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Herb
Mahanila
महानील · महानीलिका
Glossary entry
गुग्गुल
शिलाजित
हिन्दी: शिलाजित, लाल सैजिने का पेड़, गुग्गुल का पेड़ (इसका गोन्द गूगल है) · मराठी: महिषाक्ष, आरक्तवर्ण, महानील, कुमुद
Glossary entry
महानीली
नीली कोयल
हिन्दी: नीली कोयल, बड़ा नील का पेड़ · मराठी: थोर नीली
Herb
Mahanimba (Persian lilac)
बकायन (महानिम्ब) · महानिम्ब
Formulation
Hair-blackening oil
केश कृष्णीकरण तैल · केशकृष्णीकरण तैल
An oil is prepared with madanaphala, triphala, guduchi, lotus, the bark of milky (kshiri) trees, mahanila, and the roots of blue lotus and red kumuda (a footnote: the word आंघ्रिक्वाथ may…
Topic
Hair-blackening oil
केश काले करने का तैल · केश कृष्णीकरण तैल
Iron powder (the verse adds licorice and nilanjana) is ground in a mortar into oil prepared with madanaphala, triphala, guduchi, lotus, the bark of milky trees, mahanila and the roots of…
Formulation
Maha aksha taila (great bibhitaki oil)
महा अक्ष तैल
Gambhari, citron, wood apple, mango, jambu and shaileya (the commentary: bhuri charila, a kind of fragrant substance), their flowers; guduchi, hata (shaivala), mahanila, vanamallika, nili…
Formulation
Shyamadi hair-blackening oil
केशकृष्णीकरण श्यामादि तेल · श्यामादि तैल
The flowers of shyama (the commentary: phul priyangu, with a question mark), saireyaka (katsaraiya), sahachara (yellow katsaraiya) and black madanaphala; plenty of leaves of mahanila and…
Topic
Shyamadi hair-blackening oil, and a second preparation with metal powders
केश काले करने का श्यामादि तैल और धातु चूर्णों वाला दूसरा योग · केशकृष्णीकरण श्यामादि तैल
Flowers of shyama, saireyaka, sahachara and black madanaphala, leaves of mahanila and nila, shalaparni, mango kernel, arjuna bark, samudraphala, jujube, the bark of milky trees and iron…
Topic
The great bibhitaki (aksha) oil
महा अक्ष तैल
Flowers of gambhari, citron, wood apple, mango, jambu and shaileya, with guduchi, shaivala, mahanila, vanamallika, nili leaves, nilanjana, tuvaraka, kasisa, madanaphala seed, punarnava,…