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Principleसिद्धांत

Artava (menstrual blood)

आर्तव

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
आर्तवरजस्
Hindi
आर्तवरज
English
Artava (menstrual blood)

What the text says

Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.

Physiology1

  • Pure menstrual blood (artava) is described as red like liquid realgar, the paste of hamsapadi, the blood of a hare, lac juice or bright saffron, and as coming out of a cloth on washing without dyeing it; these are given as its signs, and the commentary says offspring arise from such artava.

    Chapter 23 · p. 545 · v. 18Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 11 times on 6 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

What are the signs of pure semen and of pure menstrual blood in chapter 23?

Pure semen is very unctuous, fragrant and sweet, like crystal, honey or sesame oil; pure menstrual blood is red like liquid realgar, hamsapadi paste, hare's blood, lac juice or bright saffron, and washes out of a cloth without staining it.

Detailed answer and sources

All references

Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.

Extraction notes

  • No lexicon concept covers artava; new id parallel to concept_dhatu_shukra. Realgar, hamsapadi, hare's blood, lac and saffron are named only as standards of colour, not as ingredients.

Quick facts

Content type
Principle
Source pages with records
1
Pages naming it
6
Chapters
Chapter 23
Extraction tasks
T26
Record id
concept_artava