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#''Swedopaga'' (aiding in diaphoresis/sudation): These drugs are helpful in diaphoresis/sudations and are termed as ''swedopaga''. These are indicated to remove impurities through sweat.  
 
#''Swedopaga'' (aiding in diaphoresis/sudation): These drugs are helpful in diaphoresis/sudations and are termed as ''swedopaga''. These are indicated to remove impurities through sweat.  
 
#''Vamanopaga'' (aiding in emesis): These drugs help in the process of therapeutic emesis and avoid complications and are called ''vamanopaga''.
 
#''Vamanopaga'' (aiding in emesis): These drugs help in the process of therapeutic emesis and avoid complications and are called ''vamanopaga''.
#''Virecanopaga'' (aiding in purgation): These drugs are useful during therapeutic purgation and are effective in dealing with complications and mucosal irritation produced by purgatives.
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#''Virechanopaga'' (aiding in purgation): These drugs are useful during therapeutic purgation and are effective in dealing with complications and mucosal irritation produced by purgatives.
 
#''Asthapanopaga'' (aiding in ununctuous enema): Ununctuous enema is generally administered with medicated decoctions for purification of channels and removing obstructions. Due to their “churning” properties, these drugs aid in eliminating the accumulated ''doshas'' of channels.
 
#''Asthapanopaga'' (aiding in ununctuous enema): Ununctuous enema is generally administered with medicated decoctions for purification of channels and removing obstructions. Due to their “churning” properties, these drugs aid in eliminating the accumulated ''doshas'' of channels.
 
#''Anuvasanopaga'' (aiding in unctuous enema): Unctuous enema is generally administered with oil for oleation of channels and improving strength of body.  
 
#''Anuvasanopaga'' (aiding in unctuous enema): Unctuous enema is generally administered with oil for oleation of channels and improving strength of body.  
 
#''Shirovirechanopaga'' (supporting in nasal drug delivery): These drugs are useful in removing impurities from organs and channels in the head, neck and supraclavicular regions. These are generally indicated in congestive and suppurative diseases of nose, ear, eyes and head regions.  
 
#''Shirovirechanopaga'' (supporting in nasal drug delivery): These drugs are useful in removing impurities from organs and channels in the head, neck and supraclavicular regions. These are generally indicated in congestive and suppurative diseases of nose, ear, eyes and head regions.  
#''Chardi nigrahna'' (reduce/check vomiting): Drugs that check emesis and pacify its root cause.  
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#''Chhardi nigrahna'' (reduce/check vomiting): Drugs that check emesis and pacify its root cause.  
 
#''Trushnánigrahana'' (reduce thirst/polydypsia): Drugs that pacify excessive thirst.  
 
#''Trushnánigrahana'' (reduce thirst/polydypsia): Drugs that pacify excessive thirst.  
 
#''Hikkanigrahana'' (reduce/check hiccups): These drugs check hiccups. Hiccups are caused by vitiated ''vata'' and ''kapha doshas''.  
 
#''Hikkanigrahana'' (reduce/check hiccups): These drugs check hiccups. Hiccups are caused by vitiated ''vata'' and ''kapha doshas''.  
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All the ten drugs in this group are called ''dashamoola'' and they all pacify all the three ''doshas''.
 
All the ten drugs in this group are called ''dashamoola'' and they all pacify all the three ''doshas''.
#''Jwarahara'' (relieving fever): Increase in heat in the body and the mind are cardinal signs of fever. According to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurveda Ayurveda] , ''amadosha'' entering the ''amashaya'' causes ''jwara''. The drugs for ''jwara'' have been grouped as follows:
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#''Jwarahara'' (relieving fever): Increase in heat in the body and the mind are cardinal signs of fever. According to [[http://www.carakasamhitaonline.com/mediawiki-1.32.1/index.php?title=Ayurveda|Ayurveda]] , ''amadosha'' entering the ''amashaya'' causes ''jwara''. The drugs for ''jwara'' have been grouped as follows:
 
