वृक्षायुर्वेद (सुरपाल - प्राचीन भारतीय पादप-विज्ञान, कृषि एवं वृक्ष-चिकित्सा सटीक)
वृक्षायुर्वेद (सुरपाल - प्राचीन भारतीय पादप-विज्ञान, कृषि एवं वृक्ष-चिकित्सा सटीक)
Vrikshayurveda of Surapala with Commentary
सुरपाल (अनुवादक: नलिनी साधले) द्वारा
DevanagariHindipublished101 पृष्ठ
पृष्ठ 86, कुल 101 में से
संदर्भ में पढ़ेंपृष्ठ 86
Table 1. Information contained in the Vrikshayurveda related to kinds of disorders observed in trees, causes and symptoms attributed, and remedies suggested.
| Disorder | Cause given | Symptoms | Cause elaborated | Possible causes¹ | Treatment materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal | Vata | Trunk slender and crooked; knots on trunk or leaves; hard fruits (less juicy and sweet); gradual defoliation; flower and fruit drop; general yellowing of leaves and fruits. | Arid land on account of excessive supply of dry and pungent matters. | Underground mechanical barrier; leaf-galling insects; root-infecting fungi or nematodes; viruses; saline/alkaline soils. | Application of fermented mixture of hog fat, porpoise oil, ghee (clarified butter), hemp, horse hair, and cow horn—boiled and set to a decoction; also use of panchamula. |
| Kafa | Fruit-bearing delayed and fruits are tasteless and ripen prematurely; oozing without wounds. | Appear in winter and spring if trees are excessively watered with sweet, oily, sour, or cold materials. | Fungal gummosis/rot; nutrient deficiencies or toxicities; excessive watering. | Deposition of white mustard paste at the roots followed by watering trees with a mixture of sesame and ash; earth at the roots of trees should be removed and fresh dry earth should be placed. | |
| Pitta | Leaf yellowing; premature drop; decay of flowers and fruits. | Occur at the end of summer if trees are excessively watered with bitter, sour, salty, and strong materials. | Viral disease; salinity in irrigation water; predisposal to blossom blight and fruit decays due to fungal/bacterial infections. | Watering trees with the decoction of milk, honey, yastimadhu, and madhuka; watering with decoction of fruits (triphala), ghee, and honey. | |
| External | Scorching heat/frost | Leaf yellowing; symptoms can be similar to vata-type. | Roots eaten by insects. | Water stress predisposing trees to attack by pathogens/insects; frost damage. | Watering trees with cold water for 7 days will remove insects from roots/branches; smearing the roots with a paste of milk, kunapa water, and cow dung with water or with a mixture of white mustard, vaca, kusta, and ativisa; sprinkling of milk over insect-caused wound, followed by application of paste containing mixture of vidanga, sesame, cow's urine, ghee, and mustard. Effects of scorching heat or frost can be reduced by covering trees and sprinkling with kunapa water and milk. |
| Excessive stormy winds | Uprooting, breaking (i.e., branches fall or remain attached), and/or twisting of trees. | Stormy winds. | Storms leading to mechanical damage. | Broken trees should be smeared with a paste of the bark of plaksa and udumbara mixed with ghee, honey, wine, and milk; broken parts should be firmly tied together with rope made from rice stalks; fresh soil should | |
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