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Five brihatis

पाँच बृहती · पञ्चबृहती

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Sanskrit
पञ्चबृहती
Hindi
पाँच बृहती
English
Five brihatis

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  • Kaṭeharī, mañjiṣṭhā, adhomāninī, baḍī kaṭelī and white arka are called the five bṛhatīs.

    Chapter 4 · p. 58 · v. 37Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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  • They are said to be wholesome in diseases arising from kapha, to remove kuṣṭha, to destroy worms of the belly and always to be wholesome in fever; the verse adds that they counter poison.

    Chapter 4 · p. 58 · v. 37Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Chapter 4
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