नामरूपज्ञानम् (Characterization of Medicinal Plants) /222

१९४
 
Nāmarūpajñānam
 
१४. व्याघ्रनखः (रा०) – न्याघ्रनखवत् कण्टका अस्य ।

१५. श्वजिह्वपत्रः (अ०) – श्वजिह्वासदृशं पत्रमस्य ।

१६. समन्तदुग्धा (भा०) – समन्ताद् दुग्धमस्य ।

१७. सिंहतुण्डः (भा०) – सिंहतुण्डवत्तीक्ष्णः ।
 

१८. सुधा (भा०) – सुष्ठु दधाति क्षीरं शरीरं वा; अथवा — अमृततुल्या

यथोक्तं प्रियनिघण्टौ— 'सुधा तु दोषहरणान्नराणाम-

मृतायते' इति ।
 

१९. सेहुण्ड: (भा०)– लौकिकी संज्ञा, सिंहतुण्डस्यापभ्रंशः ।
 

 
Snuhiī (Euphorbia neriifolia Linn.) is a plant

with sharp twin spines ( vajrakantṇṭaka, yugmakantṇṭaka,

vyāghranakha ). Stem is stick-like ( dandṇḍavrksa ) and
ṛkṣa ) and
nodular (granthila). The plant contains profuse latex

almost in all parts ( ksṣīriī, bahuksṣīra, samantadugdhā,

sudhā ) causing injury to eye ( netrāri ). Leaves are

shaped like blade of sword (asipatra ) and dog's
ama
tongue ( śv
tongue ( Sajihvajhpatra ). Latex is used as drastic
purgativapatra ). Latex is used as drastic
purgative (snuhi e (snuhī), for cutting in fistula etc. ( mahā-

vrksṛkṣa, vajradruma, simhatundṃhatuṇḍa ) and for dissolving
enlarged glands etc. ( gand
enlarged glands etc. ( gaṇḍira ). Thus it protects body
( guda
( guḍā ) and acts as ambrosia ( sudhā ).
 

 
Specific characters
 

 
1. Plant—with sharp twin spines and profuse

latex.
 

2. Leaves — shaped like sword blade or dog's
tongue.
 

tongue.
3. Actions — latex used as drastic purgative and

in fistula-in-ano, enlarged glands etc.