A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c30.617

v2.c30.617

257 The same as apāmārga or the plant called hedvāḍulli in the vernacular (Cakra ad Ci.7.114); identical with adhaḥpuṣpī (Cakra ad Ci.14.234 and 29.62). Adhaḥpuṣpī, identified as Tricchodesma indicum R.Br. by P.V. Sharma (1997), is absent from Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. Apāmārga is common in both samhitās. Avākpuṣpī occurs in the Bhelasamhitā (Ci. 16.40).