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| ==== Quality control in selection of medicines (verse 1.1. 38-40) ==== | | ==== Quality control in selection of medicines (verse 1.1. 38-40) ==== |
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− | a) Bhoomi pariksha (criteria to select good land for collection of medicines) as described in Charakasamhita Kalpasthana 1.9, should be followed.
| + | #''Bhoomi pariksha'' (criteria to select good land for collection of medicines) as described in [[Charaka Samhita]] [[Kalpa Sthana]] 1.9, should be followed. |
− | b) Especially haritaki (Terminalia chebula) and amalaki ( Emblica officinalis) used as rasayana in this chapter are preferably collected from the range of mountain Himalaya.
| + | #Especially ''haritaki'' (Terminalia chebula) and ''amalaki'' ( Emblica officinalis) used as ''rasayana'' in this chapter are preferably collected from the range of mountain Himalaya. |
− | c) The medicines developed at proper season as per their natural life cycle are collected,
| + | #The medicines developed at proper season as per their natural life cycle are collected, |
− | d) The medicines which are fully grown, developed are collected.
| + | #The medicines which are fully grown, developed are collected. |
− | e) Medicines with optimum qualities like rasa, veerya etc. are selected.
| + | #Medicines with optimum qualities like ''rasa, veerya'' etc. are selected. |
− | f) Medicines are collected from plants, which are properly exposed (not under or over exposed) to natural factors like sunlight, wind, rains etc. are selected.
| + | #Medicines are collected from plants, which are properly exposed (not under or over exposed) to natural factors like sunlight, wind, rains etc. are selected. |
− | g) Unnibled at by birds etc., unspoiled and unmarked with cuts or diseases.
| + | #Not pecked at by birds etc., unspoiled and unmarked with cuts or diseases. |
− | h) Free from toxicity
| + | #Free from toxicity |
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| ==== Abhayamalakeeya pada ==== | | ==== Abhayamalakeeya pada ==== |