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Synonyms of vastuka - Chenopodium murale Linn., Chenopodium album..

vastuka :

vastuka  : Chenopodium murale Linn., Chenopodium album Linn.

Definition

 Certain plant parts of Vāstuka are eaten as a vegetable (śāka), according to Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Āyurvedic work. The plant is therefore part of the Śākavarga group of medicinal plants, referring to the “group of vegetables/pot-herbs”. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic value of the plant. Note that Chenopodium murale is a synonym of Chenopodiastrum murale.

Synonyms

Synonyms in Ayurveda: vastuka, cilli, brihat bala, rakta, cillika, gauda vastuka, katinjara, vastuka bheda , shaka patra, kambira, prasadaka , Yavasaka

Yavaśāka -  because it grows in the fields of barley (and also wheat)

  Chenopodium:   chenos = goose, podos = foot
    murale:   wall-
    Chenopodiastrum:   similar to Chenopodium

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