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Food
Tubers and root vegetables (kanda)
कंद शाक · कन्द
Potato (āluka) and similar tubers are listed among the root vegetables.
Principle
Non-violent diet and avoidance of meat in medicine
अहिंसक आहार (मांस निषेध) · मांसनिषेध
The introduction says that the treatment portion of the Kalyāṇakāraka resembles Caraka to a large extent, apart from the parts dealing with honey, wine and meat.
Herb
Padma (lotus)
कमल (पद्म) · पद्म
Lotus root (mṛṇāla, 'कमल की मूली') is listed first among the root vegetables.
Principle
The physician (vaidya)
वैद्य (चिकित्सक) · वैद्य
The editor reports the author's explanation of the word vaidya (chapter 1, verse 18): vidyā is omniscience (kevalajñāna), which reveals the characteristics of the soul (jīva) and all other…
Food
Nali greens
नाडी का शाक · नाली
Nālī (nāḍī) greens are listed among the root vegetables.
Topic
Undertaking to describe vegetables; root vegetables
शाक वर्णन की प्रतिज्ञा; मूल शाक · शाक वर्णन प्रतिज्ञा (मूल शाक गुण)
Having described grains, the author undertakes to describe vegetables from roots to fruits. The roots (mūla) listed are lotus root, nālī (nāḍī) greens, potato and similar tubers,…
Herb
Varahikanda
बाराहीकंद · शूकरकन्द
Śūkarakanda (vārāhīkanda) is listed among the root vegetables.