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Herb
Trapusha
खीरा · त्रपुष
The seed of the ripe trapusha, rendered as khira, is used in the pitta-stone formula.
Food
Cucumber and melons (karkati, trapusa)
ककड़ी और खीरा (कर्कटी) · कर्कटी
Cucumber (खीरा; verse trapuṣa) is listed among creeper fruits described as tasty and nourishing, kapha-increasing and cold, very wholesome in pitta and blood disorders, slightly…
Glossary entry
त्रपुष (त्रपुषबीज, त्रापुषी)
रांग
हिन्दी: रांग, खीरा · मराठी: कांकडी
Glossary entry
त्रापुषबीज
खीरे का बीज
हिन्दी: खीरे का बीज · मराठी: वाळकाचें बीज
Mineral
Tin (vanga)
रांगा (वङ्ग) · वङ्ग
Topic
Formula that destroys pitta-type stone
पित्ताश्मरीनाशक योग · पित्ताश्मरी-नाशक योग
Decoctions of kasha, darbha, utkata, sugarcane root, pashanabheda, gokshura, sariva, sandalwood, shirisha, dhattura, kurantaka, shami, musta, patha, banana root, vidaraka, nagakesara, ash…
Remedy
Indrayan paste with whey for worms
दही के तोड़ के साथ इंद्रायण कल्क
A paste of trapusha, which the commentary calls indrayan, mixed with whey is drunk once in eight days; the text says this destroys worms.
Topic
Worm-destroying remedies
कृमिनाशक योग · कृमिघ्न योग
A paste of trapusha (indrayan per the commentary) is drunk with whey once every eight days to destroy worms; horse gram soup or sesame oil mixed with trikatu, asafoetida and vidanga is also…