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Guducyadi, Guduci-adi, ҳḍūc徱, Guḍucy徱: 5 definitions

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Guducyadi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Guduchyadi.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Guducyadi in Ayurveda glossary

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

ҳḍūc徱 (गुडूच्यादि) or ҳḍūc徱varga or Vīrudvarga is the name of the third chapter of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or ᲹԾṇṭ (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). Accordingly, “this chapter begins with Tinospora cardifolia—Guḍūcī, and ends with an unidentified one Palāśī. Apart from 42 drugs cited at verse 1-7, it contains certain others also which will be described later. This is the chapter for climber and creeper (īܻ)�. Also, “a physician (ṣa) can improve upon his knowledge through these chapters [viz., ҳḍūc徱] and thereafter he may draw his own conclusions�.

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (ay)

1) Guḍucy徱 (गुडुच्यादि) refers to one of the topics discussed in the Ѳܳī, a Sanskrit manuscript ascribed to Nṛsiṃha Kavirāja collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)� by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Ѳܳī manuscript, consisting of 5,586 śǰ첹 (metrical verses), is housed in Dhaka with Babu Bhagavancandra Dasa Kaviraja. It seemingly addresses topics related to Medicinal, Herbal, and Iatrochemical preparations. The catalogue includes the term Guḍucy徱 in its ‘subject-matter list� or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads�ḵ徱Բ.

2) Guḍucy徱 (गुडुच्यादि) or Guḍucy徱pācana also refers to one of the topics discussed in the ۴Dz峾ṛt, a large Ayurvedic compilation dealing with the practice of medicine and therapeutics authored by Gopāla Sena, Kavirāja, of Dvārandhā. It is dated to the 18th century and contains 11,700 śǰ첹.—The complete entry reads: (1) ḵ徱峦Բ� (2) vṛhadḵ徱峦Բ� (3) ḵ徱ٳܰ岹śṅgDz� (4) ḵ徱Dz� (5) ḵ徱ܳ� .

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

ҳḍūc徱 (गुडूच्यादि) is the Sanskrit name for a group of medicinal plants, classified as being a good appetiser, and acting as a general febrifuge, etc. It was originally composed by Suśruta in his Suśrutasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna XXXVIII, a classic work on Āyurveda. The name is derived from the words Guḍūcī (Tinospora cordifolia) and , translating to “first� or “commencement�. Examples of plants pertaining to this category include Guḍūcī, Nimba, Kustumbara, Candana and Padmaka. The collection of herbs named ҳḍūc徱 is but one of the thirty-seven ṇa (‘sections�) of such groups.

: archive.org: Sushruta samhita, Volume I

The drugs known as

  1. Guduchi,
  2. Nimva;
  3. Kustumvuru,
  4. Chandana,
  5. and Padmaka,

combinedly form the group known as the Guduchy徱 Gana.

It is a good appetiser, and acts as a general febrifuge and successfully combats such symptoms as nausea, want of relish for food, vomiting, thirst and burning sensation of the body.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Guducyadi in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

ҳḍūc徱 (गुडूच्यादि) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—med. ascribed to Dhanvantari. Oudh. X, 24.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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