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Shigru (drumstick)

सहजन (शिग्रु) · शिग्रु

Moringa oleifera · Moringaceae

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
शिग्रुशोभाञ्जनसुभाञ्जनतीक्ष्णगन्धमोचक
Hindi
सहजनशिग्रुसहिजनसुहांजनामुनगासेंजनसैजनसेजिनिया
English
Shigrudrumstick treemoringashigru
Romanized
shigrusahjanmoringamunga
Marathi
शेवगा

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Properties3

  • Drumstick (सेंजन) leaves are listed among leaf vegetables said to remove kapha, to be hot and to be wholesome in vata disorders.

    Chapter 4 · p. 56 · v. 33Hindi commentaryTraditional description
  • Drumstick flowers head a list of flowers said to increase vata and kapha, calm pitta and blood, and expel worms from the belly.

    Chapter 4 · p. 57 · v. 35Hindi commentaryTraditional description
  • Drumstick root (शिग्रुमूल) is listed among 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

25

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Topics of the text that discuss it

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Dissolving and ripening preparationGargles and mouthfuls in kapha-type abhishyandaHerbal garland against the Kinnara grahaMurungi collyriumPlant glossary, letter section ब (entries 1–19: बकुल to ब्राह्मी)Plant glossary, letter section म, entries 1–30 (मगधोद्भवा to माणकी)Plant glossary, क entries 42–56 (काकोलिका to किणिही)Plant glossary, ग entries 19–29 (गोशृंग to गुंजा)Plant glossary, ग entries 5–18 (गायत्रिका to गोशीर्ष)Plant glossary, म entries 31–59 (मातुलुंग to मांसी)Plant glossary, श section, entries 1–55 (शक्रमर्द to श्वेताम्ली)Properties of drumstick and other flower vegetables

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 29 times on 26 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

According to the glossary, what is गूगल?

The gum of the गुग्गुल tree.

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Quick facts

Content type
Herb
Categories
Medicinal plantVegetableLeafRootFood
Source pages with records
3
Pages naming it
26
Chapters
Chapter 4
Extraction tasks
T03
Record id
ingredient_shigru