A History of Indian Medical Literature v4.c57.637
A History of Indian Medical Literature v4.c57.637
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¹¹⁷ Identified as either prasāraṇī or vṛścikapattrī by Śivadāsasena. The same as katabhī (ed. z). Vṛścikapattrī is identified as Basella alba Linn. var. rubra (Linn.) Stewart = B. rubra Linn. = B. cordifolia Lamk. (see Hooker V, 21; WIRM II, rev. ed., 50–51) in MW. The same as bhadrāṇī (unidentified) according to Niścala, who reads katambharā (ad vātavyādhi 201). Kaṭambharā is found in the Carakasaṃhitā (Ci.9.47) and at A.H.U.6.36.
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- Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit
- Carakasaṃhitā — Agniveśa (Āyurveda) & Caraka, Sanskrit