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Bhurja (birch bark)

भोजपत्र · भूर्ज

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
भूर्ज
Hindi
भोजपत्रभोजपत्र वृक्षभूर्ज वृक्ष
English
Bhurja (birch bark)Bhurja (birch)Bhurja

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Formulations containing it

3
Katphala, khadira and arjuna bark ghee with buffalo milkKsharagada (alkali antidote)Lodhra powder to stop bleeding

Conditions mentioned with it

3

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

Bleeding (raktasrava)Poisoning (visha)Shitaputana graha

Organs and systems mentioned

4
Blood and circulationHeart and cardiovascular systemIntestines and colonStomach and digestive system

Other ingredients used together

24

Count of shared preparations.

Sarja (sal resin)×3Arjuna×3Amalaki (Indian gooseberry)×2Arimeda (foul-smelling khadira)×2Katphala (box myrtle)×1Khadira (cutch tree)×1Nimba (neem)×1Buffalo milk (mahisha-ksheera)×1Ghee (ghrita)×1Arka (calotropis)×1Ankola (sage-leaved alangium)×1Chitraka (white leadwort)×1Karavira (oleander)×1Musta (nut grass)×1Nichula×1Pragraha×1Ashmantaka×1Shleshmataka×1

Topics of the text that discuss it

1
Ghee against the Shitaputana graha

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 4 times on 4 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Extraction notes

  • Bark used in the Shitaputana ghee (PDF 469, verse 102).
  • Ingredient of the ksharagada (v142).
  • The tree and its bark are in the styptic powder of verse 50 (p.560).

Quick facts

Content type
Herb
Source pages with records
0
Pages naming it
4
Extraction tasks
T19, T21, T23
Record id
ingredient_bhurja