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Amalakyadi, Ā徱, Amalaki-adi: 3 definitions

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In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

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

Ā徱 (आमलक्याद�) or Ā徱pācana refers to one of the topics discussed in the ۴Dz峾ṛt, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 4 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)� by Rajendralal Mitra (1822�1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.—The ۴Dz峾ṛt is 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 catalogue includes the term—Ā徱-pācana in its ‘subject-matter list� or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: (1) 峾徱峦Բ� (2) 峾徱ūṇa� .

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Ā徱 (आमलक्याद�) is the Sanskrit name for a group of medicinal plants, classified as being a general febrifuge, an aphrodisiac, a general tonic or restorative and an appetiser. It can also be spelled as Āmlaky徱 (आम्लक्यादि). It was originally composed by Suśruta in his Suśrutasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna XXXVIII, a classic work on Āyurveda. The name is derived from the words Āmalakī (Phyllanthus emblica) and , translating to “first� or “commencement�. Examples of plants pertaining to this category include Āmalakī (or Āmlakī), Haritakī, Pippalī and Citraka. The collection of herbs named Ā徱 is but one of the thirty-seven ṇa (‘sections�) of such groups.

: archive.org: Sushruta samhita, Volume I

The group known as the Āmlaky徱 Gana consists of

  1. Ā쾱,
  2. Haritaki,
  3. Pippali
  4. and Chitraka.

The present group of medicinal drugs acts as a general febrifuge and may be used with advantage in fevers of whatsoever type. Moreover, it is an aphrodisiac and acts as a general tonic or restorative and appetiser, destroying the deranged Kapham and improving the eyesight.

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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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