A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c33.575

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356 Identified as śvetadūrvā (mentioned in the Suśrutasaṃhitā) by Ḍalhaṇa. Ajalomī is also one of the types of soma of Ci.30. 357 Ḍalhaṇa quotes the description of this plant by Uśanas. 358 Not explained by Cakra. Identical with rājamāṣa (see Ḍalhaṇa), mentioned in the Carakasaṃhitā. 359 The same as jyotiṣmatī according to Cakra. A variety of jyotiṣmatī; also called kākama-rdanikā (Ḍalhaṇa). Jyotiṣmatī is mentioned in Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā. Compare jyotiṣka. 360 One of the names of devadāru, often found in Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā. 361 A synonym of devadāru. Compare suradruma. 362 A synonym of devadāru. 363 A synonym of devadāru. 364 Compare indrāyudha of the Carakasaṃhitā (Ci.23.12). Ḍalhaṇa says that the bulb or rhizome (kanda) of this plant is called vajrakanda. Compare vajraproktā. 365 Āmaya and other words meaning disease are synonyms of kuṣṭha, a plant often mentioned in Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā. 366 A synonym of mustā (see Ḍalhaṇa), often mentioned in Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā. Compare abda and ambhodhara. 367 A synonym of musta (see Ḍalhaṇa). Compare ambhoda. 368 One of the synonyms of padma or kamala. Compare ambhoruha. 369 A synonym of padma (see Ḍalhaṇa). Compare ambhoja. 370 A synonym of guggulu (see Ḍalhaṇa), often mentioned in Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā. 371 The two amṛtās are guḍūcī and harītakī (see Ḍalhaṇa), both frequent in Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā. 372 Identical with nīlī or nīlikā, found in Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā, according to P.V. Sharma (1982b: 125) and T.B. Singh and K.C. Chunekar (1972). Ḍalhaṇa (ad Su.Ci.2.90 and 25.28) mentions nīlāñjanikā as a synonym of nīlī. P.V. Sharma (1997) identifies añjanakī as Strychnos colubrina Linn. 373 An unidentified poisonous plant. 374 A synonym of aśmantaka (see Ḍalhaṇa), mentioned in Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā. 375 Identical with prasāriṇī (see Ḍalhaṇa), mentioned in Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā. 376 A wild kind of māṣa. 377 Cakra gives suvarṇahali as an equivalent; this name is absent from Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā. Ḍalhaṇa identifies it as kiramālaka, kṛtamālaka or girimālaka, names applied to āragvadha, which is common in Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā. 378 Not elucidated by Ḍalhaṇa. Identified as Tylophora indica (Burm.f.) Merrill by P.V. Sharma (1997). Compare arkapuṣpī. 379 Cakra says that it is a climbing plant resembling arkaparṇī. Ḍalhaṇa remarks that it is the same as payasyā, a climbing plant with leaves, flowers and milky juice like those of arka, but, according to others, it is the same as arkaparṇī or śvetadūrvā. Compare Ḍalhaṇa ad Sū. 16.19 (some regard arkapuṣpī as identical with payasyā). Payasyā is found in Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā, śvetadūrvā in the Suśrutasaṃhitā. Compare arkaparṇī. See also Ḍalhaṇa ad Su.Ci.9.27: kṣīriṇī is the same as arkapuṣpī. P.V. Sharma (1997) identifies arkapuṣpī as Holostemma annularis K. Schum. = H. rheedei Wall. 380 The same as kakubha according to Cakra (ad Sū.38.10 and 39.7). Ḍalhaṇa identifies it as kakubha, a fragrant root, called kavahā (or kauhā) in the vernacular; others say that it is a thorny tree (kaṇṭakīvṛkṣa) or assume it to be the kukhaka (ad Sū.38.10 and 39.7; Ci.7.6; U. 53.11); on other occasions, Ḍalhaṇa remarks that it is a thorny fruit (kaṇṭakaphala), but the kakubha according to others (ad U.9.19), or the nīlasahacara (ad U.17.51). The kakubha and sahacara are found in Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā. P.V. Sharma (1997) identifies ārtagala as Xanthium strumarium Linn.