[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v2.c4.s8.83 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.83 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.83 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s8.83](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.83) Śaṇa denotes a kind of ‘hemp’ (\*Cannabis sativa\* or \*Crotolaria juncea\*). It is mentioned in the Atharvaveda¹ as growing in the forest, and as used like the Jaṅgiḍa as a remedy against Viṣkandha. It also occurs in the Satapatha Brāhmaṇa.² - [Previous: v2.c4.s8.82](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.82) - [Next: v2.c4.s8.84](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.84) - [Up: v2.c4.s8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.83](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.83) · Pramāṇa