaka, dantī, nikumbha, and śambara; / hastidantī with leaves like the udumbara, and upacitrakā.

194

Called nyagrodhā, sutatreṇī, dravantī, and undurukarṇikā; / kumbhastrī, bhaṭṭinī, sūtrā, śyāmā, kuṭaraṇā, [and] trivṛt.

195

Śaṅkhinī, tiktalā, vakrī, yavatiktā, and kiśorikā; / śaṅkhāvartā, śaṅkhapuṣpī, viśikhā, and nāhikā are considered [synonyms].

196

Sātalā, saptalā, termed carmakaṣā, and āvartakī are recorded; / but according to others, it is likewise called brāhmī and brahmanāmā.

197

Svarṇakṣīrī, haimavatī, kaṅkuṣṭha, and tīkṣṇadugdhikā; / indravāruṇikā, aindrī, gavākṣī, and gajacirbhiṭī;

198

Viśālā, viśalyā, and that very one is termed gavādanī; / girikarṇī, aśvakṣuraka, sthāṇukarṇī, [and] gavādanī;

199

Nīlasyandā, nīlapuṣpī, named nīlā, and girikarṇikā; / tilvaka, śikharin, śvetatvac, tirīṭa, and bṛhacchada.

200

Kampillaka, rañjanaka, recana, and raktacūrṇaka; / bastāntrī, named vṛṣagandhā, meṣāntrī, and vṛṣapattrikā.

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