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Coconut (narikela)

नारियल (नारिकेल) · नारिकेल

Cocos nucifera · Arecaceae

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: नारिकेलनालिकेरलाङ्गलीदृढफल
Hindi: नारियलनारिकेलनारियल पानीगोला
English: Coconutcoconutcoconut waternarikela
Romanized: narikelanariyal
Marathi: नारळ

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Properties2

Coconut is listed among fruits said to be heavy to digest, to produce semen and to increase kapha greatly.
Chapter 4 · p. 60 · v. 45Hindi commentaryTraditional description
The crown (top part) of the coconut and similar trees is said to remove kapha, and the dry seeds of these trees to remove kapha, be dry, strongly produce vata and always dry up the body's fluid discharges.
Chapter 4 · p. 60 · v. 46Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Formulations containing it

2

Kharjuradi pasteखर्जूरादि लेप Nilanjana, liquorice and tanduliya root drink for pradara (unnamed)नीलांजन आदि का प्रदरनाशक योग

Conditions mentioned with it

2

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

Abnormal vaginal discharge and bleeding (pradara)प्रदर Bleeding disorder (raktapitta)रक्तपित्त

Organs and systems mentioned

5

Blood and circulationरक्त और रक्त संचार Liver and hepatobiliary systemयकृत और पित्ताशय तंत्र Skinत्वचा Spleenतिल्ली (प्लीहा)Uterus and female reproductive tractगर्भाशय

Other ingredients used together

14

Count of shared preparations.

Banana (kadali)केला (कदली)×2 Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु)×2 Dates (kharjura)खजूर (खर्जूर)×1 Sarja (sal resin)राल (सर्जरस)×1 Pomegranate (dadima)अनार (दाड़िम)×1 Hintalaहिंताल×1 Palmyra palm (tala)ताड×1 Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत)×1 Buffalo milk (mahisha-ksheera)भैंस का दूध (माहिषक्षीर)×1 Chandana (sandalwood)चंदन (चन्दन)×1 Sariva (Indian sarsaparilla)अनंतमूल (सारिवा)×1 Antimony sulphide (anjana, sauviranjana)सुरमा (अंजन)×1 Amaranth greens (tanduliya)चौलाई (तण्डुलीय)×1 Lodhraलोध (लोध्र)×1

Topics of the text that discuss it

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Kharjuradi pasteखर्जूरादि लेप Plant glossary, letter section च (entries 1–17: चक्रमर्द to चोर)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, च वर्ग (प्रविष्टि 1–17: चक्रमर्द से चोर)Plant glossary, letter section न (entries 1–35: नक्त to न्यग्रोध)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, न वर्ग (प्रविष्टि 1–35: नक्त से न्यग्रोध)Plant glossary, ल section, entries 1–14 (लकुच to लुंग)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, ल वर्ग प्रविष्टि 1–14 (लकुच से लुंग)Properties of grapes and other heavy fruitsद्राक्षा आदि वृक्षों के फलों के गुण Properties of palm crowns and similar vegetables; dry seedsताड़ आदि के शाकों के गुण; शुष्क बीज

Course sessions

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Grains and other foods, their merits and faultsधान्यादिगुणागुणविचार

Plant glossary entries

3

चोचदालचीनी नालिकेरनारियल लांगलीजलपीपर

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Named 9 times on 5 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

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Quick facts

Content type: Food
Categories: FruitNut
Source pages with records: 1
Pages naming it: 5
Chapters: Chapter 4
Extraction tasks: T03
Record id: ingredient_narikela