Built from passages of the source by the curated extraction. Pending human review.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- अजरुहा
- Hindi
- अजरुहाअजरूहा
Ayurvedic properties
Only the qualities the text states are listed. The claims below give each statement with its source.
- Actions
- Vishaghna
What the text says
Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.
Properties1
A verse quoted in the footnote from another text says that used for smelling, as a paste or as a drink it digests the poison of people who are bitten, have drunk poison or are stupefied by it, and that this is why it is called ajaruhā.
Other1
A footnote says the tuber of ajaruhā is white with small pimple-like bumps and, when broken, looks black like collyrium (surmā).
Safety
- Identity uncertain. The name could refer to more than one plant, so no botanical identity is asserted.
Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, kidney or liver disease and other medicines all call for professional advice before any traditional remedy is used.
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Organs and systems mentioned
3Topics of the text that discuss it
1Course sessions
1Where else is this mentioned?
Named 1 times on 1 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.
All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Herb
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 1
- Chapters
- Chapter 19
- Extraction tasks
- T20
- Record id
- ingredient_ajaruha