Pilu (toothbrush tree)

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: पीलुगुडफलशीतसह
Hindi: पीलूपीलू के फलमिसवाकपीलु नामक वृक्ष
English: Pilutoothbrush treemustard treepilu
Romanized: pilupeelu

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Pīlu heads a list of vegetables described as hot and sharp, especially removing kapha and vata, kindling digestion and always provoking blood disorders.
Chapter 4 · p. 59 · v. 40Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Formulations containing it

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Anu oilअणु तैल Garahari ghrita (ghee that removes poison)गरहारी घृत Tuntukadi milkटुंटुकादि दुग्ध

Conditions mentioned with it

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

Bleeding disorder (raktapitta)रक्तपित्त Compound poisons (garavisha)गरविष Plant and mineral poisons (sthavara visha)स्थावर विष Poisoning (visha)विष (ज़हर)Vata disorders (vatavyadhi)वात रोग Vatarakta (gout-like disorder)वातरक्त

Organs and systems mentioned

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Blood and circulationरक्त और रक्त संचार Bones, joints and cartilageअस्थि, संधि और उपास्थि Brain and nervous systemमस्तिष्क और तंत्रिका तंत्र Heart and cardiovascular systemहृदय और रक्त-संवहनी तंत्र Intestines and colonआंतें और बृहदांत्र Liver and hepatobiliary systemयकृत और पित्ताशय तंत्र Spleenतिल्ली (प्लीहा)Stomach and digestive systemआमाशय और पाचन तंत्र

Other ingredients used together

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Count of shared preparations.

Patalaपाढल (पाटला)×2 Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर)×2 Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत)×2 Shyonaka (Indian trumpet tree)सोनापाठा (श्योनाक)×1 Brihatidvaya (two nightshades)कंटकारीद्वय (दोनों कटेरी)×1 Agnimanthaअरणी (अग्निमंथ)×1 Ashvagandha (winter cherry)असगंध (अश्वगंधा)×1 Krishnajiraka (black cumin)काला जीरा (कृष्णजीरक)×1 Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु)×1 Hribera (fragrant sweet-scented root)सुगंधबाला (ह्रीबेर)×1 Jaggery (guda)गुड़ (गुड)×1 Sesame (tila)तिल×1 Water (jala)जल (पानी)×1 Curd (dadhi)दही (दधि)×1 Sariva (Indian sarsaparilla)अनंतमूल (सारिवा)×1 Chitraka (white leadwort)चित्रक (चीता)×1 Trikatu (three pungents)त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिर्च, पीपल)×1 Pathaपाठा (पाढ़)×1

Topics of the text that discuss it

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Anu oilअणु तैल Plant glossary, letter section प (entries 1–48: पटोल to प्लक्ष)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, प वर्ग (प्रविष्टि 1–48: पटोल से प्लक्ष)Plant glossary, letter section म, entries 1–30 (मगधोद्भवा to माणकी)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, म वर्ग, प्रविष्टि 1–30 (मगधोद्भवा से माणकी)Properties of pīlu, ginger, garlic and other pungent vegetablesपीलू आदि शाकों के गुण

Course sessions

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Grains and other foods, their merits and faultsधान्यादिगुणागुणविचार

Plant glossary entries

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पीलुकपीलु वृक्ष महावृक्षथूहर का पेड़

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Vata-destroying group of drugsवातनाशक गण

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