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Herbवनस्पति

Vidanga (false black pepper)

वायविडंग (विडंग) · विडङ्ग

Embelia ribes · Primulaceae

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
विडङ्गविडंगकृमिघ्नजन्तुघ्न
Hindi
वायविडंगविडंगबायबिडंगबायविडंग
English
Vidangafalse black pepperembeliavidanga
Romanized
vidangavaividangbaibidang
Marathi
वावडिंग

What the text says

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Properties1

  • Vidaṅga is said to become richer in special qualities when old, unlike most medicines, which are more potent when fresh.

    Chapter 3 · p. 33 · v. 38Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Formulations containing it

30
Alkaline water (ksharodaka)Aragvadha ash-water fermented preparationBhallatakadi pasteFormula that destroys kapha-type stoneIron-powder hair paste after a triphala washKatutrikadi powderMahakshayarogantaka gheeMahanaracha gheeMahanjana (great collyrium)Medicated wheat and barley saktu for reducingMushikakarnadi preparationNasal oil against worm-caused head diseaseNavayasa powderNidigdhikadi gheeNimbasthisaradi powderOily medicated smoke for vata coughPowder of danti and other drugs for kushtha (unnamed)Rock bark paste with triphala, sugar, ghee, long pepper and vidanga

Topics of the text that discuss it

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Katutrikadi powderMushikakarnadi preparationNimbasthisaradi powderOld and fresh medicinesPlant glossary, letter section त (entries 1–41: तगर to त्वक्)Plant glossary, letter section ब (entries 1–19: बकुल to ब्राह्मी)Plant glossary, ख entries 1–8 and ग entries 1–4 (खदिर to गवादनी)Plant glossary, र section, entries 1–18 (रक्तचन्दन to रंभा)Plant glossary, व section, entries 1–53 (वकुला to व्योष)Recipes that destroy consumptionSurasadi preparationVidanga and licorice powders

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 38 times on 30 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

Which combinations with milk does the translation say cause kushtha or quick death?

Milk taken with meat, fish, jaggery or sweets made of black gram is said to cause kushtha, and milk used with liquor made from vegetables and jambu fruit is said to kill the fool quickly.

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Quick facts

Content type
Herb
Categories
Medicinal plantFruit
Source pages with records
1
Pages naming it
30
Chapters
Chapter 3
Extraction tasks
T02
Record id
ingredient_vidanga