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Ashtavarga (eight rejuvenating herbs)

अष्टवर्ग

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Sanskrit: अष्टवर्ग
Hindi: अष्टवर्ग
English: Ashtavargaashtavargaeight herbs
Romanized: ashtavarga

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Formulations containing it

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Bala oilबला तैल Eight-sweet-drug ghee with licorice and bamboo manna for the Putana grahaअष्टमधुर-मुलेठी-वंशलोचन सिद्ध घृत Eight-sweet-drug ghee with licorice, bamboo manna and milk for the Pishacha grahaअष्टमधुर-मुलेठी-वंशलोचन-दूध सिद्ध घृत Ghee that brings lustre to the faceमुख कांतिकारक घृत Madhukadi gheeमधुकादि घृत Mithuna oilमिथुन तैल

Procedures using it

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Eighth-month enemas for the pregnant womanआठवें मास की बस्ति (गर्भिणी)

Conditions mentioned with it

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Conditions named in the preparations that use it, or linked to it directly.

Apatantraka (spasmodic disorder)अपतंत्रक Bleeding disorder (raktapitta)रक्तपित्त Convulsive disorder (akshepaka)आक्षेपक (ऐंठन)Facial pigmentation (vyanga)व्यंग (झाईं)Kapha disordersकफ रोग Pishacha grahaपिशाच ग्रह Pitta disordersपित्त रोग Post-natal disorders (sutika roga)सूतिका रोग Putana graha (bhuta class)पूतना ग्रह Vata disorders (vatavyadhi)वात रोग

Organs and systems mentioned

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Blood and circulationरक्त और रक्त संचार Bones, joints and cartilageअस्थि, संधि और उपास्थि Brain and nervous systemमस्तिष्क और तंत्रिका तंत्र Liver and hepatobiliary systemयकृत और पित्ताशय तंत्र Muscles and connective tissuesमांसपेशियां और संयोजी ऊतक Skinत्वचा Spleenतिल्ली (प्लीहा)Uterus and female reproductive tractगर्भाशय

Other ingredients used together

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Count of shared preparations.

Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत)×5 Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु)×4 Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर)×4 Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल)×3 Raktachandana (red sanders)लाल चंदन (रक्तचंदन)×2 Sariva (Indian sarsaparilla)अनंतमूल (सारिवा)×2 Bala (country mallow)खरैटी (बला)×2 Chandana (sandalwood)चंदन (चन्दन)×2 Manjishtha (Indian madder)मंजीठ (मञ्जिष्ठा)×2 Kushtha (costus root)कूठ (कुष्ठ)×2 Vamshalochana (bamboo manna)वंशलोचन (तबाशीर)×2 Cow milk (go-ksheera)गाय का दूध (गोक्षीर)×1 Sugar (sharkara, sita)शक्कर (शर्करा, सिता)×1 Jivaka and Rishabhaka (ashtavarga herbs)जीवक और ऋषभक×1 Jujube (badara)बेर (बदर)×1 Bilva (bael)बेल (बिल्व)×1 Brihatidvaya (two nightshades)कंटकारीद्वय (दोनों कटेरी)×1 Shyonaka (Indian trumpet tree)सोनापाठा (श्योनाक)×1

Topics of the text that discuss it

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Bala oilबला तैल Fumigation and ghee against the Pishacha grahaपिशाच ग्रह में धूप और घृत Madhukadi gheeमधुकादि घृत Oil and ghee against the Putana grahaपूतना ग्रह में तैल और घृत Uses of the vata-reducing oil, and Mithuna oilवातहर तैल का उपयोग और मिथुन तैल

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Jivaka and Rishabhaka (ashtavarga herbs)जीवक और ऋषभक

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Content type: Herb group
Categories: Herb group
Members: Jivaka and Rishabhaka (ashtavarga herbs)
Source pages with records: 0
Pages naming it: 3
Record id: ingredient_ashtavarga