Namalika - Ayurkosha

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: नमलिका
Hindi: नमलिका
English: Namalika

Ayurvedic properties

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Properties1

Namalikā, not further explained, is listed among tubers said to be tasty, nourishing, poison-countering and wholesome in vata disorders.
Chapter 4 · p. 55 · v. 29Hindi 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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Conditions mentioned with it

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

Poisoning (visha)विष (ज़हर)Vata disorders (vatavyadhi)वात रोग

Topics of the text that discuss it

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Properties of wild potato and other tubersआरण्यालु आदि कंदशाकों के गुण

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Grains and other foods, their merits and faultsधान्यादिगुणागुणविचार

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Properties of wild potato and other tubersआरण्यालु आदि कंदशाकों के गुण

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Grains and other foods, their merits and faultsधान्यादिगुणागुणविचार

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Named 2 times on 2 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

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Chapter 4 · p. 55 · v. 29