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	==Identification Characters==		==Identification Characters==
	'''Yugmapatraka''' – Leaf of Kanchanara is emarginated.		* '''Yugmapatraka''' – Leaf of Kanchanara is emarginated.
	'''Charmareka''' – Kanchanara has smooth and beautiful bark.		* '''Charmareka''' – Kanchanara has smooth and beautiful bark.
	'''Tamrapushpa''' – The flower of Kanchanara is coppery and coloured.		* '''Tamrapushpa''' – The flower of Kanchanara is coppery and coloured.
	'''Svalpakesari''' – Flowers contains very few stamens.		* '''Svalpakesari''' – Flowers contains very few stamens.

	==Types==		==Types==
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	\| 1 \|\| Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(23)		\| 1 \|\| Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(23)
	\| Vamanopag mahakashay		\| Vamanopag mahakashay(Drug uses for helping emesis)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2 \|\|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/100		\| 2 \|\|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/100
	\| Shaka Varga		\| Shaka Varga (Vegitable class)
	\|-		\|-
	\| 3 \|\| Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/104		\| 3 \|\| Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/104
	\| Shaka Varga		\| Shaka Varga (Vegitable class)
	\|-		\|-
	\|4		\|4
	\|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 1/14		\|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 1/14
	\|Vamanarth		\|Vamanarth (For induse emesis)
	\|-		\|-
	\|5		\|5
	\|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 1/16		\|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 1/16
	\|Vamanarth		\|Vamanarth (For induse emesis )
	\|-		\|-
	\|6		\|6

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Bauhinia purpurea Linn
{{Infobox
|title = Kovidara
|label1 = Section/Chapter
|data1 = Herb database/Kovidara
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|data2 = Bauhinia purpurea Linn
|label3 = Family
|data3 = Fabaceae
|label4 = Availability
|data4 = Available
|label5 = Contributors
|data5 = --
|label6 = Year of publication
|data6 = 2024
|label7 = Publisher
|data7 = [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre]]
|label8 = DOI
|data8 = Awaited
}}

==English name ==

Mountain’s Ebony, Camel’s foot

==Therapeutic Use==
Apachi, Gandamala (Goitre), Krimiroga (Worm infestation), Vrana (Wound), Gudabhramsha (Rectal prolapse)

Other varieties / Other Botanical names
* Bauhinia chinensis (DC.) Vogel
* Bauhinia decora Uribe
* Phanera variegata (L.) Benth.

==Identification Characters==
'''Yugmapatraka''' – Leaf of Kanchanara is emarginated.
'''Charmareka''' – Kanchanara has smooth and beautiful bark.
'''Tamrapushpa''' – The flower of Kanchanara is coppery and coloured.
'''Svalpakesari''' – Flowers contains very few stamens.

==Types==
Kaiyadeva Nighantu1 & Priya Nighantu2 :- 2
# Kanchanara
# Kovidara

== Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Kovidara, Kanchanara, Gandari, Shonapushpaka, Ashmantak, Tamrapushpa

==Additional Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu==
Kanchanara, Kanchanaka, Gandari, Shonapushpaka, Kovidara, Charmareka, Kuddala, Yugmapatraka, Kundali, Tamrapushpa, Ashmantaka, Svalpakesari

== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Properties
|-
! Sr.no. !! Pharmacological criteria !! Properties
|-
| 1 || Taste ([[rasa]]) || Astringent (kashaya)
|-
| 2 || Potency ([[veerya]]) || Cold (sheeta)
|-
| 3 || Post digestion effect ([[vipaka]]) || Pungent (katu)
|-
| 4 || Qualities ([[Guna]])|| Rough (ruksha), Light (laghu)
|-
| 5 || Actions ([[karma]]) || Pacify Kapha and Pitta
|}

== Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Herbs and their activities
|-
! Sr.no. !! Reference in Charak Samhita !! Activity
|-
| 1 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(23)
| Vamanopag mahakashay
|-
| 2 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/100
| Shaka Varga
|-
| 3 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/104
| Shaka Varga
|-
|4
|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 1/14
|Vamanarth
|-
|5
|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 1/16
|Vamanarth
|-
|6
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 3/258
|As an ingredient of Chandanadi taila.
|-
|7
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 4/39
|As pathya ahara.
|-
|8
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 4/70
|Given along with Madhu in Raktapitta
|-
|9
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 14/203
|Used in raktarsha (dadhisara yoga)
|-
|10
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 23/244
|As an ingredient of Amruta ghrita
|}

==Dose==
20 – 30 gm of the drug for decoction.

==Important Formulations==
* Kanchanara Guggulu

== Current availability==

Available
* In India – Bihar, Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Punjab, Pondicherry, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal, Sikkim
* Out of India – China, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Iraq, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Uganda

== Current researches ==

[[Category: Database of herbs and minerals | Herbs]]

This article is under development

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