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me नामरूपज्ञानम्
 
worms (kṛmināśinī) and diseases of elephants
( hastimayūrika ).
 
Specific characters
 
1. Plant—aromatic, smells like goat and ass.
2. Actions— digestive, anthelmintic and useful
in diseases of elephants.
 
७. अतसी Atasi sp
 
१. अतसी (भा०) - अतति सततं गमयति, वातव्याधिप्रतिषेधेन ।
 
२. उमा (भा० ) – शक्तिशालिनी ।
 
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३. क्षुमा (भा०) –
 
४. तैलफला (ध० ) – बीजं तैलवत् ।
 
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५. नीलपुष्पी (भा०) - नीलानि पुष्पाणि सन्त्यस्याः ।
६. वल्कला (ध०) – सूत्रमयः काण्डः ।
 

 
क्षौतीति क्षुः नासा, तया मीयते पुष्पंमस्याः ।
 
Atasi (Linum usitatissimum Linn.) has blue flowers
( nilapuspī ) shaped like nose ( kşumā ) and oily
seeds (tailaphala). The stem 'has fibres (valkalā)
which are the source of linen ( ksauma ). It is also
a potent remedy (umā ) for vātika disorders (atasī ).
Specific characters
 
1. Stem-fibrous, fibres used for making linen.
2. Flowers — blue, nose-shaped.
 
3. Seeds - oily.
 
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Action — alleviates vātika diseases.