##''Santapahara'' (anti-pyretic)
 
##''Santapahara'' (anti-pyretic)
 
##''Amapachana'' (digesting ama)
 
##''Amapachana'' (digesting ama)
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An important inference from the description of these classes is that while several drugs may perform one action (and therefore be grouped together by a specific function or property), a single drug can also perform many actions depending upon its properties, interactions with the biological systems, and other circumstances. ''Samyoga'' stands for an optimum combination of drugs that helps achieve maximum efficacy. ''Prayoga'' is the application of drugs takes into consideration time, constitution (of the patient), and disease to achieve maximum efficacy.
 
An important inference from the description of these classes is that while several drugs may perform one action (and therefore be grouped together by a specific function or property), a single drug can also perform many actions depending upon its properties, interactions with the biological systems, and other circumstances. ''Samyoga'' stands for an optimum combination of drugs that helps achieve maximum efficacy. ''Prayoga'' is the application of drugs takes into consideration time, constitution (of the patient), and disease to achieve maximum efficacy.
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The following list of 256 medicines (herbs) are permuted and combined to formulate a total of 500 preparations:
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The comprehensive information of herbs in this chapter with synonyms, botanical names and activity profile can be found in the [[List of herbs in Charak Samhita]].
#''Jívaka'': ''jeevaniya, shukra janana, snēhōpagā''
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#''Rishabhaka'': ''jeevaniya, shukra janana''
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#''Meda'': ''jeevaniya, shukra janana, snehopaga''
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#''Mahāmēdā: jeevaniya''
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#''Kakoli'': ''jeevaniya, brimhaniya, shukra janana, snehopaga, angamrdaprashamana''
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#''Kshirakakoli'': ''jeevaniya, brimhaniya, shukra janana, snehopaga''
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#''Mudgaparṇī'': ''jeevaniya, shukra janana''
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#''Māṣaparṇi'': ''jeevaniya, shukra janana''
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#''Jivanti'': ''jeevaniya, snehopaga, vaya sthapana, shwasahara''
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#''Madhuka'':  ''jeevaniya, shonita sthapana, angamrdaprashamana, dahaprashamana, mutra virajaniya, asthapanopaga, vamanopaga, snehopaga, kandughna, kanthya, varnya, sandhaniya, purīṣavirajanīyāni''
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#''Kṣīriṇī'': ''br̥ṁhaṇīya''
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#''Rājakṣavaka'': ''br̥ṁhaṇīya''
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#''Aśvagandhā'': ''br̥ṁhaṇīya, balya''
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#''Vāṭyāyanī'': ''br̥ṁhaṇīya''
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#''Bhadraudanī'': ''br̥ṁhaṇīya''
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#''Bhardwaji'': ''br̥ṁhaṇīya''
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#''Payasya'': ''br̥ṁhaṇīya, balya, varnya, purisha virajaniya''
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#''Rishyagandha'': ''br̥ṁhaṇīya''
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#''Musta'': ''lekhaniya, tr̥Ptighnā, kandughna, stanyashodhana, tr̥ṣṇānigrahaṇāni''
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#''Kuṣṭha'': ''lekhaniya, sukraśōdhanāni, asthāpanōpagāni''
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#''Haridra'': ''lekhaniya, kushthaghna, vishaghna''
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#''Dāruharidrā'': ''lekhaniya, arśōghnāni, kaṇḍūghnāni''
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#''Vacha'': ''lekhaniya, tr̥Ptighnāni, arśōghnāni, asthapanopaga, sheeta prashamana, sanjna sthapana''
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#''Ativiṣā'': ''lekhaniya, arśōghnāni''
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#''Katurohini'': ''lekhaniya, stanyaśōdhanāni (sakulādanī) bhēdanīyāni, (arishtha ) prajasthapana''
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#''Chitraka'': ''lekhaniya, bhēdanīyāni, dīpanīyāni, tr̥Ptighnāni, arśōghnāni, sūlapraśamanāni''
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#''Chirabilva'': ''lekhaniya, bhēdanīyāni''
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#''Haimavati'': ''lekhaniya''
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#''Arka'': ''bhēdanīyāni, swedopaga, (sadāpuṣpa) vamanōpagāni''
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#''Urubuka'': ''bhēdanīyāni''
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#''Āgnimukhī'': ''(langhali) bhēdanīyāni''
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#''Chitrā'': ''bhēdanīyāni''
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#''Śaṅkhinī'': ''bhēdanīyāni''
