नामरूपज्ञानम् (Characterization of Medicinal Plants) /67

Kaṇṭakārī ( Solanum surattense Burm. f. ) is a
common plant available everywhere ( rāṣṭrikā),
straggling ( dhāvanī ), thorny ( kaṇṭakāri, kaṇṭakinī ),
difficult to touch ( duḥsparśa.), in clusters ( kulī ),
with small and variegated fruits ( kṣudraphalā, citra-
phalā ) and growing fastly ( nidigdhikā). It liquifies
kapha, alleviates cough ( kāsaghnī ), obesity, mucous
coating (nidigdhikā ), diseases of nose etc. and pro-
motes voice ( vyāghrī ). Thus 'kantakārī' is actually
( 'kantṇṭhakāī ) ( wholesome for throat ) and as such
included in kantṇṭhya group by Caraka.

 
Specific characters
 
1. Plant-common, straggling and thorny.
2. Fruits — small, variegated.
3. Actions — useful in cough, obesity, disorders
of nose, voice etc.
 
३१.<entry> कदली</entry> Kadalī
 
१. कदली (भा० ) –कं जलं, तद्युतानि दलान्यस्याः; केन वायुना
दल्यते विशीर्यते वा, 'दल विशरणे', कन्दते कन्द्यते
वा, 'कदि आह्वाने रोदने च', रोदनमत्र जलस्रावः;
प्रियनिघण्टौ यथा— 'के जले दलयत्यस्मात् कदलीति
प्रकीर्तिता' इति ।
२. अंशुमत्फला (भा०) – अंशवः कोणाः, तद्वन्ति फलान्यस्याः ।
३. काष्ठीला (नि०) - ईषदष्ठीलमस्याः; काष्ठवत् फलमस्या वा । तर
४. गुच्छफला (रा०) – गुच्छे फलान्यस्याः ।