The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s13.t2: Canscora Decussata, R. et Sch.
The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s13.t2
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Canscora Decussata, R. et Sch.
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Syn. *Pladera decussata*, *Roxb.
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Sans. शङ्खपुष्पी, *Sankhapushpi*.
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Vern. *Dánkuni*, Beng. *Sankháhuli*, Hind.
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THIS little plant is regarded as laxative, alterative and tonic and is much praised as a nervine. It is used in insanity, epilepsy and nervous debility. The fresh juice of the plant, in doses of about an ounce, is given, with the addition of honey and *páchak* root, in all sorts of insanity.¹ A paste made of the entire plant, including roots and flowers, is recommended to be taken with milk as a nervine and alterative tonic.² The following compound powder is used in similar cases. Take of *gulancha*, *Achyranthes aspera* (*apámárga*), *báberang*, *páchak* root, root of *Asparagus racemosus* (*satamuli*), *Acorus Calamus* (*vachá*), chebulic myrobalan, and *Canscora decussata*, in equal parts ; powder and mix. It is said that the use of this powder for three days will enable a student to learn by rote a thousand couplets of poetry.³
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¹ ब्राह्मी कुष्माण्ड षट्पन्थाशङ्खिनीस्वरसः पृथक् । मधु कुष्ट युतः पीतः सर्व्वोन्मादापहारकः । चक्रदत्तः ।
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² रसोगुडच्यास्तु समूलपुष्पाः कल्कः प्रयोज्यः खलुशङ्खपुष्पाः । आयुः प्रदाना मयनाशनि बलाग्निवर्णस्वरवर्द्धनानि । मेध्यानि चैतानि रसायननि मेध्याविशेषेणतु शङ्खपुष्पी । चक्रदत्तः ।
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³ गुडूच्यपामार्ग विडङ्ग शङ्खिनी वचाभया कुष्ठयतावरोसमा । हतेन जीढा- मकरोति मानवं त्रिभिर्दिनैः श्लोकसहस्रधारिणम् । चक्रदत्तः ।
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- Cakradatta (Cikitsāsaṅgraha) — Cakrapāṇidatta, Sanskrit