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#''Svarṇakṣīri'': ''bhēdanīyāni''
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#''Madhuparṇī'': ''sandhānīyāni snēhōpagāni''
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#''Prushniparni'': ''sandhānīyāni, shothahara, angamrdaprashamana''
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#''Ambaṣṭha'': ''sandhānīyāni''
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#''Samanga'': ''sandhānīyāni, purisha samgrahaniya''
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#''Mocharasa'': ''sandhānīyāni, purisha samgrahaniya, shonita sthapana, vedana sthapana''
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#''Dhātakī'': ''sandhānīyāni, purisha samgrahaniya, mūtravirajanīyāni''
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#''Lodhra'': ''sandhānīyāni, purisha samgrahaniya, shonita sthapana''
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#''Priyaṅgu'': ''sandhānīyāni, mūtravirajanīyā, shōṇitasthāpanāni, purīṣasaṅgrahaṇīyā (viswakasenakranta) prajasthapana''
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#''Katphala'': ''sandhānīyāni, shukra shodhana, vedana sthapana''
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#''Pippalī'': ''dīpanīyāni, kaṇṭhyāni, tr̥Ptighnāni, asthāpanōpagāni, hikkānigrahaṇāni, kāsaharāṇi, sūlapraśamanāni, sirōvirēcanōpagāni, sheeta prashamana''
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#''Pippalimula'': ''dīpanīyāni, shula prashamana''
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#''Cavya'': ''dīpanīyāni, tr̥ptighnāni, sūlapraśamanāni, arshoghna''
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#''Āmlavētas'': ''dīpanīyāni, hr̥dyāni, svāsaharāṇi''
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#''Maricha'': ''dīpanīyāni, krumighna shiro-virechanopaga, shula prashamana''
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#''Ajamōdā'': ''dīpanīyāni, shula prashamana''
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#''Bhallataka'': ''dīpanīyāni, mutra samgrahaniya (arushkara) kushthaghna''
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#''Hingu'': ''dīpanīyāni, shwasahara, sanjna sthapana''
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#''Aindri'': ''balya, prajāsthāpanāni''
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#''R̥ṣabhi'': ''balya''
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#''Atirasa'' (''shatavari''): ''balya, vaya sthapana''
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#''Rishyaprokta'': ''balyani''
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#''Sthira'': ''balya, vaya sthapana''
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#''Rōhiṇī'': ''balyāni''
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#''Balā'': ''balyāni''
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#''Atibalā'': ''balyāni''
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#''Chandana'': ''varṇyāni, kaṇḍūghnāni, viṣaghnāni, tr̥ṣṇānigrahaṇāni, dāhapraśamanāni, angamrdaprashamana''
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#''Tuṅga'': ''varṇyāni''
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#''Padmaka'': ''varṇyāni, purīṣasaṅgrahaṇīyāni (padmakēśarāṇī), vēdanāsthāpanāni''
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#''Uśīra'': ''varṇyāni, shukra shodhana, dahaprashamana, angamrdaprashamana''
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#''Manjishtha'': ''varṇyāni, vishaghn , jwarahara''
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#''Sārivā'': ''varṇyāni, stanyaśōdhanāni, jwaraharāṇi, dāhapraśamanāni,  kanthya''
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#''Sitā'': ''varṇyāni''
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#''Lata'': ''varṇyāni''
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#''Ikṣu'': ''kanthya, shukra shodhana, shramahara''
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#''Drākṣā'': ''kanthya, virēcanōpagāni, kāsaharāṇi, jvaraharāṇi, sramaharāṇi''
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#''Vidari'': ''kanthya, snehopaga, angamrdaprashamana''
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#''Kaiṭarya'': ''kanthya''
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#''Haṁsapādī'': ''kanthya''
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#''Br̥hatī'': ''kanthya hikkānigrahaṇāni, svayathuharāṇi, aṅgamardapraśamanāni''
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#''Kantakari'': ''kanthya, hikkānigrahaṇāni, kasahara, svayathuharāṇi, sheeta prashamana, angamrdaprashamana''
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#Amra: hr̥dyāni, chardinigrahaṇāni (amra pallava), purīṣasaṅgrahaṇīyāni (amra asthi), mūtrasaṅgrahaṇīyāni
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#Āmrātaka: hr̥dyāni
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#Likuca: hr̥dyāni
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#Karamarda: hr̥dyāni
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#Vr̥kṣāmlā: hr̥dyāni
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#Kuvala: hr̥dyāni, virēchanōpagāni
