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258 The same as urubūka of the Carakasaṃhitā. 259 Regarded as gandhatṛṇa (Ci.15.22) and yavāsa or spṛkkā (Ci.27) in ed. c. Compare the identifications of samudrāntā: M. Abdul Kareem (1997), Nr. 77: Alhagi pseudalhagi (Bieb.) Desv. (also called yavāsa); Nr. 724: Fagonia cretica Linn. (also called dhanvayavāsa); Nr. 819: Gossypium herbaceum Linn.; Nr. 1630: Tragia involucrata Linn. (also called durālabhā). 260 Undoubtedly the same as śukanāsā. 261 Mentioned in the Suśrutasaṃhitā (see, e.g., Sū.42.11; Ci.1.115). 262 Identical with śūkarī of the Carakasaṃhitā. 263 Regarded as identical with śātalā in ed. c. The same as lāṅgalī according to P.V. Sharma (1997). Kanakapuṣī, which may be a synonym of suvarṇapuṣī, is found in the Carakasaṃhitā. 264 Mentioned once in the Carakasaṃhitā (Vi.8.135). 265 Identified as Illicium verum Hook.f. by P.V. Sharma (1997). 266 Equated with aśvagandhā by P.V. Sharma and in ed. c. 267 Identified as spṛkkā in ed. c. 268 Chattrāka usually designates a mushroom. 269 Compare on special features of the Bhelasaṃhitā: ABI 177–180; AVI 125–130; Hemarājaśarman 53–56; R.S. Singh’s Intr. to ed. c, 7–12; G. Śukla’s upodghāta to ed. b, 7–8; P.V. Tewari (1992): 437. 270 Intr. to ed. c, 7–8. R.S. Singh points in particular to the use of the plants called rohitaka and śukanāsā, common in Western India.