A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c33.613

v2.c33.613

nandī and bhallātaka; he remarks on that occasion that nadībhallātaka is the same as nadīpippalikā, also called gaṇḍopalī; these two plant names are absent from Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā. 603 An abbreviation of nāgakeśara (see Daḷhaṇa), mentioned in Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā. 604 A variant, found in Daḷhaṇa’s commentary. Daḷhaṇa says that it is a variety of indravāruṇī, but the same as vṛścikapattrikā according to others. The latter name is absent from Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā. P.V. Sharma (1997) identifies vṛścikapattrikā as Tragia involucrata Linn. 605 The same as jiṅgiṇī, commonly known as guḍamajjanikā, but identical with vṛścikālī according to others (see Daḷhaṇa). Jiṅgiṇī and vṛścikālī are found in Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā. 606 The same as śallakī (see Daḷhaṇa), found in Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā. 607 A kind of sugarcane. 608 An unidentified poisonous plant. 609 Identified as gandhamuṇḍa by Cakra. The same as kāśmarī, but identical with gardabhāṇḍa according to others (see Daḷhaṇa). Kāśmarī is found in Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā, gandhamuṇḍa and gardabhāṇḍa are absent there. Gandhamuṇḍa is the same as aśvakarṇa (found in Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā) according to Daḷhaṇa (ad Su.Sū.11.11–12). Gardabhāṇḍa is identical with gandhamuṇḍa according to P.V. Sharma (1997). 610 An unidentified poisonous plant. 611 The same as kṛtamāla according to Daḷhaṇa. Kṛtamāla is a synonym of āragvadha, mentioned in Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā. Compare narendradruma, nṛpavṛkṣa, rājadruma, rājataru. 612 The synonym nāgaraṅga is found in the Carakasaṃhitā. 613 The same as āragvadha (see Daḷhaṇa). Compare narādhipa. 614 A kind of sugarcane. 615 The same as nīlotpala (see Daḷhaṇa), found in Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā. 616 The same as moraṭa, but identified as agnimantha and citraka by others (Daḷhaṇa ad Ci.4.32). Identified as citraka (Daḷhaṇa ad U.40.39). The same as agnimantha, but identical with gaṇikārikā according to others (Daḷhaṇa ad U.55.48). The same as citraka, but identical with ajamodā according to others (Daḷhaṇa ad U.57.10). Ajamodā is mentioned in Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā, but gaṇikārikā is absent there. Compare vinīrdahanī. 617 Identical with śaṭī (see Daḷhaṇa), often found in Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā. 618 The same as laghukadamba (see Daḷhaṇa), absent from Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā. Nīcaiḥkadamba is a variant of nṛttakaṇḍaka at U.51.34 (see Daḷhaṇa). 619 The same as girimālaka (= āragvadha) (see Daḷhaṇa). Compare narādhipa. 620 The same as markaṭaka according to Daḷhaṇa. Markaṭī is found in Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā as a synonym of kapikacchu. P.V. Sharma (1997) identifies nṛttakaṇḍaka as Eleusine aegyptiaca Desf. (absent from WIRM). 621 A type of vrīhi rice. 622 See Daḷhaṇa’s description (ad Ka.3.9 and 6.3); also identified as parvatanimba (Daḷhaṇa ad U.54.26 and 58.48). Compare mahānimba. P.V. Sharma identifies pāribhadra as Erythrina variegata Linn. var. orientalis (Linn.) Merrill. 623 The same as pāribhadra according to Daḷhaṇa. 624 Not explained by Daḷhaṇa. The same as arjuna, found in Caraka- and Suśrutasaṃhitā, according to P.V. Sharma (1997) and T.B. Singh and K.C. Chunekar (1972).