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Herb

Mallika (Arabian jasmine)

मोगरा (मल्लिका) · मल्लिका

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Glossary entry

मदयन्तिका

मल्लिका

हिन्दी: मल्लिका · मराठी: मोगरी

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Glossary entry

मल्लिका

मोतिया भेद

हिन्दी: मोतिया भेद · मराठी: वटमोगरा, मोगरी, लक्ष्मणाकन्द, इन्द्रगोप, काळा कुडा, नेवाळी, वेखंड, मोठी श्वेत जाई

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कुंद

मल्लिका पुष्प

हिन्दी: मल्लिका पुष्प · मराठी: कुंद पुष्प

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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…

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Herb

Vanamallika

वनमल्लिका · मोदयंती

Identity uncertain

Mineral

Gems (ratna)

रत्न

Mercury processed with gems (mani) is said to become most excellent, and the commentary says gems burst at its touch.

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Therapy

Oil massage (abhyanga)

अभ्यंग (तेल मालिश) · अभ्यङ्ग

named on 41 pages

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…

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Ingredient

Nalika (a fragrant substance)

नली · नलिका

The commentary explains nali as a particular fragrant substance.

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Glossary entry

नलिका

नली

हिन्दी: नली · मराठी: गुलछब्बु, उतरणी, नाडीशाक, नलुका घोवडा, पवारी

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Glossary entry

नाली (नालिका)

कमल नाडी का शाक

हिन्दी: कमल नाडी का शाक, सातला · मराठी: मनशीळ, नलिका, बाजरी

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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,…

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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.

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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;…

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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,…

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