A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c30.636

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475 The same as ghantāravā (see Cakra and Śivadāsa), which plant name is absent from Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. Śanapuspi is identified as Crotalaria verrucosa Linn. by P.V. Sharma (1997). 476 An inferior kind of rice. 477 A kind of śāli rice. 478 Unidentified. 479 A mushroom. Compare chattra. 480 A synonym of trivrtā. 481 Called seha in the vernacular according to Cakra. Unidentified. 482 A synonym of śatapuspā (see Jejjata and Cakra), found in Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. 483 The same as śvetadūrvā (see Jejjata and Cakra), a plant absent from Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā, where dūrvā is common. 484 An aruna type of padma (Cakra); a variety of padma (Śivadāsa). 485 Identified as jātikalikā or jātikoṣa by Cakra. Jātikoṣa, known to Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā, is mace. 486 The bark of dāruharidrā according to Cakra. 487 A kind of kudhānya (inferior grain). Unidentified. 488 The same as śailaja, one of the synonyms of pāṣānabheda, mentioned in Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. Śilodbheda occurs in the Bhelasamhitā (Ci.10.31). 489 The same as śvetāparājitā (see Cakra), absent from Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. Compare asanaparnī, śvetanāman, śvetabhandī. 490 The same as amlalotā (see Cakra), absent from Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. Amlalotā has been identified as Bauhinia malabarica Roxb. and as the fruit of Dillenia indica Linn. (see T.B. Singh and K.C. Chunekar, 1972). Cakra and Śivadāsa (ad Ca.Sū.4.15) regard aśmantaka as identical with amlalotā. Aśmantaka is found in Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. 491 The same as kāṣthapātalā (see Jejjata and Cakra), absent from Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. Kāṣthapātalā is identified by P.V. Sharma (1997) as Stereospermum personatum (Hassk.) D. Chatterjee = S. chelonoides A. DC. in part. 492 The same as śālinca (see Cakra), absent from Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. See śālakalyānī. Identified as Celosia argentea Linn. by P.V. Sharma (1997). 493 Not elucidated by Cakra and Śivadāsa. Of uncertain identity, but the same as harītakī according to Gangādhara and Yogīndranātha. 494 Not explained by Cakra. A synonym of śrīveṣtaka according to T.B. Singh and K.C. Chunekar (1972). Śrīveṣtaka is found in Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. 495 The same as gojhivikā or another plant, resembling ārdraka (see Cakra). Gojhivā is found in Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. Śrngaverikā is fresh coriander according to P.V. Sharma (1997). 496 Identified as navanitakhoṭi (see Cakra and Śivadāsa) or navanitadhūpa (see Jejjata), which is the same as śrīveṣtaka (see Śivadāsa ad Ca.Sū.5.23). Compare śrīnivāsaka. 497 Not elucidated by Cakra. Of uncertain identity. Regarded as the same as vamsarocanā (bamboo manna) by P.V. Sharma (1997); vamsalocanā (= vamsarocanā) is found at Ca. Ci.23.71. 498 Identified as granthiparna(ka) (see Cakra and Śivadāsa), a plant name absent from Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā. Granthiparna is related to coraka (see Dalhana ad Su.Sū.38.24). 499 The same as vārāhikanda (see Cakra). Vārāhakanda and vārāhī are absent from the Carakasamhitā, but known to the Suśrutasamhitā.