A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c30.635

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447 Identical with nala, which is found in Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā, according to P.V. Sharma (1997). The same as hoggala according to Cakra. Compare erakā and dandairakā. Potagala occurs in the Bhelasamhitā (Ka.3.7). 448 Called udikā or odī (Cakra and Śivadāsa ad Sū.21.25); it is a sthalajā raktaśūkā plant, different from ambhaḥśyāmākā, which is the jalajā odikā, according to Cakra ad Sū.27.17, who contradicts himself by calling praśāntikā an aquatic plant ad Ci.4.36. Unidentified. Also mentioned in the Mārkandeyapurāna (32.9) (see F.E. Pargiter, 1969: I, 165). 449 A synonym of dantī according to Cakra and Śivadāsa. The same as ākhukarnī according to P.V. Sharma (1997). 450 A variety of sugarcane; the same as paundraka, mentioned in Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. 451 A synonym of harītakī (see Cakra), frequently mentioned in Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. 452 The same as golomī (see Cakra), occurring in Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. 453 Not elucidated by Cakra, who simply calls it a kind of kaśeru. Identified as Scirpus tuberosus Desf. by P.V. Sharma (1997). 454 A synonym of dhāmārgava. 455 Compare alasāndra of the Suśrutasamhitā. See U.P. Thapliyal (1979): 95. 456 The same as samangā (see Cakra), mentioned in Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. 457 A synonym of dantī. 458 The same as madana (see Cakra), often mentioned in Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. 459 Identified as añjalikārikā by Cakra. Compare avarohā. Añjalikārikā is absent from Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā, but one of its synonyms, samangā, is found in both treatises. 460 An unidentified vegetable poison. 461 A synonym of kunkuma (saffron) according to Cakra and Śivadāsa. 462 Identified as vrksaruhā by Cakra. See vrksaruhā. 463 Identified as udagraśāka by Cakra. Udagraśāka is absent from Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. Ruhāpattra is translated by ruhā leaves by P.V. Sharma. 464 The same as dūrvā (see Cakra), mentioned in Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. 465 The same as vidangā (see Cakra), often found in Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. 466 A synonym of vatsaka or kutaja. 467 The same as katurohinī (see Cakra) or katukā (see Śivadāsa), both mentioned in Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. 468 A kind of śālinca according to Cakra. Śālinca is absent from Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā; it is identified as Alternanthera sessilis (Linn.) DC. by P.V. Sharma (1997). 469 The same as cānakyamūla or misteya according to Cakra. Both are absent from Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā; P.V. Sharma (1997) does not identify cānakyamūla and refers to miśreyā, which is Foeniculum vulgare Mill. in his opinion. 470 The same as rohitaka or a small kind of śālmalī according to Cakra. See also Cakra ad Ka.6.8, where he reads śālmalaka instead of śālmalī. Rohitaka is known to Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. 471 A synonym of dantī. 472 The same as vandākā (see Cakra), a plant found in the Suśrutasamhitā. Vandākā is identified as Dendrophthoe falcata (Linn.f.) Ettingshausen = Loranthus longiflorus Desr. by P.V. Sharma (1997). 473 The same as kunkuma (see Cakra). See also Cakra's comments ad Ci.24.187. Compare rudhira. 474 Identified as vibhītaka by Cakra. Vibhītaka is usually identified as Terminalia bellirica Roxb. Compare mrgalindikā.