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Gossypium herbaceum L.
{{Infobox
|title = Karpasa
|label1 = Section/Chapter
|data1 = Herb database/Karpasa
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|data2 = Gossypium herbaceum L.
|label3 = Contributors
|data3 = --
|label4 = Year of publication 
|data4 =  2023
|label5 = Publisher 
|data5 =  [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre]]
|label6 = DOI 
|data6  = Awaited
}}

==English name==
Cotton plant

==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Karpasa

==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
'''Herbs and their activities'''
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Reference in Charak Samhita'''
|'''Activity'''
|-
|1
|Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/96
|Bahyaprayogarth Lepa in Kushtha 
|-
|2
|Cha.sa.chi.18/75
|As an ingredient  of dhumapan yoga.
|-
|3
|Cha.sa.Chi.26/69
|As an ingredient of Karpasmooladi yoga.
|}

== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
'''Properties'''
|'''Sr.no.''' 
|'''Pharmacological criteria'''
|'''Properties'''
|-
|1
|Taste  (rasa)
|Root bark- Pungent (katu)
|-
|2
|Potency  (veerya)
|Hot (ushna)
|-
|3
|Post  digestion effect (vipaka)
|Pungent (katu)
|-
|4
|Qualities  (guna)
|Light (laghu), Sharp (tikshna)
|-
|5
|Actions  (karma)
|Pacify Vata and Pitta
|}

==Current availability ==
Available
==Current researches ==
[[Category: Database of herbs and minerals | Herbs]]
  This article is under development ..