Herbal cosmetics in ancient India with a treatise on planta cosmetica / Kunda B. Patkar & P.V. Bole.

  • Patkar, Kunda B.
Date:
1997
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Credit: Herbal cosmetics in ancient India with a treatise on planta cosmetica / Kunda B. Patkar & P.V. Bole. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Note: ‘Bhringaraja’ with yellow flowers is derieved from Wedelia calendulacea and ‘Bhringaraj’ with white flowers is the Eclipta alba Hassk. (Bapalal 1972). Scientific name: Eclipta alba Hassk.; Khory 359-1887; DEP 3: 201, 1890; Dymock 2: 267, 1891; Khory & Katrak 2: 360, 1903; KB 2: 1361; t. 530, 1933; Charaka 6: 99, 1949; Acharya 239, 1950; Dastur I 108, 1951; WI 3: 127, 1952; Gloss 104, 1956; Chopra et al 505,1958; Shastri 380,1963. (Dey 118,1896) Synonyms: Eclipta erecta Linn.; Nadkarni 148, 1910; Gaz III, 203, 485,1961; Nad 1: 469, 1976. Eclipta prostata Linn.; Ainslie 2:129,1826; Waring 128,1868. Habit and general features: ‘An annual erect or prostrate herb, often rooting at the nodes; stems and branches strigose and hairy. Leaves opposite, sessile, usually oblong lanceolate, subentire, strigose and hairy. Flowers in white heads. Fruiting heads black. Fruit an achene’. (Gaz III 203,1961). Reference as Ancient Indian Cosmetics: Entire plant: Hair promoters V-2, V-6, V-8, Hair dyes V-18, V-22, V-25, V-26, V-28, V-30, V-32, Hair promoters V-40, Cure for premature greying V-55, V-58, V-59, V-63, V-66, V-67, V-70, V-73, V-75, V-77, alopecia V-87, dandruff V-67. BILVA Sanskrit synonym: Shriphala. Trade name: Bel. English name: Bael fruit tree (Nadkarni 20,1910). Parts used: Leaves, juice of the leaves, fruit pulp and root.* Scientific name : Aegle marmelos Corr.; Ainslie 2: 188, 1826; Watson 66, 1866; Dutt 126, 1877; DEP 1:117,1889; Dymock 1: 277, 1891; Dey 12, 1891; Dey 12, 1896; Khory & Katrak 2: 127, 1903; CPI 26, 1908; Nadkarni 20, 1910; KB 1: 499, t. 201,1933;