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Kanjira (unidentified)

कांजीर

Extracted from the textPlant identity uncertainNew name from the text2 references

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
कांजीरकाञ्जीर
Hindi
कांजीर
English
Kanjira (unidentified)Kanjira

What the text says

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Preparation1

  • Named among the drugs with which the nasya oil for vata in the head is prepared.

    Chapter 8 · p. 123 · v. 66Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Other1

  • Named in the bhagandara oil (verse 65) and in the plaster for scrotal enlargement (verse 87); the commentary repeats the name without a gloss.

    Chapter 13 · p. 235 · v. 65Hindi 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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Formulations containing it

5
Bhallatakadi pasteHead paste for vata in the head (unnamed)Nasya oil for vata in the head (unnamed)Oil and ghee for bhagandaraPlaster for scrotal enlargement

Conditions mentioned with it

17

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

Boils and eruptions (pidaka)Cervical lymph node swellings (gandamala)Dadru (a kind of kushtha)Ear disorders (karnaroga)Fistula-in-ano (bhagandara)Haemorrhoids (arsha)Head disorders (shiroroga)Itching disorders (kandu, pama)Kushtha (chronic skin diseases)Leucoderma (shvitra)Prameha (urinary-metabolic disorders)Scrotal swelling (vriddhi)Sinus tract (nadivrana)Tumours (arbuda)Vata disorders (vatavyadhi)Worm infestation (krimi)Wounds and ulcers (vrana)

Organs and systems mentioned

16
Anus and rectumBlood and circulationBones, joints and cartilageBrain and nervous systemEarsEyesHeadImmune systemIntestines and colonKidneys and urinary systemMuscles and connective tissuesNosePancreasSkinTestes and male reproductive organsThroat

Other ingredients used together

24

Count of shared preparations.

Karanja (Indian beech)×4Apamarga (prickly chaff flower)×4Sesame oil (tila taila)×3Shunthi (dry ginger)×2Shirisha (lebbek)×2Shigru (drumstick)×2Devadaru (Himalayan cedar)×2Daruharidra (tree turmeric)×2Black salt (sauvarchala)×2Hingu (asafoetida)×2Jiraka (cumin)×2Arka (calotropis)×2Sesame (tila)×2Trikatu (three pungents)×2Nimba (neem)×2Langali (glory lily)×2Bhallataka (marking nut)×1Bibhitaki (belleric myrobalan)×1

Topics of the text that discuss it

1
Bhallatakadi paste

Course sessions

2
Treatment of minor diseases, part oneTreatment of vata diseases

Related entries

1
Bhallatakadi paste

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 4 times on 4 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 reads कांजीरैक:, which might also be split as कांजी (sour gruel) plus जीरक (cumin); the text does not settle the identity.

Quick facts

Content type
Herb
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
4
Extraction tasks
T05, T09, T11
Record id
ingredient_kanjira