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Mushkaka

मोखा · मुष्कक

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
मुष्ककमुष्कअसितमुष्कक
Hindi
मोखामोखावृक्षमाखाकाला मोखामोरवा
English
Mushkaka

What the text says

Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.

Other1

  • The commentary renders mushkaka as mokha, one of the plants burnt for the alkali against stone.

    Chapter 13 · p. 227 · v. 33Hindi 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

7
Alkali of the mushkaka tree (unnamed)Aragvadha ash-water fermented preparationHorse gram decoctionMushkakadi alkaliPatra lavana (leaf salt)Siddharthadi pasteTiladi alkali

Conditions mentioned with it

13

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

Abdominal lump (gulma)Haemorrhoids (arsha)Indigestion (ajirna)Kapha disordersKushtha (chronic skin diseases)Liver enlargement (yakridudara)Nodules (granthi)Pile-like growth on the skin (charmakila)Prameha (urinary-metabolic disorders)Swelling and oedema (shotha)Udara roga (abdominal enlargement)Urinary stone (ashmari)Vata disorders (vatavyadhi)

Organs and systems mentioned

16
AbdomenAnus and rectumBlood and circulationBones, joints and cartilageBrain and nervous systemEarsEyesIntestines and colonKidneys and urinary systemLiver and hepatobiliary systemNosePancreasSkinSpleenStomach and digestive systemTestes and male reproductive organs

Other ingredients used together

24

Count of shared preparations.

Arka (calotropis)×2Aragvadha (golden shower)×2Bhallataka (marking nut)×2Palmyra palm (tala)×2Sesame (tila)×2Water (jala)×2Trikatu (three pungents)×2Putikaranja×2Gokshura (caltrops)×2Salt (lavana)×2Mustard seed (sarshapa)×1Rock salt (saindhava)×1Vacha (sweet flag)×1Kushtha (costus root)×1Realgar (manahshila)×1Orpiment (haratala)×1Vatsanabha (Indian aconite)×1Nimba (neem)×1

Topics of the text that discuss it

2
Horse gram decoctionMushkakadi alkali

Course sessions

1
Treatment of minor diseases, part one

Related entries

3
Alkali of the mushkaka tree (unnamed)Aragvadha ash-water fermented preparationSiddharthadi paste

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 13 times on 11 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

  • Named only as the source of an alkali; the commentary calls it मोखावृक्ष. The text gives no properties.
  • Its ash is used in kushtha preparations (verses 95 and 115).
  • Named in Patra lavana (PDF 270, verse 23) as मुष्क and glossed मोखा in the commentary.
  • Its ash is boiled and filtered to cook horse gram in verse 32.

Quick facts

Content type
Herb
Source pages with records
1
Pages naming it
11
Chapters
Chapter 13
Extraction tasks
T06, T09, T10, T11, T17
Record id
ingredient_mushkaka