Ankola

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Alangium salviifolium

Ankola
Section/Chapter Herb database/Ankola
Botanical name(s) Alangium salviifolium
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Year of publication 2023
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
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English name

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Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Ankoda, Deerghakeela, Nikochaka, Tamraphala, Gupta Sneha

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr. no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Ch Su 27/159 Phala Varga
2 Sutra Sthana 13/10 Sthavara Sneha Yoni (Vegetable origin of lipids)
3 Cha. Sa. Chi. 23/244 As an ingredient of Amruta ghrita.

Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Bitter (tikta),  Pungent (katu), Astringent (kashaya)
2 Potency (veerya) Hot (ushna)
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Pungent (katu)
4 Qualities (guna) Light (laghu),  Unctuousness (snigdha, Sharp (tikshna), Mobility (sara)
5 Actions (karma) Pacify Kapha and Vata, does purification (shodhana) of Pitta
6 Special effect (prabhava) Vishaghna

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