Rubia cordifolia -Manjishta

मञ्जिष्ठा
Synonyms : समङ्गा, कालमेषिका 
मण्डूकपर्णी, भण्डीरी, योजनवल्ल्य, 
काला, रक्ताङ्गी, रक्तयष्टिका , गण्डीरी , वस्त्ररञ्जिनी

Rubia cordifolia
Malayalam : മഞ്ചട്ടി, ചൊവ്വള്ളിക്കൊടി
Tamil : Sevelli, Manjitti

मञ्जिष्ठा मधुरा तिक्ता कषायास्वरवर्णकृत् ||
गुरुरुष्णाविषश्लेष्मशोथयोन्यक्षिकर्णरुक् |
रक्तातीसारकुष्ठास्रवीसर्पव्रणमेहनुत् ||(Bhavaprakash)

"Manjishta kushta Visarpa shobhagni varnada param"
(Shodala Nighantu)

 

 

 

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