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Garlic

लहसन · लशुन

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
लशुन
Hindi
लहसनलहसुनलसून
English
GarlicGarlic (lashuna)Lashuna (garlic)

Ayurvedic properties

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

Qualities (guna)
UshnaTikshna
Effect on the doshas
Kapha: pacifiesVata: pacifies
Actions
PushtikaraVishaghnaDeepana

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

  • Garlic (लहसन in the commentary, apparently for the verse word anilaghnī) is listed among tubers said to be tasty, nourishing, poison-countering and wholesome in vata disorders.

    Chapter 4 · p. 55 · v. 29Hindi commentaryTraditional description

  • Garlic (लशुन) is listed among vegetables described as hot and sharp, especially removing kapha and vata, kindling digestion and always provoking blood disorders.

    Chapter 4 · p. 59 · v. 40Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Formulations containing it

5
Grahamayaghna ghee and oilKarnarogantaka gheeLekhyanjana (scraping collyrium)Oil against valmikapadaTrikatukadi poultice

Remedies using it

2
Ear-filling with goat urine, garlic and arka juiceGoat-urine ear drops with garlic, arka and rock salt

Conditions mentioned with it

7

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

Ear disorders (karnaroga)Elephantiasis (shlipada)Eye disorders (netraroga)Graha and bhuta afflictionsPoisoning (visha)Valmikapada (anthill foot)Vata disorders (vatavyadhi)

Organs and systems mentioned

4
Blood and circulationEarsEyesSkin

Other ingredients used together

24

Count of shared preparations.

Trikatu (three pungents)×5Hingu (asafoetida)×4Rock salt (saindhava)×4Arka (calotropis)×3Vacha (sweet flag)×3Ingudi (desert date)×3Langali (glory lily)×3Sesame oil (tila taila)×3Goat urine×2Shigru (drumstick)×2Cow urine (gomutra)×2Ghee (ghrita)×2Karanja (Indian beech)×2Ela (cardamom)×2Kemuka×1Ankola (sage-leaved alangium)×1Ardraka (fresh ginger)×1Jatamamsi (spikenard)×1

Topics of the text that discuss it

3
Causes of eye diseasesProperties of pīlu, ginger, garlic and other pungent vegetablesProperties of wild potato and other tubers

Course sessions

1
Grains and other foods, their merits and faults

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 3 times on 3 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

  • Properties merge verse 29 (nourishing, poison-countering) with verse 40 (hot, sharp, kapha- and vata-removing, digestive).
  • Used in an ear-filling remedy for earache (PDF 274, verse 44).
  • Not found in the lexicon; named in the trikatukadi poultice (verse 13, PDF 315).
  • Used in the ear preparations of verses 20-22 (PDF 335).
  • Listed in verse 126 (लशुन) among foods whose excess causes eye diseases; the claim is recorded under condition_netraroga.
  • In the graha ghee and oil (PDF 476, verse 132).

Quick facts

Content type
Herb
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
3
Chapters
Chapter 4
Extraction tasks
T03, T10, T12, T13, T14, T15, T19
Record id
ingredient_lashuna