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Yashtimadhu (licorice)

मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु) · यष्टिमधु

Glycyrrhiza glabra · Fabaceae

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
यष्टिमधुयष्टीयष्टिकमधुयष्टिक्लीतक
Hindi
मुलेठीयष्टिमधुमुलैठीमुलहठीजेठीमधमुलैnी
English
Yashtimadhulicoriceliquoriceyashtimadhumulethi
Romanized
yashtimadhumulethimulhathijethimadh
Marathi
ज्येष्ठमध

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Formulations containing it

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Amalaki and gokshura powder for injury and wasting coughAmrasthyadi powderAntidote for mandali snake poisonBala oilBhringarajadi oilBimbyadi gheeDecoction of raisins and others for pitta fever (unnamed)Digestive decoction for pitta fever (unnamed)Drakshadi preparationDushivishari agada (antidote for latent poison)Eight-sweet-drug ghee with licorice and bamboo manna for the Putana grahaEight-sweet-drug ghee with licorice, bamboo manna and milk for the Pishacha grahaEnema mixture (unnamed)Ghee cooked in a lotus and liquorice decoctionGoat milk with liquoriceGoat's milk cooked with liquorice decoction (unnamed)Grahamayaghna ghee and oilGreen gram milk pudding with liquorice

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Named 58 times on 47 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

What goes into Bhringarajadi oil and how is it used?

Bhringaraja juice, amalaki juice and sesame oil, one prastha each, four prastha of cow's milk and a pala of liquorice paste; it is given as nasal drops for many mouth diseases.

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Which drugs does the verse under काकोल्यादिगण name?

काकोली, क्षीरकाकोली, जीवक, ऋषभक, ऋद्धि, वृद्धि, मेदा, महामेदा, गुडूची, मुद्गपर्णी, माषपर्णी, पद्मक, वंशलोचन, शृंगी, प्रपौण्डरीक, जीवन्ती, मधुयष्टि and द्राक्षा.

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What do मधुक and मधूक mean in the glossary?

Both mean licorice (मुलहटी, ज्येष्ठीमध) and the mahua tree (महुआ, मोहाचा वृक्ष); मधुक is also glossed as tin, honey and wax.

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Quick facts

Content type
Herb
Categories
Medicinal plantRootSweet
Source pages with records
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Pages naming it
47
Record id
ingredient_yashtimadhu