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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.
 

in diseases of elephants.
 
७. <entry>अतसी</entry> Atasi sp
 
ī
 
१. अतसी (भा०) - अतति सततं गमयति, वातव्याधिप्रतिषेधेन ।
 

 
२. उमा (भा० ) – शक्तिशालिनी ।
 
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३. क्षुमा (भा०) –
 
क्षौतीति क्षुः नासा, तया मीयते पुष्पंमस्याः ।
 
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 ।
 

 
Atasiī (Linum usitatissimum Linn.) has blue flowers
( nilapusp

( n
ī ) shaped like nose ( kşlapuspī ) shaped like nose ( kṣumā ) 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.
 

4.
 
Action — alleviates vātika diseases.