A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c33.598

v2.c33.598

417 The same as nīlabudhnā, but identified as vṛddhadāraka by others (Cakra ad Sū.38.29); the same as vṛddhadāraka (Cakra ad Sū.39.4). A variety of vṛddhadāraka according to Ḍalhaṇa, but a variety of budhnā or buhnā according to others. Vṛddhadāraka and budhnā or buhnā are absent from Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā. P.V. Sharma (1997) identifies nīlabudhnā as a species of Ipomoea, vṛddhadāru as Argyreia nervosa (Burm.f.) Bojer = A. speciosa Sweet. Compare mahāśyāmā.