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Herbवनस्पति

Guduchi (giloy)

गिलोय (गुडूची) · गुडूची

Tinospora cordifolia · Menispermaceae

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
गुडूचीगुडूचिअमृताछिन्नरुहावत्सादनीमधुपर्णीकुण्डलीचक्राङ्गीछिन्नोद्भवा
Hindi
गिलोयगुडूचीगुरुचगुर्चगुड़ूचीअमृतागुडूचि
English
Guduchigiloyguduchiheart-leaved moonseedtinospora
Romanized
guduchigiloygurchamrita
Marathi
गुळवेल

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Properties2

  • Guḍūcī shoots (गुर्च in the commentary; the verse word is unclear) are listed among sprout vegetables described as cold, kapha-producing, strongly aphrodisiac, heavy, pitta-calming, removing heat of the blood, clearing the bowels and slightly provoking vata.

    Chapter 4 · p. 55 · v. 30Hindi commentaryTraditional description
  • Guḍūcī (verse chinnodbhavā) is listed among greens said to remove pitta and kapha, subdue worms and remove skin diseases.

    Chapter 4 · p. 56 · v. 32Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Formulations containing it

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Antidote for mandali snake poisonCastor-root kalpaDecoction of guduchi and others for sannipata fever (unnamed)Decoction of murva and others for sannipata fever (unnamed)Decoction of vasa and others for vata fever (unnamed)Dushivishari agada (antidote for latent poison)Garahari ghrita (ghee that removes poison)Grahamayaghna ghee and oilGuduchi and lotus paste for an even burnHair-blackening oilKsharagada (alkali antidote)Kshayanashaka gheeMaha aksha taila (great bibhitaki oil)Nagabaladi oilNasya ghee of durva, hribera and guduchi (unnamed)Neem, guduchi, red sandal and nut grass decoctionPunarnavadi pasteRaisin, haritaki and patola decoction

Topics of the text that discuss it

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After-drinks for rasāyanasCastor-root kalpaHair-blackening oilIntroduction to the alkali (kshara) and other kalpasKshayanashaka gheeNagabaladi oilPlant glossary, letter section छ (entries 1–2: छगलिका, छिन्नोद्भवा)Plant glossary, letter section ज (entries 1–11: जटा to जंघारूहा)Plant glossary, letter section त (entries 1–41: तगर to त्वक्)Plant glossary, letter section म, entries 1–30 (मगधोद्भवा to माणकी)Plant glossary, अ entries 34–57 (अभ्रक to इक्षफल)Plant glossary, क entries 13–27 (कन्या to कर्कारु)

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 37 times on 34 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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Quick facts

Content type
Herb
Categories
Medicinal plantStem
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
34
Chapters
Chapter 4
Extraction tasks
T03
Record id
ingredient_guduchi