The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c4.s1.2
The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c4.s1.2
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c4.s1.2
All parts of vegetables may be used in medicine, namely, Root, as of *Chitraka* (*Plumbago Zeylanica*). Underground stem, as of *Surana* (*Amorphophallus campanulatus*). Leaves, as of *Vásaka* (*Justicia Adhatoda*). Fruits, as the three Myrobalans. Flowers, as of *Dhátaki* (*Woodfordia floribunda*). Extract, as Catechu, Opium, etc. Bark, as of *Kurchi* (*Holarrhena antidysenterica*). Wood, as of *Dárvi* (*Berberis Asiatica* or *aristata*).