Charak Samhita

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अथहरितवर्गः- रोचनंदीपनंवृष्यमार्द्रकंविश्वभेषजम्। वातश्लेष्मविबन्धेषुरसस्तस्योपदिश्यते ॥१६६॥

॥ Class of green herbs॥ Now begins the section on greens. The green ginger/adraka (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) is an appetizer, digestion-stimulant, aphrodisiac and its juice is prescribed in cases of obstruction due to vata and kapha.

english translation

athaharitavargaH- rocanaMdIpanaMvRSyamArdrakaMvizvabheSajam। vAtazleSmavibandheSurasastasyopadizyate ॥166॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

Chapter 27

Verse 165

Chapter 27

Verse 167