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#Badara: hr̥dyāni, virēcanōpagāni swedopaga, chardinigrahaṇāni, hikkānigrahaṇāni, sramaharāṇi, udardapraśamanāni
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#Dāḍima: hr̥dyāni chardinigrahaṇāni sramaharāṇi
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#Matulunga:  hr̥dyāni, chardinigrahaṇāni
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#Nāgara: tr̥ptighnāni, tr̥ṣṇānigrahaṇāni, arshoghna (shringavera) dīpanīyāni, shula prashamana, sītapraśamanāni
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#Viḍaṅga: trptighnāni, kuṣṭhaghnāni, krimighnāni, sirōvirēcanōpagāni
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#Murva: trptighnāni, stanyashodhana
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#Guḍūcī: trptighnāni, tr̥ṣṇānigrahaṇāni, dāhapraśamanāni stanyashodhana
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#Patola: trptighnāni, trishna nigrahana,
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#Kuṭaja: arśōghnāni, kaṇḍūghnāni
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#Bilva: arśōghnāni, asthāpanōpagāni, anuvāsanōpagāni, svayathuharāṇi
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#Abhaya: arśōghnāni, kushthaghna, virechanopaga, hikka nigrahana, kasahara, jwarahara, vaya sthapana
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#Dhanvayasa: arśōghnāni (duralabha) hikka nigrahana, kasahara
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#Khadira: kushthaghna, udardapraśamanāni (somavalka) mutra samgrahaniya
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#Amalaki: kushthaghna, virechanopaga, kasahara, jwarahara
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#Saptaparna:  kushthaghna, udardaprashamana
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#Āragvadha: kushthaghna
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#Karavira: kushthaghna
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#Jātīpravālā: kushthaghna
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#Nalada: kaṇḍūghnāni
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#Kritamala: kaṇḍūghnāni
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#Naktamala: kaṇḍūghnāni
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#Nimba: kaṇḍūghnāni
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#Sarṣapa: kaṇḍūghnāni, asthāpanōpagāni, shiro-virechanopaga
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#Akshiva: krimighnāni
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#Gandira: krimighnāni, shula prashamana
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#Kēbuka: krimighnāni
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#Nirguṇḍī: krimighnāni
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#Kiṇihī: krimighnāni
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#Shwadanshtra: krimighnāni, mutrala, anuvāsanōpagāni
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#Vr̥ṣaparṇi: krimighnāni
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#Ākhuparṇi: krimighnāni
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#Ela: vishaghna, shwasahara, angamrdaprashamana
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#Palindi: vishaghna
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#Kataka: vishaghna
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#Śirīṣa: vishaghna, vēdanāsthāpanāni
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#Sindhuvara: vishaghna
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#Shleshmantaka: vishaghna
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#Vīraṇa: stanyajananāni
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#Shali: stanyajananāni
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#Shashtik Shali: stanyajananāni, sramaharāṇi
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#Ēkṣuvālikā: stanyajananāni
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#Darbha: stanyajananāni mūtravirēcanīyāni
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#Kusha: stanyajananāni mūtravirēcanīyāni
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#Kasha: stanyajananāni mūtravirēcanīyāni
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#Gundra: stanyajananāni mūtravirēcanīyāni
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#Itkata: stanyajananāni mūtravirēcanīyāni
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#Katruna: stanyajananāni
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#Patha: stanyashodhana, jwarahara
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#Mahaushadha: stanyashodhana
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#Suradāru: stanyashodhana, anuvāsanōpagāni
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#Vatsakaphala: stanyashodhana, asthāpanōpagāni
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#Kirātatikta: stanyashodhana, tr̥ṣṇānigrahaṇāni
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#Vr̥ddharu: shukrajananāni
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#Jaṭilā: shukrajananāni, sañjñāsthāpanāni
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#Kuliṅgā: shukrajananāni
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#Elavaluka: shukra shodhana, vedana sthapana
