नामरूपज्ञानम् (Characterization of Medicinal Plants) /195

नामरूपज्ञानम्
 
१४. शतपर्विका ( भा० ) – शतं बहूनि पर्वाण्यस्याः ।
 

१५. शूलघ्नी (सो०) -– शूलं हन्तीति ।
 
१६७
 

१६. षड्ग्रन्था (भा० ) – षडधिका वा ग्रन्थाः ग्रन्थयः पर्वाणि

कन्देऽस्याः ।
 

१७. स्मारणी (सो०) - अपस्मृतिं निराकृत्य स्मृतिप्रत्यानयनं विधी-

यतेऽनया ।
 

१८. स्वरालुः (श० ) – स्वरं वर्धयति ।
 

 
Vacaā (Acorus calamus Linn. ) is a semi-aquatic

herb having reddish brown ( arunā), hairy (golomi,

lomaśī, jatilā) and intense-smelling (ugragandhā)

rhizome which has many nodes (şadgranthā,, śata-

parvikā). It is a potent drug (ugrā, vijayā) used for

improving voice (vaca, svarālu), reducing body

weight (karşani), arousing consciousness (bodha-

nīyā, smāraṇī), destroying organisms (bhūtanaśani,

raksoghni) and relieving colic (sūlaghni ). It is re-
garded generally as auspicious (mangalyā).
 

garded generally as auspicious (mangalyā).
 
Because of arousing consciousness and memory

it is a reputed drug for epilepsy.
 

 
Specific characters
 

 
1. Habitat-semi-aquatic.
 

2. Rhizome, the useful part, is reddish brown

hairy, intense smelling with many nodes.

3. Actions-potent drug for improving voice,

reducing body weight, arousing conscious-
dness, destroying evil organism and relieving

dness, destroying evil organism and relieving
colic, reputed drug for epilepsy.