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Malkangani

मालकांगनी · लता

Extracted from the textPlant identity uncertainNew name from the text2 references

Built from passages of the source by the curated extraction. Pending human review.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
लताकङ्गुज्योतिष्मती
Hindi
मालकांगनी
English
Malkangani

Ayurvedic properties

Only the qualities the text states are listed. The claims below give each statement with its source.

Effect on the doshas
Pitta: pacifiesKapha: pacifies
Actions
KrimighnaKushthaghna

What the text says

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

Properties2

  • Mālkāṅgnī, the commentary's gloss for the verse word latā (in काकादिमाचीलता), is listed among greens said to remove pitta and kapha, subdue worms and remove skin diseases.

    Chapter 4 · p. 56 · v. 32Hindi commentaryTraditional description
  • Mālkāṅgnī and similar greens, the commentary's gloss for the verse's piṇyāka-śāka, are said to remove kapha.

    Chapter 4 · p. 60 · v. 46Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Safety

  • Identity uncertain. The name could refer to more than one plant, so no botanical identity is asserted.

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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Given as vehicle or after-drink

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Taken with or after these preparations.

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 25 times on 20 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

All references

Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.

Extraction notes

  • The verse word is पिण्याकशाकानि; piṇyāka is not otherwise explained here.
  • Verse 9 (PDF 333) reads कुंगुतेल, which the commentary renders मालकांगनी का तेल; kept apart from the grain ingredient_kangu.

Quick facts

Content type
Herb
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
20
Chapters
Chapter 4
Extraction tasks
T03, T13
Record id
ingredient_jyotishmati