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Mundi (identity uncertain)

महाश्रवणी · कुलहल

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: कुलहलश्रावणीमुण्डीश्रवणिका
Hindi: महाश्रवणीगोरखमुण्डीगोरखमुंडी
English: Mundi (identity uncertain)Mundi (gorakhmundi)

What the text says

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Preparation1

The juice of shravanika, which the commentary names gorakhmundi, is one of five plant juices said always to make mercury pass into the kinds of metal.
Chapter 24 · p. 578 · v. 45Hindi 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

1

Bilva pasteबिल्वादि लेप

Remedies using it

1

Herbal garland for the Kinnara grahaकिन्नर ग्रहघ्न औषधि माला

Procedures using it

1

Transfer (sankramana) of mercury with five plant juicesरस संक्रमण

Conditions mentioned with it

4

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

Kapha disordersकफ रोग Kinnara grahaकिन्नर ग्रह Swelling and oedema (shotha)शोथ (सूजन)Vata disorders (vatavyadhi)वात रोग

Organs and systems mentioned

3

Bones, joints and cartilageअस्थि, संधि और उपास्थि Brain and nervous systemमस्तिष्क और तंत्रिका तंत्र Skinत्वचा

Other ingredients used together

24

Count of shared preparations.

Bilva (bael)बेल (बिल्व)×2 Shigru (drumstick)सहजन (शिग्रु)×2 Chitraka (white leadwort)चित्रक (चीता)×1 Pippalimula (long pepper root)पीपलामूल (पिप्पलीमूल)×1 Renuka seedरेणुका का बीज×1 Realgar (manahshila)मैनसिल (मनःशिला)×1 Agnimanthaअरणी (अग्निमंथ)×1 Arka (calotropis)आक (अर्क)×1 Vacha (sweet flag)बच (वचा)×1 Trikatu (three pungents)त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिर्च, पीपल)×1 Haridra (turmeric)हल्दी (हरिद्रा)×1 Mustard seed (sarshapa)सरसों (सर्षप)×1 Onionप्याज×1 Karanja (Indian beech)करंज (करञ्ज)×1 Bhudharaभूधर×1 Guduchi (giloy)गिलोय (गुडूची)×1 Chandana (sandalwood)चंदन (चन्दन)×1 Indravalliइंद्रलता×1

Topics of the text that discuss it

3

Bilva pasteबिल्व आदि का लेप Herbal garland against the Kinnara grahaकिन्नर ग्रह में माला धारण Transfer (sankramana) of mercuryरस संक्रमण

Course sessions

1

Mercury and rejuvenating preparationsरसरसायनसिद्धाधिकार

Related entries

2

Bilva pasteबिल्वादि लेप Transfer (sankramana) of mercury with five plant juicesरस संक्रमण

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 2 times on 2 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.

Chapter 24 · p. 578 · v. 45

Extraction notes

The verse word कुलहल stands where the commentary names महाश्रवणी and गोरखमुण्डी; the text does not say whether these are one plant or two.
The verse has श्रवण; the commentary gives गोरखमुणडी (PDF 464, verse 76).

Quick facts

Content type: Herb
Source pages with records: 1
Pages naming it: 2
Chapters: Chapter 24
Extraction tasks: T06, T19, T27
Record id: ingredient_mundi