Built from passages of the source by the curated extraction. Pending human review.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- वृश्चिका
- Hindi
- बिधुवा घास
- English
- Vrishchika
What the text says
Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.
Preparation1
Mica used with arama-shitala and vrishchika (the commentary: bidhuva grass) is said to digest the mercury well.
Safety
- Identity uncertain. The name could refer to more than one plant, so no botanical identity is asserted.
Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, kidney or liver disease and other medicines all call for professional advice before any traditional remedy is used.
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1Other ingredients used together
3Count of shared preparations.
Topics of the text that discuss it
1Course sessions
1Where else is this mentioned?
Named 3 times on 2 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.
- Book page 560Chapter 23… वर्णविकट: प्राधमातबस्तिस्सम:॥ स्थाने चंक्रमणासने च शयने दु:खप्रदो वृश्चिका-। विद्धस्येव भवेत्तृषात्यरुचिकृच्छ्राभो विदग्ध: स्मृत:॥ 81॥ भावार्थ : …
- Book page 578Chapter 24×2… सूतकसमो योगं प्रकुवँति ता:॥ आरामोद्धवशीतशीतलिकिकाप्येका तथा वृश्चिका-। द्येतत्वद्ध‰मभ्रकं रसवरस्याहारमाहारयेत्॥ 46॥ भावार्थ : मछेछ …
All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- Not mapped to ingredient_vrishchikali, since the text gives the name वृश्चिका and the commentary बिधुवा घास.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Herb
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 2
- Chapters
- Chapter 24
- Extraction tasks
- T27
- Record id
- ingredient_vrishchika