Yava- Barley

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Post No. 11,803

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Abbreviations used:-

SB= SATAPATA BRAHMANA, AV=ATHARVANA VEDA, RV= RIGVEDA, SAM= SAMHITA, BR=  BRAHMANA, UPA= UPANISHAD, TAI= TAITTRIYA, MAIT= MAITRAYANI, VAJA= VAJASNEYI, KAT= KATHAKA, AIT= AITARENYA

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147.ULAPA

Imperia arundinacea

RV.10-142

AV.7-66-1

Vaja . Maita. Samhitas

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148.UPAVAKA

Latu Indrayava

Wrightia tinctoria; allied to Hollarrhenaanti dysenterica;

Vaja. Sam.19-22-90; 21-30 as healing

SB.7-1-3-2

Medicinal

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149.UPOLAPA

See under Ulapa

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150.UURJAYANTI

One of the Four Principal medicinal plants in the RV.

RV.10-97-7

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151.URVAARUKA

Cucumis sativas

C.Melo

AV.6-14-2;

RV.7-59-12 = AV 14-1-17

Mait. Sam. 1-10-4; Tit. Sam.1-8-62= Vaj. Sam.3-60

Fruit

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152.USANA

Piper longum

P.peepuloides

SB.3-4-3-13; 4-2-5-15

According to Amarakosa it is synonymous with Pippali; a plant from which Soma is prepared;

Spice , medicinal

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153. VANAPARNI

Water plant

AV.3-18-1

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154.VARANA

Crataeva nurvalla

C.Roxburghu

AV.6-85-1; 10-3-1; 19-32-9

SB. 12-8-4-1

Medicinal

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155.VIBHITAKA

Terminalia belerica

RV.3-86-6; 10-34-1

AV.(Paippa)- 20-4-6; its fruit used in making dice

Myrobalan

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156.VIHALHA

A plant

AV.6-16-2

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157.VIKANKATA

Flacourtia vamontchi

Tait.sam.3-5-7-3; 6-4-10-5

Mait. Sam.3-1-9;cf.AV.11-10-3

SB.1-2.4-10; 5-2-4-8

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158.VIRANA

Andropogan muricatus

SB.13-8-1-15

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159.VISANAKA

Gymnema sylvestre

RV.6-16-20;

AV.6-44-3; cf.Visanika; 9-8-20;

Remedy against disease

Medicinal

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160.VRIIHI

AV.6-140-2; 8-7-209-6-14 etc.

Many samhitas, Upanishads, Brahmanas.

Swift growing variety is Sastika (see. Keith, Mc Donell

Cereal

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161.VYALKASA

Water plant

RV.10-16-3

Grown in places where dead bodies are burnt.

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162.YASTIMADHU

Madhuaka

Glycyrrhiza glabra

AV.1-34-5; for virility and erotic success.

Medicinal, dye, wood

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163.YAVA

Hordeum vulgare

RV.1-23-15; 66-3; 117, 21; 135-8; 176-2

2-5-6; 14-11

5-85-3

7-3-4

8-23; 22,6; 63,9

AV.2-8-3; 6-30-1; 50-1-2

Many samhitas,

Cereal

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Tags- Vedic plants, part 9, final part, cucumber, Yava, Rice, Myrobalan