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Herb
Mallika (Arabian jasmine)
मोगरा (मल्लिका) · मल्लिका
Glossary entry
मदयन्तिका
मल्लिका
हिन्दी: मल्लिका · मराठी: मोगरी
Glossary entry
मल्लिका
मोतिया भेद
हिन्दी: मोतिया भेद · मराठी: वटमोगरा, मोगरी, लक्ष्मणाकन्द, इन्द्रगोप, काळा कुडा, नेवाळी, वेखंड, मोठी श्वेत जाई
Glossary entry
कुंद
मल्लिका पुष्प
हिन्दी: मल्लिका पुष्प · मराठी: कुंद पुष्प
Glossary entry
कुमारी
मोदिनीपुष्प
हिन्दी: मोदिनीपुष्प, तरुणीपुष्प, नेवारी, घीकुआर, कोयल लता, बांझ खखसा, बांझ ककोडा, बड़ी इलायची, मल्लिकाभेद, सेवंती · मराठी: कांटे शेवंती, दृष्टि, काळी चिमणी, लघु रान शेवंती, कोरफड, वांझ…
Herb
Vanamallika
वनमल्लिका · मोदयंती
Mineral
Gems (ratna)
रत्न
Mercury processed with gems (mani) is said to become most excellent, and the commentary says gems burst at its touch.
Therapy
Oil massage (abhyanga)
अभ्यंग (तेल मालिश) · अभ्यङ्ग
Procedure
Massage with oil and with ghee
तैल-घृत अभ्यंग
Massage with oil is said to destroy kapha and vata, and massage with ghee pitta and blood disorders (the commentary: raktapitta). Entering through the hair pores, it is said to nourish (the…
Ingredient
Nalika (a fragrant substance)
नली · नलिका
The commentary explains nali as a particular fragrant substance.
Glossary entry
नलिका
नली
हिन्दी: नली · मराठी: गुलछब्बु, उतरणी, नाडीशाक, नलुका घोवडा, पवारी
Glossary entry
नाली (नालिका)
कमल नाडी का शाक
हिन्दी: कमल नाडी का शाक, सातला · मराठी: मनशीळ, नलिका, बाजरी
Glossary entry
लोहित
लाल गोशीर्ष चन्दन
हिन्दी: लाल गोशीर्ष चन्दन, केशर, लाल चन्दन, पतंगकाठ, हरिचन्दन, तृणकेशर, मसूर अन्न, रतालु, लाल धान, रोहेडा वृक्ष, लाल ईख · मराठी: तुरे जोंधळे, रक्ततृण, केसर, रुधिर, सोनपितळ, माणीक,…
Condition
Premature greying (palitya)
पालित्य (बाल सफेद होना) · पालित्य
Chapter 23 ends with a series of pastes, oils and nasyas said to turn white hair black, most of them containing iron powder and matured in iron vessels or pots buried in grain.
Topic
Haritaki hair-blackening paste
केश काले करने का हरीतक्यादि लेप · केश कृष्णीकरण हरीतक्यादि लेप
Haritaki fried in oil and kamsa powder in equal parts, roasted iron powder equal to both and nilanjana equal to that are mixed with an equal amount of paste of bhringaraja, mallika,…
Formulation
Haritakyadi hair-blackening paste
केश कृष्णीकरण हरीतक्यादि लेप · हरीतक्यादि लेप
Haritaki fried in oil and kamsa powder are taken in equal parts, iron powder (roasted, says the verse) equal to both, and as much nilanjana (glossed as blue vitriol), all mixed together. A…
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
Perfumed drinking water
सुगंधित जल
Purified, strained water scented with lotus leaf, clove, khas, sandalwood, camphor, small cardamom, kūṭh, nāgapuṣpa, bakula, jasmine, mallikā and pāṭalī flowers, nutmeg, lavalī, blue lotus,…
Topic
Purifying and perfuming water
जल शुद्धि की विधि · जलशुद्धि विधान
Water is purified by rubbing in clearing nut (kataka), adding linseed flour, boiling, quenching red-hot iron in it, setting it in sunlight by day and moonlight at night, and straining it;…
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,…