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Kanchanara (mountain ebony)

कचनार (कांचनार) · काञ्चनार

Bauhinia variegata · Fabaceae

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
काञ्चनारकांचनारकोविदारयुग्मपत्रकुद्दाल
Hindi
कचनारकांचनारकचनार की छालकचनार का पेड
English
Kanchanaramountain ebonyorchid treekanchanar
Romanized
kanchanarakachnar
Marathi
कांचन

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  • The kachnār tree is named among the five lavaṇī plants growing by the sea, said to remove vata, produce kapha, pitta and blood, cause wasting, digest with difficulty and suit urinary stone and urinary disorders.

    Chapter 4 · p. 57 · v. 36Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Plant glossary, letter section प (entries 1–48: पटोल to प्लक्ष)Plant glossary, आ 22–25, इ 1–8 and उ 1 (आसनतरु to उग्र)Plant glossary, क entries 1–12 (कक्कोल to कनक)Plant glossary, क entries 96–108 (कर्णिका to केंबुक)Properties of the five lavaṇī plants

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Grains and other foods, their merits and faults

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आस्फोतकनककुंडलीपत्र

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Five lavani plants

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

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Content type
Herb
Categories
Medicinal plantBarkFlower
Source pages with records
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Pages naming it
3
Chapters
Chapter 4
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T03
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ingredient_kanchanara