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#Kaṭphala: shukra shodhana, vedana sthapana
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#Samudraphēna: shukra shodhana
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#Kadamba: shukra shodhana, vedana sthapana
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#Ēkṣu: shukra shodhana, shramaharāṇi
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#Kāṇḍēksu: shukra shodhana
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#Ikṣuraka: shukra Shodhana
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#Vasuka: Shukra shodhana, mūtravirēcanīyāni
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#Mr̥dvīkā: snehopaga
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#Śālaparṇi: snehopaga, svayathuharāṇi
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#Śōbhāñjana: svēdōpagāni
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#Eranda: svēdōpagāni, angamrdaprashamana
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#Vr̥Shcīra: svēdōpagāni, anuvāsanōpagāni, kāsaharāṇi
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#Punarnavā: svēdōpagāni, anuvāsanōpagāni, kāsaharāṇi,vayaḥsthāpanāni
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#Yava: svēdōpagāni, chardinigrahaṇāni, shramaharāṇi
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#Tila: svēdōpagāni, purisha virajaniya (tila kana)
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#Kulattha: svēdōpagāni
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#Māṣha: svēdōpagāni
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#Madhu: vamanōpagāni sōṇitasthāpanāni
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#Kōvidāra: vamanōpagāni
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#Karbudara: vamanōpagāni
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#Nipa: vamanōpagāni
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#Vidula: vamanōpagāni
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#Bimbi: vamanōpagāni
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#Śaṇapuṣpi: vamanōpagāni
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#Pratyakpuṣpa: vamanōpagāni (apāmārga) sirōvirēcanōpagāni
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#Kāśmarya: virēchanōpagāni svayathuharāṇi, dāhapraśamanāni
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#Parushaka: virēchanōpagāni, jwarahara, shramahara
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#Bibhītak: virēchanōpagāni, jwarahara
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#Karkandhu: virēchanōpagāni
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#Pilu: virēchanōpagāni, jwarahara
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#Trivr̥t: asthāpanōpagāni, (suvahā) bhēdanīyāni, viṣaghnāni
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#Śatapuṣpā: asthāpanōpagāni, anuvāsanōpagāni
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#Madanaphala: asthāpanōpagāni
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#Rāsnā: anuvāsanōpagāni
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#Agnimantha: anuvāsanōpagāni sītapraśamanāni shothahara
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#Śyōnākā: anuvāsanōpagāni sītapraśamanāni shothahara
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#Jyōtiṣmatī: sirōvirēcanōpagāni
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#Kṣavaka: sirōvirēcanōpagāni
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#Śigru: sirōvirēcanōpagāni
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#Śvētā: sirōvirēcanōpagāni vaya sthapana
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#Mahāśvētā: sirōvirēcanōpagāni
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#Jambu: chardinigrahaṇāni, purīṣavirajanīyāni, mūtrasaṅgrahaṇīyāni
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#Yastika: chardinigrahaṇāni
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#Mruti: chardinigrahaṇāni purisha virajaniya
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#Laja: chardinigrahaṇāni, dahaprashamana, shonita sthapana
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#Dhanvayavas: trishna nigrahana
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#Parpataka: trishna nigrahana
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#Hribera: trishna nigrahana dahaprashamana
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#Dhanyaka: trishna nigrahana, sheeta prashamana
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#Shati: hikka nigrahana, shwasahara
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#Pushkaramula: hikka nigrahana, shwasahara
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#Vruksharuha: hikka nigrahana
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#Kulīraśr̥ṅgya: hikka nigrahana
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#Ananta: purīṣasaṅgrahaṇīyāni
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#Katvanga: purīṣasaṅgrahaṇīyāni
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#Dhataki: purīṣasaṅgrahaṇīyāni, mutra virajaniya
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#Padma: purīṣasaṅgrahaṇīyāni mutra virajaniya
