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Foodआहार द्रव्य

Grapes and raisins (draksha)

मुनक्का और अंगूर (द्राक्षा) · द्राक्षा

Vitis vinifera · Vitaceae

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
द्राक्षामृद्वीकागोस्तनीस्वादुफला
Hindi
अंगूरमुनक्काद्राक्षादाखकिशमिशमनुक्का
English
Grapes and raisinsgrapesraisinsdraksha
Romanized
drakshamunakkakishmishangoor
Marathi
द्राक्ष

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  • Grapes head a list of fruits said to be heavy to digest, to produce semen and to increase kapha greatly.

    Chapter 4 · p. 60 · v. 45Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Given as vehicle or after-drink

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Taken with or after these preparations.

Topics of the text that discuss it

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After-drinks for rasāyanasDrakshadi preparation for pacifying pittaPlant glossary, letter section त (entries 1–41: तगर to त्वक्)Plant glossary, letter section द (entries 1–20: दर्भ to द्विरज)Plant glossary, क entries 42–56 (काकोलिका to किणिही)Plant glossary, क entries 71–82 (कुलहला to केतकी)Plant glossary, म entries 31–59 (मातुलुंग to मांसी)Properties of grapes and other heavy fruitsRaisin decoctionRecipes that destroy consumptionTreatment of fainting

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 10 times on 8 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

Which drugs does the verse under काकोल्यादिगण name?

काकोली, क्षीरकाकोली, जीवक, ऋषभक, ऋद्धि, वृद्धि, मेदा, महामेदा, गुडूची, मुद्गपर्णी, माषपर्णी, पद्मक, वंशलोचन, शृंगी, प्रपौण्डरीक, जीवन्ती, मधुयष्टि and द्राक्षा.

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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
Food
Categories
Fruit
Source pages with records
1
Pages naming it
8
Chapters
Chapter 4
Extraction tasks
T03
Record id
ingredient_draksha