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All pot-herbs: bind weed (''phanji'', Rivea ornata (Roxb.) chois), chilli/white goose foot (Chenopodium album Linn.), white dead nettle shrub (''kutumbaka'', Lamium album L.), all tubers of ''aluka'' (Dioscoria species) variety with their leaves, ''kutinjara patra'' (Digeria muricate (Linn.) Mart), Bengal hemp plant (''shana'', Chotalaria verrucosa Linn.), flowers of silk cotton (''shalmalipushpa'', Salmalia malabarica Schott), white mountain ebony (''karbudara'', Bauhinia variegata Linn.), heliotrope (''suvarchala'', Malva rotundifolia Linn.), lablab (''nishpava'', Dolichos lablab Linn.),variegated mountain ebony ( ''kovidara'', Bauhinia purpurea Linn), coxcomb (''pattura'', Alternanthra sessilis (Linn.) R.Br.ex DC), multa jute (''chunchuparnika'', Corchorus Sp.), ''kumarajiva'' (Amaranthus paniculatus Linn.), ''lottaka'' (Amaranthus tricolor Linn.), spinach (''palankya'', Spinacia oleracea Linn.), marisha- amaranth (Amaranthus blitus Linn. var. oleracea Duthie), kalambanalika- (Ipomoea aquatica Forsk), asuryah- mustard (Brassica juncea (Linn.) Czern & Coss), kusumbha- safflower (Carthamus tinctorius Linn.), vrikdhumak- young shirish, lakshmana, prapunnada- fetid cassia (Cassia tora Linn.), nalini- lotus stalk (tuber of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.), kutherakah- shrubby basil (Ocimum sp.), lonika- common Indian purslane (Portulaca quadrifida Linn.), yavashakam- (Chenopodium purpurascens), kushmanda- white gourd (Benincasa hispida (Thunb) Cogn.), avalgujam- babchi leaves (Psoralea corylifolia Linn.), yatuka (Desmodium sp.), shalkalyani (Alternanthera sp.), triparni- maidenhair (Adiantum lunulatum Burm.), peeluparnika- trilobed virgin’s bower (Maerua arenaria Hook.F & Th.)- are heavy, dry, delayed in digestion, sweet, cold in potency and loosen the feces. After being boiled and drained of the juice, and mixed with plenty of unctuous substance, they are good for eating. [98-103]

All pot-herbs: bind weed (''phanji'', Rivea ornata (Roxb.) chois), chilli/white goose foot (Chenopodium album Linn.), white dead nettle shrub (''kutumbaka'', Lamium album L.), all tubers of ''aluka'' (Dioscoria species) variety with their leaves, ''kutinjara patra'' (Digeria muricate (Linn.) Mart), Bengal hemp plant (''shana'', Chotalaria verrucosa Linn.), flowers of silk cotton (''shalmalipushpa'', Salmalia malabarica Schott), white mountain ebony (''karbudara'', Bauhinia variegata Linn.), heliotrope (''suvarchala'', Malva rotundifolia Linn.), lablab (''nishpava'', Dolichos lablab Linn.),variegated mountain ebony ( ''kovidara'', Bauhinia purpurea Linn), coxcomb (''pattura'', Alternanthra sessilis (Linn.) R.Br.ex DC), multa jute (''chunchuparnika'', Corchorus Sp.), ''kumarajiva'' (Amaranthus paniculatus Linn.), ''lottaka'' (Amaranthus tricolor Linn.), spinach (''palankya'', Spinacia oleracea Linn.), ''marisha- amaranth'' (Amaranthus blitus Linn. var. oleracea Duthie), ''kalambanalika'' (Ipomoea aquatica Forsk), mustard (''asuryah'', Brassica juncea (Linn.) Czern & Coss), safflower (''kusumbha'', Carthamus tinctorius Linn.), vrikdhumak- young shirish, lakshmana, prapunnada- fetid cassia (Cassia tora Linn.), nalini- lotus stalk (tuber of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.), ''kutherakah''- shrubby basil (Ocimum sp.), ''lonika''- common Indian purslane (Portulaca quadrifida Linn.), ''yavashakam''- (Chenopodium purpurascens), ''kushmanda''- white gourd (Benincasa hispida (Thunb) Cogn.), ''avalgujam''- babchi leaves (Psoralea corylifolia Linn.), ''yatuka'' (Desmodium sp.), ''shalkalyani'' (Alternanthera sp.), ''triparni''- maidenhair (Adiantum lunulatum Burm.), ''peeluparnika''- trilobed virgin’s bower (Maerua arenaria Hook.F & Th.)- are heavy, dry, delayed in digestion, sweet, cold in potency and loosen the feces. After being boiled and drained of the juice, and mixed with plenty of unctuous substance, they are good for eating. [98-103]

