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Bakula (maulsiri)

मोलसिरी · बकुल

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
बकुलअतिवकुला
Hindi
मोलसिरीबकुलवकुल
English
Bakula (maulsiri)Bakula

Ayurvedic properties

Only the qualities the text states are listed. The claims below give each statement with its source.

Qualities (guna)
Shita
Actions
Grahi

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

  • Maulsirī (verse ativakulā) fruit is listed among fruits said to bind the stool strongly, to be cold and to be wholesome in pitta and kapha disorders.

    Chapter 4 · p. 60 · v. 44Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Preparation1

  • The very fragrant bakula flower is one of the items used to perfume purified drinking water.

    Chapter 5 · p. 65 · v. 13Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Formulations containing it

3
Healing dusting powder for burn woundsMaha aksha taila (great bibhitaki oil)Perfumed drinking water

Conditions mentioned with it

9

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

Ageing (jara)Burning sensation (daha)Burns (dagdha)Kapha disordersMorbid thirst (trishna)Nasal disorders (nasaroga)Pitta disordersPremature greying (palitya)Wrinkles (vali)

Organs and systems mentioned

7
Hair and scalpHeart and cardiovascular systemLiver and hepatobiliary systemNoseSkinSpleenThroat

Other ingredients used together

24

Count of shared preparations.

Mango (amra)×3Padma (lotus)×2Utpala (blue water lily)×2Earth and clay (mrittika)×2Asana (Indian kino)×2Khadira (cutch tree)×2Java plum (jambu)×2Water (jala)×1Lavanga (clove)×1Ushira (vetiver)×1Chandana (sandalwood)×1Karpura (camphor)×1Ela (cardamom)×1Kushtha (costus root)×1Nagakesara (ironwood flower)×1Jati (jasmine)×1Mallika (Arabian jasmine)×1Patala×1

Topics of the text that discuss it

1
Properties of bael and other binding fruits

Course sessions

2
Grains and other foods, their merits and faultsRules of food and drink

Related entries

1
Perfumed drinking water

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 5 times on 5 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.

Extraction notes

  • Its bark is one of the barks in the healing powder for burn wounds (v.31, p.554).

Quick facts

Content type
Herb
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
5
Extraction tasks
T03, T23
Record id
ingredient_bakula