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Bibhitaki (belleric myrobalan)

बहेड़ा (बिभीतक) · बिभीतक

Terminalia bellirica · Combretaceae

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
बिभीतकविभीतकअक्षकलिद्रुम
Hindi
बहेड़ाबिभीतकबहेडाबहेरा
English
Bibhitakibelleric myrobalanbibhitakibaheda
Romanized
bibhitakivibhitakibahedabehada
Marathi
बेहडा

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Properties1

  • Bibhitaki is said to have qualities like those of abhaya (haritaki), as the Jina taught.

    Chapter 25 · p. 583 · v. 6Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Topics of the text that discuss it

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Kapitthadi decoctionNasya that holds back agePlant glossary, letter section त (entries 1–41: तगर to त्वक्)Plant glossary, letter section फ (entries 1–4: फणी to फेन)Plant glossary, letter section ब (entries 1–19: बकुल to ब्राह्मी)Plant glossary, अ entries 17–33 (अजाजी to अभया)Plant glossary, अ entries 34–57 (अभ्रक to इक्षफल)Plant glossary, आ 22–25, इ 1–8 and उ 1 (आसनतरु to उग्र)Plant glossary, व section, entries 1–53 (वकुला to व्योष)Qualities of triphalaThe great bibhitaki (aksha) oilTriphala rasāyana

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 35 times on 27 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

Which weights and measures are explained in this part of the glossary?

अक्ष (karsha, 2 tolas), कोल (one tola), कुडव (32 tolas), कुची (eight handfuls) and गुंजा (one ratti).

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Which fruits make up triphala, and why does the commentary call the name apt?

Haritaki, bibhitaki and amalaki; the commentary says they remove the disorders arising from the three doshas.

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Which three triphalas does the Marathi column list under त्रिफला?

The common triphala (हरडे, बेहेडे, आंबळकटी), a fragrant triphala (जायफळ, सुपारी, लवंग) and a sweet triphala (द्राक्षा, दाडिम, खजूर).

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Quick facts

Content type
Herb
Categories
Medicinal plantFruit
Source pages with records
1
Pages naming it
27
Chapters
Chapter 25
Extraction tasks
T28
Record id
ingredient_bibhitaki