नामरूपज्ञानम् (Characterization of Medicinal Plants) /85

नामरूपज्ञानम्
 
Kālājājī (Nigella sativa Linn.) has seeds-black

(kālājājī, kālikā), rugged (upakuñcikā), prominent
 

like cumin (prṛthvikaā, sthūlajiraka ) and a
and aromatic
romatic( sugandhā ). It stimulates digestive fire and is car-
minative ( jārani, susṇi, suṣavi ).
 
ī).
 
Specific characters
 
Bzodi
 

 
1. Seed — black, rugged, aromatic.

2. Actions— digestive and carminative.
 
५७
 

 
४६.<entry> काशः</entry> Kāśa
 

 
१. काश: (भा०) – काशते दीप्यते शुभ्रपुष्पैः, 'काशृ दीप्तौ' !

२. इक्षुकुसुमः (ध०) – इक्षोरिव कुसुममस्य ।

३. इक्षुगन्धा (भा०) – इक्षोरिव गन्धोऽस्याः ।

४. काण्डेक्षुः (ध०)–काण्ड इक्षोरिवास्य ।

५. दर्भपत्रः (रा०) –दर्भस्येव पत्राण्यस्य ।

६. लेखनी (रा० ) – लिख्यते काण्डेनास्याः ।

७. शारदः (रा०) – शरदि पुष्प्यति ।

८. श्वेतचामरकः (ध०) – श्वेतं चामरमिव पुष्पमस्य ।
 
काकी
 

 
 
Kāśa ( Saccharum spontaneum Linn. ) has stem

with aroma of sugarcane ( iksugandha, kandeksu )
ṣugandhā, kāṇḍekṣu )
and used as material for pen (lekhaniī). It bears flo-

wers like those of sugarcane ( iksṣukusuma ), white,
looking like ch
looking like cowrie (śvetacaāmaraka ) blooming in
autumn ( Ś
autumn ( śārada ). The plant has leaves similar to