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Chironji (priyala)

चिरौंजी (प्रियाल) · प्रियाल

Buchanania lanzan · Anacardiaceae

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: प्रियालचारखरस्कन्ध
Hindi: चिरौंजीप्रियालचिरोंजीचार
English: Chironjichironjialmondettepriyala
Romanized: priyalachironji

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Properties1

Chironji (priyāla) is listed among very sour fruits said to pacify vata, provoke blood, produce pitta and kapha, be heavy and unctuous, cause salivation, cleanse impurities and be sharp.
Chapter 4 · p. 59 · v. 42-43Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Formulations containing it

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Amalaki and gokshura powder for injury and wasting coughआमलकादि चूर्ण Mustadi pasteमुस्तादिलेप Rasnadi pasteरास्नादि लेप

Procedures using it

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Cooling measures and foods in faintingमूर्च्छा में शीतोपचार और आहार

Conditions mentioned with it

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

Cough (kasa)कास (खांसी)Fainting (murchha)मूर्च्छा (बेहोशी)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 Chestछाती (उरस्)Lungs and respiratory systemफेफड़े और श्वसन तंत्र Skinत्वचा Throatगला (कंठ)

Other ingredients used together

24

Count of shared preparations.

Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत)×3 Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु)×3 Kushtha (costus root)कूठ (कुष्ठ)×2 Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर)×2 Sugar (sharkara, sita)शक्कर (शर्करा, सिता)×2 Rasnaरास्ना×1 Renuka seedरेणुका का बीज×1 Shatapushpa (dill)सोआ (शतपुष्पा)×1 Devadaru (Himalayan cedar)देवदार (देवदारु)×1 Agaru (agarwood)अगर (अगरु)×1 Tagara (Indian valerian)तगर×1 Bilva (bael)बेल (बिल्व)×1 Bala (country mallow)खरैटी (बला)×1 Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल)×1 Musta (nut grass)नागरमोथा (मुस्ता)×1 Mango (amra)आम (आम्र)×1 Shalaparniसरिवन (शालपर्णी)×1 Priyanguप्रियंगु (फूलप्रियंगु)×1

Topics of the text that discuss it

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Plant glossary, letter section प (entries 1–48: पटोल to प्लक्ष)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, प वर्ग (प्रविष्टि 1–48: पटोल से प्लक्ष)Plant glossary, ख entries 1–8 and ग entries 1–4 (खदिर to गवादनी)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, ख 1–8 और ग 1–4 (खदिर से गवादनी)Plant glossary, र section, entries 1–18 (रक्तचन्दन to रंभा)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, र वर्ग प्रविष्टि 1–18 (रक्तचन्दन से रंभा)Plant glossary, श section, entries 1–55 (शक्रमर्द to श्वेताम्ली)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, श वर्ग प्रविष्टि 1–55 (शक्रमर्द से श्वेताम्ली)Properties of mango and other sour fruitsआम आदि खट्टे फलों के गुण Treatment of faintingमूर्च्छा की चिकित्सा

Course sessions

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Grains and other foods, their merits and faultsधान्यादिगुणागुणविचार

Plant glossary entries

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गवादनीनील अपराजिता प्रियालचिरोंजी का पेड़राजवृक्षअमलतास वृक्ष राजादनखिरनी भेद शालछोटा शाल

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Named 7 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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Chapter 4 · p. 59 · v. 42-43

Quick facts

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