The flowers of Bengal hemp- shana pushpa (Crotalaria juncea Linn), kovidara pushpa (Bauhinia purpurea Linn), karbudara Pushpa- white mountain ebony (Bauhinia variegata Linn.) and shalmali Pushpa- silk cotton (Salmalia malabarica (DC) Schott & Endl) are astringent and specially recommended in raktapitta. [104]

The flowers of Bengal hemp- ''shana pushpa'' (Crotalaria juncea Linn), ''kovidara pushpa'' (Bauhinia purpurea Linn), ''karbudara pushpa''- white mountain ebony (Bauhinia variegata Linn.) and ''shalmali pushpa''- silk cotton (Salmalia malabarica (DC) Schott & Endl) are astringent and specially recommended in ''raktapitta''. [104]

The tender leaves of the nyagrodha- banyan (Ficus benghalensis Linn), udumbara- gular fig (Ficus racemosa Linn.), ashvattha- holy fig (Ficus religiosa Linn.), plaksha- yellow barked fig (Ficus lacor Buch-Ham) and padma- lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn) etc. are astringent in taste, styptic, cold in potency and especially useful in diarrhea of the pitta type. [105]

The tender leaves of the ''nyagrodha''- banyan (Ficus benghalensis Linn), ''udumbara''- gular fig (Ficus racemosa Linn.), ''ashvattha''- holy fig (Ficus religiosa Linn.), ''plaksha''- yellow barked fig (Ficus lacor Buch-Ham) and ''padma''- lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn) etc. are astringent in taste, styptic, cold in potency and especially useful in diarrhea of the ''pitta'' type. [105]

Vatsadani, or guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia Willd Miers) pacify vata while gandira and chitraka- white flowered leadwort (Plumbago zeylanica Linn.) pacify kapha. Sheyasi- elephant pepper (Pluchea lanceolata C.B. Clarke), bilvaparni (Limonia crenulata Roxb.) and bilvapatram- bael (Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa ex Roxb.) leaves pacify vata. [106]

''Vatsadani'', or ''guduchi'' (Tinospora cordifolia Willd Miers) pacify ''vata'' while ''gandira'' and ''chitraka''- white flowered leadwort (Plumbago zeylanica Linn.) pacify ''kapha''. ''Sheyasi''- elephant pepper (Pluchea lanceolata C.B. Clarke), ''bilvaparni'' (Limonia crenulata Roxb.) and ''bilvapatram- bael'' (Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa ex Roxb.) leaves pacify ''vata''. [106]

Bhandi- (Albizia lebbeck (Linn.) Willd), shatavari shaka- climbing asparagus (Asparagus racemosus Willd), bala- heart-leaved sida (Sida cordifolia Linn.), jivanti shaka-cork swallow wort (Leptadenia reticulata W.& A.) and parvanyah- the leaves of scutch grass (Polygonum sp.), and parvapushpi (Polygonum sp.) are said to are effective in curing vata and pitta [107-108]

''Bhandi''- (Albizia lebbeck (Linn.) Willd), shatavari shaka- climbing asparagus (Asparagus racemosus Willd), bala- heart-leaved sida (Sida cordifolia Linn.), jivanti shaka-cork swallow wort (Leptadenia reticulata W.& A.) and parvanyah- the leaves of scutch grass (Polygonum sp.), and parvapushpi (Polygonum sp.) are said to are effective in curing vata and pitta [107-108]

Tiktam Langali- The glory lily (Gloriosa superba Linn.) and urubukayoh patrashakam- red flowered castor oil plant (Ricinus communis Linn.) are light, laxative and bitter. Tila shaka- (Sesamum indicum Linn.), vetasa-goat willow (Salix caprea Linn.), and panchangulasyashakam- castor oil plant (Ricinus sp.) are vata promoters, pungent, bitter, sour in taste, and stimulate the downward movement of bowels. Kusumbha- the safflower (Carthamus tinctorius Linn.) vegetable is dry, acid, hot, is effective in treating kapha and promotes pitta. [109]

Tiktam Langali- The glory lily (Gloriosa superba Linn.) and urubukayoh patrashakam- red flowered castor oil plant (Ricinus communis Linn.) are light, laxative and bitter. Tila shaka- (Sesamum indicum Linn.), vetasa-goat willow (Salix caprea Linn.), and panchangulasyashakam- castor oil plant (Ricinus sp.) are vata promoters, pungent, bitter, sour in taste, and stimulate the downward movement of bowels. Kusumbha- the safflower (Carthamus tinctorius Linn.) vegetable is dry, acid, hot, is effective in treating kapha and promotes pitta. [109]