Varunadi, Varuna-adi, Varuṇādi: 2 definitions

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Varunadi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Varuṇādi (वरुणादि) is the Sanskrit name for a group of medicinal plants, classified as being efficacious in cases of cephalacgia, gulma and internal abscesses, etc. It was originally composed by Suśruta in his Suśrutasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna XXXVIII, a classic work on Āyurveda. The name is derived from the words Varuṇa (Crataeva nurvala) and ādi, translating to “first” or “commencement”. Examples of plants pertaining to this category include Varuṇa, Pūtika, Agnimantha, Vāsuka, Bilva, Ajaśṛṅgī and Darbha. The collection of herbs named Varuṇādi is but one of the thirty-seven gaṇas (‘sections’) of such groups.

Source: archive.org: Sushruta samhita, Volume I

The drugs known as

Varuna,
Ārtagala,
Shigru,
Madhu-Shigru,
Tarkāri,
Mesha-Shringi,
Putika,
Naktamāla,
Morata,
Agni-mantha,
the two kinds of Sairiyaka,
Vimvi,
Vasuka,
Vasira,
Chitraka,
Shatāvari,
Vilva,
Ajashringi,
Darbhā,
and the two kinds of Vrihati

form the group known as the Varunādi.

The group is possessed of the efficacy of reducing the deranged Kapham and fat and proves efficacious in cases of cephalaegia, Gulma and internal abscesses.

context information

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Evaluation studies of pharmacognostical and pharmaceutical of varunadi kwath < [2020: Volume 9, November issue 14]

Pharmacognostic and phytochemical standardization of Varunadi Choorna < [2018: Volume 7, September issue 16]

Studying Varunadi Gana Kwath for prostate cancer adjuvant therapy. < [2018: Volume 7, August issue 15]

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Experimental appraisal of nephro-protective activity of varunadi loha < [2013, Issue 4 Jul-Aug]

A clinical study of lekhana karma of varunadi kashaya in comparison with medohara guggul in the management of sthoulya (obesity) < [2016, Issue V May]

A clinical study on brihat varunadi kashaya basti in the management of jaraja vatashteela with special reference to benign prostrate hyperplasia < [2018, Issue XII, December]

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Efficacy of Varunadi Ghritha (polyherbal compound) in treated head and neck cancer cases as a biological response modifier < [Volume 35 (2); 2014 (Apr-Jun)]

Effects of Ayurvedic treatment on 100 patients of chronic renal failure (other than diabetic nephropathy) < [Volume 32 (4); 2011 (Oct-Dec)]

A clinical comparative study of the management of chronic renal failure with Punarnavadi compound < [Volume 31 (2); 2010 (Apr-Jun)]

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