नामरूपज्ञानम् (Characterization of Medicinal Plants) /42

Nāmarūpajñānam
 
Amlikā (Tamarindus indica Linn.) is a sour fruit

(amlikā) collected from the plant (ciñcā). It in-
creases sativary secretion (tintidi ).
 

creases sativary secretion (tintiḍī ).
 
Specific characters
 
१४
 

 
1. Taste sour.
 

2. Action-sailagogue.
 
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१२. <entry>अरलुः
 
</entry>Aralu
 

 
१. अरलुः (अ०) — इयर्ति गच्छति रोगनाशाय, 'ऋक् गतौ' ।
 
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२. कट्वङ्गः (अ०) – कटून्यस्वादून्यङ्गान्यस्य ।

 
३. तिक्तकः (अ०) - तिक्तरसः ।
 

 
४. दीर्घवृन्तः (अ०) – निम्बसदृशानि पत्राणि परं बृहत्तराणि ।
 

 
Aralu (Ailanthus excelsa Roxb.) is a plant
resembling nimba tree but having big leaves

resembling nimba tree but having big leaves
( mahānimba) with long petioles (diīrghavṛnta ). It

has bitter and unpleasant taste (tiktaka, kaṭvanga )
ṅga )
and is a good remedy (aralu ) for diarrhoea and dys-
entery).
 
entery).
 
Mostly medieval nighantus have confused to

distinguish between aralu and śyonāka. All the above

synonyms are from Aştanganighantṣṭaṅganighaṇṭu which has

described these two separately.
 

 
Specific characters
 

 
1. Plant-resembling nimba tree but having

bigger leaves with long petioles.