Relieving itching · Charaka's fifty mahakashaya
| System | Charaka's fifty mahakashaya |
| Source | Charaka Samhita, Sutrasthana 4 (Shadvirechanashatashritiya) |
| Dravya | 10 |
| Name | Identity |
|---|---|
| Chandana | Chandana Santalum album L. |
| Nalada contested | Jatamansi Nardostachys jatamansi (D.Don) DC. |
| Kritamala | Aragvadha Cassia fistula L. |
| Naktamala | Karanja Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi |
| Nimba | Nimba Azadirachta indica A.Juss. |
| Kutaja | Kutaja Holarrhena pubescens Wall. ex G.Don |
| Sarshapa | Sarshapa Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. |
| Madhuka contested | Yashtimadhu Glycyrrhiza glabra L. |
| Daruharidra | Daruharidra Berberis aristata DC. |
| Musta | Musta Cyperus rotundus L. |
Madhuka
Madhuka is both Yashtimadhu (Glycyrrhiza glabra) and Madhuka (Madhuca longifolia). Through the mahakashaya and most ganas it is read as Yashtimadhu. In Nyagrodhadi, a group of latex-bearing trees, it is Madhuca longifolia — the group decides the reading.