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Bhallataka (marking nut)

भिलावा (भल्लातक) · भल्लातक

Semecarpus anacardium · Anacardiaceae

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
भल्लातकअरुष्करअग्निमुखवीरवृक्षअनलमुखीआरुष्कर
Hindi
भिलावाभल्लातकभिलावेभिलावां
English
Bhallatakamarking nutbhallataka
Romanized
bhallatakabhilawabhilava
Marathi
बिब्बा

What the text says

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Properties1

  • Marking nut (bhilāvā; verse āruṣkara) 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

Safety

  • Editorial safety note: toxic, irritant, professional_supervision. This is a library classification, not a statement from the source.

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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Named 43 times on 32 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

Which senses does the glossary give for अग्नि?

चित्रक and लाल चित्रक, भिलावा, नींबू, सोना, केशर and पित्त, among others.

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Quick facts

Content type
Herb
Categories
Medicinal plantFruit
Source pages with records
1
Pages naming it
32
Chapters
Chapter 4
Extraction tasks
T03
Record id
ingredient_bhallataka