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Synonyms of sita - Pseudarthia viscida W & A

sita :

Pseudarthria viscida

Definition

शालपर्णी गुरुश्छर्दिज्वरश्वासातिसारजित्॥
शोषदोषत्रयहरी बृंहण्युक्ता रसायनी |
तिक्ता विषहरी स्वादुः क्षतकासकृमिप्रणुत्॥(Bhavaprakash)

Synonyms

Synonyms in Ayurveda: sita शालपर्णी त्रिपर्णी, पीवरी, गुहा, विदारिगन्धा, दीर्घाङ्गी, दीर्घपत्रां

Śālaparṇī
Triparṇī, pīvarī, Guha,
विदारिगन्धा, दीर्घाङ्गी, दीर्घपत्रां

sood-ARTH-ree-uh -- from Greek pseudes (false) and anthron (joint); referring to the pods ... Daves Botanary
VIS-kid-ah -- sticky ... Daves Botanary

The various synonyms according to various ayurvedic texts are,

<1> vidarigandha – The arises as the kanda or the stem has the smell similar to that of vidari(Ipomea digitata)

<2> amsumati –It is named so due to the shape of it’s root which resembles the rays of sun

<3>Salaparni – The name orginatd due to its similarity to the leaves to that of leaves of sala tree (shorea robusta)

<4> Sthira – It is so called, as its root exists in the land for a long period of time.

<5> Dirghapatra – As it has long and narrow leaves

<6> Dirghamula – This name arised due to its long roots

<7> Dhirghangi – This name originated due to its long limbed branches.

<8>Ekamula – It is named so as it has a single root

<9> Saliparni – The name originated due to its resemblance of its leaves to the leaves of that of Sali or Paddi

<10> Vrihiparni – The name aroused due to the similarity of its leaves to that of Vrihi or a Bear

These are the various synonyms widely used to refer Saliparni in the nighantus like Saligrama nighantu and Dhanvantari nighantu

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