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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…

If the placenta does not fall, a paste of kalihari (langali) is given to drink; the commentary says the placenta then falls quickly.

Kalihari, named in the commentary, is among the plants with whose juices mica and mercury are used; the commentary says this is beneficial in many diseases.

Alternatively the kalihari paste is smeared on the soles of the feet, the navel and the abdomen to make the placenta fall.

Coconut is listed among fruits said to be heavy to digest, to produce semen and to increase kapha greatly.

हिन्दी: जलपीपर, गंगातिरिया, पिठबन, कलिहारी, कौंछ, किवांच · मराठी: कषमक, कुहिली, जलपिंपली, नारळी, गजपिंपळी, मंजिष्ट, कळलावी, पिठवण

An external paste of karanja, langali and shirisha for dushyodara, used alongside prompt treatment with drugs that pacify the three doshas.

A wick made with the latex of snuhi, arka and kurantaka, karanja, langali, rock salt, ankola and manahshila is placed in foul wounds and sinus tracts to heal them.

Having given formulas for all vata and kapha poisons, the text now gives very cooling ones for pitta poisons: sariva, jatamamsi, raisins, clove, cinnamon, shyama, somalata, shallaki,…

A wick made with the latex of snuhi, arka and kurantaka together with karanja, langali (glory lily), rock salt, ankola and manahshila, placed in the wound, is said to destroy foul wounds…

If the placenta does not fall it is removed by hand, or a paste of kalihari (langali) is given to drink or applied to the soles, navel and abdomen, or the vaginal opening is fumigated with…

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…

Oil or ghee, or both, cooked with the paste and decoction of sesame, danti, trivrit, indravaruni, shatavari (as glossed), kushtha, karavira, turmeric, kanjira, karanja, langali root, arka,…

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.

Quoted formula (Basavarājīya, 6th prakaraṇa, p.111), headed as Pūjyapāda's: Trikaṭukādi nasya for vāta and other disorders. Fifteen ingredients in equal parts, the three pungents, citraka,…

Dushyodara (combined-dosha udara) is treated quickly with drugs that pacify all three doshas, and the abdomen is smeared externally with a paste of karanja, langali and shirisha.

Trikatu, garlic, asafoetida, vacha, ingudi and langali are applied daily as a paste with warm leaves bound over it; the text says this calms aggravated shlipada.

A paste of trikatu, garlic, asafoetida, vacha, ingudi and langali applied daily, with warm leaves bound over it, is said to calm aggravated shlipada; one that has grown excessively is to be…

Trikatu, garlic, asafoetida, vacha, ingudi and langali, applied daily as a paste with warm leaves bound over it.