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#Śallakītvak: purisha virajaniya
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#Kacchurā: purisha virajaniya
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#Śālmalī: purisha virajaniya
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#Śrīvēṣṭaka: purisha virajaniya
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#Utpala: purisha virajaniya mutra virajaniya
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#Plaksha: mutra samgrahaniya
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#Vata: mutra samgrahaniya
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#Kapitana: mutra samgrahaniya
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#Udumbara: mutra samgrahaniya
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#Ashwattha: mutra samgrahaniya
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#Ashmantaka: mutra samgrahaniya
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#Nalina: mutra virajaniya
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#Kumuda: mutra virajaniya
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#Saugandhika: mutra virajaniya
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#Pundarika: mutra virajaniya
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#Shatapatra: mutra virajaniya
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#Vrukshadani: mutrala
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#Vaśira: mutrala
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#Pāṣāṇabhēda: mutrala
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#Śr̥ṅgī: kasahara
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#Tamalaki: kasahara shwasahara
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#Aguru: shwasahara sheeta prashamana
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#Surasa: shwashara
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#Chanda: shwashara
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#Patala: shothahara (amogha ) prajasthapana
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#Shalaparní: shothahara
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#Kashamarya: shothahara
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#Sharkara: jwarahara, dahaprashamana, shonita sthapana
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#Kharjura: shramahara
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#Priyala: shramahara, udardaprashamana
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#Phalgu: shramahara
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#Shashtika: shramahara
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#Nílotpala: dahaprashaman
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#Tagara: sheeta prashamana
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#Bhutíka: sheeta prashamana
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#Tinduka: udardaprashamana
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#Kadara: udardaprashamana
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#Ashwakarna: udardaprashamana
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#Arjuna: udardaprashamana
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#Asana: udardaprashamana
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#Arimeda: udardaprashamana, sanjna sthapana
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#Pippalimula: shula prashamana
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#Ajagandha: shula prashamana
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#Ajaji: shula prashamana
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#Rudhira: shōṇitasthāpanāni
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#Gairika: shōṇitasthāpanāni
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#Shala: vedanasthapana
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#Tumba: vedanasthapana
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#Vanjula: vedanasthapana
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#Ashoka: vedanasthapana
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#Ashokarohinya: sanjna sthapana
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#Katarya: sanjna sthapana
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#Choraka: sanjna sthapana
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#Vayastha: sanjna sthapana (brahmi) prajasthapan
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#Golomi: sanjna sthapana
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#Palankasha: sanjna sthapana
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#Shatavirya: prajasthapana
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#Sahasravirya: prajasthapana
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#Avyatha: prajasthapana
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#Shiva: prajasthapana
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#Vatyapushpi: prajasthapana
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#Yukta: vayasthapana
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#Mandukaparni: vayasthapana
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