Relieving cough · Charaka's fifty mahakashaya
| System | Charaka's fifty mahakashaya |
| Source | Charaka Samhita, Sutrasthana 4 (Shadvirechanashatashritiya) |
| Dravya | 10 |
| Name | Identity |
|---|---|
| Draksha | Draksha Vitis vinifera L. |
| Abhaya (Haritaki) contested | Haritaki Terminalia chebula Retz. |
| Amalaka | Amalaki Phyllanthus emblica L. |
| Pippali | Pippali Piper longum L. |
| Duralabha | not yet written up in this library |
| Shringi contested | Ativisha Aconitum heterophyllum Wall. ex Royle |
| Kantakari | Kantakari Solanum virginianum L. |
| Vrishcheera | Punarnava Boerhavia diffusa L. |
| Punarnava | Punarnava Boerhavia diffusa L. |
| Shati | Shati Hedychium spicatum Sm. |
This group also lists Punarnava beside Vrishcheera; both resolve to the same entry in this library. This group also lists Vrishcheera beside Punarnava; both resolve to the same entry in this library. The texts may intend two varieties or two parts of one plant.
1 of these 10 names are not yet written up in Laisha's dravya library. The group is printed whole either way, because a gana with members quietly left out is not the gana.