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Chirchirā (verse kṣavaka) leaves are listed among leaf vegetables said to remove kapha, to be hot and to be wholesome in vata disorders.

हिन्दी: क्षुपविशेष, चिराचिरा · मराठी: आघाडा

हिन्दी: मोरशिखा, चिरचिरा, अजमोद, अपामार्ग वृक्ष · मराठी: श्वेत आघाडा, अजमोद, नीलकंठ, कोळिस्ता, गंधा, कांगळा, मोरचुक, मोरशेंडा, औषधी

Fumigation of the mouth with a wick of danti, apamarga, ingudi, devadaru and sarala, or with guggulu, dhyamaka, jatamamsi, agaru, pepper and similar drugs; the next verse says this…

After purification, a powder of kushtha, nili, kantakari, white punarnava, the three pungents, brihati, nirgundi and arka is drunk with the alkali water of shirisha, musta, rava, apamarga…

Talmakhana, sugarcane, musli, tilaja, apamarga, nirgundi, rambha, arka, lotus, castor, chitraka, sesame and other famous drugs are burnt to ash. The ash is stirred into four times its water…

Sesame, apamarga, gokshura, tala palm, mushkaka, aragvadha and kimshuka are burnt to ash, stirred in water and strained; this alkaline water with shilajit and bida salt added is said to…

In kapha-vata disorders an avapidana nasya of black pepper, dry ginger and long pepper is given, and for purging the head a powder of bitter ridge gourd, black pepper, drumstick, apamarga…

Bhallataka, bibhitaki, amalaki, haritaki, arka latex, sesame, the three pungents, vidanga, apamarga, kanjira, bitter ridge gourd, bitter gourd and neem seed are burnt, mixed with sesame oil…

Likewise the mouth is fumigated with a wick of danti, apamarga (kinihi), ingudi, devadaru and sarala, and also with guggulu, dhyamaka (fragrant grass), jatamamsi, agaru, black pepper and…

Ghee cooked with sārivā, citraka, the three pungents, pāṭhā, pāṭalā, kiṇihī (apāmārga), turmeric, pīlu, guḍūcī and śirīṣa is said to destroy every kind of poison.

Ghee cooked with sārivā, citraka, the three pungents, pāṭhā, pāṭalā, kiṇihī (apāmārga), turmeric, pīlu, guḍūcī and śirīṣa is said to destroy every kind of poison.

A powder of bitter ridge gourd, black pepper, drumstick, apamarga seeds and rock salt, ground in water, is used for purging the head (shirovirechana).

About twenty drugs, among them mahanimba, kutaja, arka, snuhi, apamarga, chitraka, palasha, shigru, both nightshades, vasa, patala, bilva, both karanjas, chavya, bhallataka and vaijayanti,…

Nasya is given with two kinds of medicines, unctuous (oil and the like) and dry (apamarga and the like). Unctuous nasya is of two kinds, marsha and avamarsha (pratimarsha), and dry nasya of…

A paste of the root of langali (kalihari) is applied to the pregnant woman's abdomen and soles, and the root of dhattura or of apamarga is placed on her head; it is given under the…

Removing an obstructed fetus lying among the intestines, liver and spleen is very hard; the physician is to explain the difficulty to the king and the relatives, smear his nail-trimmed hand…

Talmakhana, sugarcane, musli, tilaja, apamarga, nirgundi, rambha (the commentary prints vela), arka, lotus, castor, chitraka, sesame and other famous drugs are burnt to ash; the ash is…

Oil cooked with dry ginger, shirisha seed, drumstick, devadaru, tree turmeric, karanja, apamarga, black salt, asafoetida, kanjira and cumin is given as nasya for vata lodged in the head.

The alkali, or a clear decoction, of patala, both nightshades, putikaranja, apamarga, kutaja bark, chitraka and palasha, drunk regularly, is said to calm piles.

The alkali, or a clear decoction, of patala, both nightshades, putikaranja, apamarga, kutaja bark, chitraka and palasha, drunk regularly, is said to calm piles.

A root paste of sukhahva, a thorny plant, kanjira, karanja, langali and apamarga, spread on leaves and bound over the enlarged scrotum.

A paste of the roots of sukhahva, a particular thorny plant, kanjira, karanja, langali and apamarga is spread on leaves and bound over the swelling, which is said to subside.

Aparajita, budharakarnika, apamarga, shleshmataka, katphala, kantakari, meghaninadika (the commentary: palasha), brihati, ankola and nili are powdered, mixed in the juice of bitter gourd…