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Gunja (rosary pea)

घुंघची (गुंजा) · गुञ्जा

Abrus precatorius · Fabaceae

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
गुञ्जागुंजाकाकचिञ्चारक्तिकाकृष्णला
Hindi
घुंघचीगुंजारत्तीचिरमिटी
English
Gunjarosary peacrab's eyejequiritygunja
Romanized
gunjaghunghchiratti

What the text says

Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.

Properties1

  • Guñjā (ghuṅghacī) is named among the plants whose root holds poison.

    Chapter 19 · p. 414 · v. 30Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Safety

  • Editorial safety note: toxic, 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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Topics of the text that discuss it

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Black shilajatu kalpaFumigation and amulet against the Shitaputana grahaPlant glossary, letter section च (entries 1–17: चक्रमर्द to चोर)Plant glossary, उ 2–10, ऊ 1, ए 1–2 and ऐ 1 (उग्रगन्ध to ऐरावती)Plant glossary, क entries 28–41 (कर्कोटी to काकादनी)Plant glossary, ग entries 19–29 (गोशृंग to गुंजा)Plant glossary, श section, entries 1–55 (शक्रमर्द to श्वेताम्ली)Plant glossary, स section, entries 1–48 (सद्धातकीकुसुम to स्नुही)Root, leaf, fruit and flower poisons

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 11 times on 7 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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Quick facts

Content type
Herb
Categories
Medicinal plantSeed
Source pages with records
1
Pages naming it
7
Chapters
Chapter 19
Extraction tasks
T20
Record id
ingredient_gunja