A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c30.630

v2.c30.630

306 A type of śāli rice. 307 A synonym of kuṭaja or vatsaka. 308 A synonym of śārivā (see Cakra), common in Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. 309 A synonym of snuh or sudhā. 310 A plant according to T.B. Singh and K.C. Chunekar (1972), but a bird according to Cakra. The same as haridru, identified as Adina cordifolia (Roxb.) f. ex Brandis, according to P.V. Sharma (1997), who gives the name of this tree as A. cordifolia Benth. et Hook.f. 311 The same as moraṭa (see Cakra and Śivadāsa), mentioned in Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. 312 A kind of kudhānya. Unidentified. Called śyāmikā in the vernacular according to Dalhaṇa (ad Su.Sū.46.21). 313 A synonym of aśvagandhā, common in Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. 314 The same as suvarṇa- or svarṇakṣīrī (see Jejjaṭa and Cakra), mentioned in Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. Compare kanakapuṣpī. 315 The same as nāgakeśara (see Cakra and Śivadāsa), occurring in Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. Compare kanaka. 316 Cakra identifies hiṅguparṇī, -pattrikā and -śivāṭikā as vaṃśapattrikā, a plant name absent from Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. Hiṅguparṇī is identified as Gardenia lucida Roxb. (Gublakunverba). 317 See hiṅguparṇī. Hiṅgupattrī is identified as Balanites roxburghii Planch. and Gardenia gummifera Linn.f. (Hilgenberg and Kirfel). 318 See hiṅguparṇī. The same as nāḍīhiṅgu according to P.V. Sharma (1997), who does not identify this plant. See on nāḍīhiṅgu: Bapalal Vaidya (1982): 123–125. 319 Not explained by Cakra. Identified as Phoenix paludosa Roxb. by P.V. Sharma (1997). 320 T.B. Singh and K.C. Chunekar (1972) read ikṣuvālekṣu and regard ikṣuvālā as a synonym of ikṣuvālikā; other editions have ikṣubālekṣu. 321 Cakra gives khāgālikā and khaggālikā as other names of this plant; Śivadāsa has khaṅgālikā. Compare ikṣuvārika of the Bheḷasaṃhitā (Ka.3.6). 322 Regarded as identical with kokilākṣa, identified as Asteracantha longifolia Nees by P.V. Sharma (1997). Compare Dalhaṇa ad Su.Ka.1.37, who explains the variant indrā (he reads indrā and gopā instead of indragopā) as designating indravāruṇī, a plant mentioned in Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. 323 Interpreted as indrayava in P.V. Sharma’s translation. Indrayava occurs in Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. 324 The same as nirguṇḍī, mentioned in Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. 325 Identical with indravāruṇī (see Cakra). Compare indrā. 326 Not explained by Cakra. Compare amaravāryudhasāhvaya of the Suśrutasamhitā. 327 Identified as devaṭāḍaka by Jejjaṭa. See devaṭāḍaka. 328 Not explained by Cakra. Identified as Lippia nodiflora Mich. by P.V. Sharma (1997). 329 Not explained by Cakra. Usually identified as Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linn. 330 The same as jayantī according to Cakra. Jayantī, absent from Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā, is a name of several different plants. Jayā occurs in the Bheḷasaṃhitā (Ci.2.34). 331 Not explained by Cakra. Identified as Barleria prionitis Linn. by P.V. Sharma (1997). Compare Cakra ad Ca.Ci.26.268: kṛṣṇasairīyaka = kṛṣṇajhiṇṭī. 332 The same as aguru (see Jejjaṭa and Cakra), often found in Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. 333 The same as jonāra according to Cakra; Śivadāsa refers to Aruṇa, who says that it is called jonaka (or jolaka) in the South. Identified as Sorghum vulgare Pers. by P.V. Sharma (1997). Compare WIRM IX on the genus Sorghum.