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Kaleyaka

कालेयक

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
कालेयक
Hindi
कालेयकपीला चंदन
English
Kaleyaka

What the text says

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Definition1

  • The commentary describes kaleyaka as a yellow fragrant wood also called yellow sandal.

    Chapter 18 · p. 389 · v. 61Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Formulations containing it

1
Milk-ground pastes with cow's ghee to restore skin colour

Conditions mentioned with it

2

Conditions named in the preparations that use it, or linked to it directly.

Pox disease (masurika)Wounds and ulcers (vrana)

Organs and systems mentioned

1
Skin

Other ingredients used together

10

Count of shared preparations.

Wood apple (kapittha)×1Rice (shali)×1Ushira (vetiver)×1Hribera (fragrant sweet-scented root)×1Pea (kalaya)×1Mallika (Arabian jasmine)×1Sesame (tila)×1Chandana (sandalwood)×1Milk (ksheera)×1Ghee (ghrita)×1

Topics of the text that discuss it

1
Restoring the skin colour

Course sessions

1
Children, grahas and spirit lore

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 3 times on 2 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

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Quick facts

Content type
Herb
Source pages with records
1
Pages naming it
2
Chapters
Chapter 18
Extraction tasks
T19
Record id
ingredient_kaleyaka