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The bitter gourd vine, called the best (atyantottama) in the verse, is named among the five vines said to remove pitta and kapha, destroy worms, suit kuṣṭha, relieve cough, breathlessness,…

The bitter bottle gourd vine (verse kaṭukikā) is named among the five vines, said to remove pitta and kapha, destroy worms, suit kuṣṭha, relieve cough, breathlessness, poisoning and fever,…

Warm sudation with nut grass, bitter ridge gourd and coriander, cooked, is one of the measures for vata lodged in the head.

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…

The vines of bitter kundru, bitter bottle gourd, mārjārapādī, (bitter) paṭola and bitter gourd are called the five vines (pañcavallī).

Garlic, tagara, asafoetida, vacha, samudraphena, white durva, guduchi, bitter gourd, bimbi, neem, kalihari, trikatu, rock salt, all fragrant drugs, cardamom, white girikarni, bhutakeshi,…

The introduction lists the qualities of kapha as stable (sthira), unctuous (snigdha), smooth (ślakṣṇa), clay-like (mṛtsna), cold (śīta), heavy (guru) and slow (manda), and says kapha, like…

The five vines—bitter kundru, bitter bottle gourd, mārjārapādī, (bitter) paṭola and bitter gourd—are said to remove pitta and kapha, destroy worms, suit kuṣṭha, relieve cough,…

Kṛtaka, araka, aśvamāra (kaner), guñjā and others hold poison in the root; viṣadalikā (viṣapatrikā), karambha and others in the leaves; kanaka (dhatūrā), tumbikā (bitter gourd) and others…

A powder of ten herbs mixed in bitter gourd and chalini fruit juice and kept in a horn; the text says snakes, insects and even grahas do not enter the house where it is kept.

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

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…

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

Forty-one entries from तगर to त्वक् (दालचीनी, bark, the skin of the body). Among them are तमाल (bamboo bark, तमालपत्र, दालचीनी), तरली (a यवागू made of barley flour, liquor, कांजी), तरुणी…

Vata lodged in the head is to be overcome by oiling the head (oil massage and an oil-soaked pad), nasya with oil cooked with dry ginger, shirisha seed, drumstick, devadaru, tree turmeric,…

Vata lodged in the head is treated by oil massage of the head and an oil-soaked pad kept on it, nasya with a medicated oil, pastes of the same drugs, warm sudation with nut grass, bitter…