Lord Mahavira And Herbal Science

Author(s): Darshanvijay, Ghanshyam Joshi
Publisher: Godiji Maharaj Jain Temple

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( 31 ) Kukkuta Bijaura (Bhagavati Sutra comm.) Madhukukkati=Just as Satya-Bhama or Bhama mean the samething, Madhukukkuta or kukkuta mean the same thing.
Kukkuta-Fire ball of grass, a spark of fire or a tride of Nishadan as or a Shudra. (Jain samprasara pra, va. 4th chapter 7th krama 43).
Kukkuta=(1) Koshande (2) Kurdu (3) Sanvari. Over and above these are medical terms like Kukkuta-padapa, Kukkuta-padi, Kukkutaputa, Kukkuta-peraka, Kukkuta-Manjari, Kukkuta-Mardaka, Kukkuta-Mastak, KukkutaShikha, Kukkuta, Kukkutanda, Kukkuta-Bhakukuti, kukkutoraga, (Nighantu-Ratanaker Jain sa. pra. ka. 43. )
Kukkuta:
A cock.
The above mentioued words clearly indicates thst the word kukkuta is more prevalent in the sense of vegetable.
In medical books vegetable kukkuta or chaupattia Bhaji and Bijaura are described as follows. In Bhav Mishra's Bhavaprakash Nighantu shak-varga, they are described as cooling, remover of bile gas and phlegm, re