Charak Samhita
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अथातो वत्सककल्पं व्याख्यास्यामः॥१॥
Now we shall expound the chapter "Vatsaka kalpa"(Pharmaceutical preparations of Vatsaka).
english translation
इति ह स्माह भगवानात्रेयः॥२॥
Thus said Lord Atreya.
english translation
अथ वत्सकनामानि भेदं स्त्रीपुंसयोस्तथा। कल्पं चास्य प्रवक्ष्यामि विस्तरेण यथातथम्॥३॥
[Types and synonyms of vatsaka] Now I shall say in detail about the synonyms, difference between male and female plants and pharmaceutical preparation.
english translation
वत्सकः कुटजः शक्रो वृक्षको गिरिमल्लिका। बीजानीन्द्रयवास्तस्य तथोच्यन्ते कलिङ्गकाः॥४॥
Vatsaka, kutaja, shakra, vrikshaka and girimallika are synonymous. Its seeds are known as indrayava with synonyms as kalingaka.
english translation
बृहत्फलः श्वेतपुष्पः स्निग्धपत्रः पुमान् भवेत्। श्यामा चारुणपुष्पा स्त्री फलवृन्तैस्तथाऽणुभिः ॥५॥
The male plant has big fruits, white flowers and smooth leaves while the female one is blackish, with reddish flowers and smaller fruits and their stalk.
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