Arresting bleeding · Charaka's fifty mahakashaya
| System | Charaka's fifty mahakashaya |
| Source | Charaka Samhita, Sutrasthana 4 (Shadvirechanashatashritiya) |
| Dravya | 10 |
| Name | Identity |
|---|---|
| Madhu | Honey |
| Madhuka contested | Yashtimadhu Glycyrrhiza glabra L. |
| Rudhira (Manjishtha) | Manjishtha Rubia cordifolia L. |
| Mocharasa | Shalmali Bombax ceiba L. |
| Chandana | Chandana Santalum album L. |
| Ushira | Ushira Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty |
| Padma | Padma Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. |
| Utpala | Kushtha Saussurea costus (Falc.) Lipsch. |
| Gairika | Red ochre |
| Lodhra | Lodhra Symplocos racemosa Roxb. |
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.