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− | Gossypium herbacum L. | + | Gossypium herbaceum L. |
| {{Infobox | | {{Infobox |
| |title = Karpasa | | |title = Karpasa |
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| |data1 = Herb database/Karpasa | | |data1 = Herb database/Karpasa |
| |label2 = Botanical name(s) | | |label2 = Botanical name(s) |
− | |data2 = Gossypium herbacum L. | + | |data2 = Gossypium herbaceum L. |
| |label3 = Contributors | | |label3 = Contributors |
| |data3 = -- | | |data3 = -- |
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| ==English name== | | ==English name== |
| + | Cotton plant |
| + | |
| ==Synonyms in Charak Samhita== | | ==Synonyms in Charak Samhita== |
| + | Karpasa |
| + | |
| ==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions == | | ==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions == |
− | '''Herbs and their activities'''
| |
| {| class="wikitable" | | {| class="wikitable" |
| |+ | | |+ |
| + | '''Herbs and their activities''' |
| |'''Sr.no.''' | | |'''Sr.no.''' |
| |'''Reference in Charak Samhita''' | | |'''Reference in Charak Samhita''' |
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| == Ayurvedic pharmacological properties == | | == Ayurvedic pharmacological properties == |
− | '''Properties'''
| |
| {| class="wikitable" | | {| class="wikitable" |
| |+ | | |+ |
| + | '''Properties''' |
| |'''Sr.no.''' | | |'''Sr.no.''' |
| |'''Pharmacological criteria''' | | |'''Pharmacological criteria''' |
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| |1 | | |1 |
| |Taste (rasa) | | |Taste (rasa) |
− | | | + | |Root bark- Pungent (katu) |
| |- | | |- |
| |2 | | |2 |
| |Potency (veerya) | | |Potency (veerya) |
− | | | + | |Hot (ushna) |
| |- | | |- |
| |3 | | |3 |
| |Post digestion effect (vipaka) | | |Post digestion effect (vipaka) |
− | | | + | |Pungent (katu) |
| |- | | |- |
| |4 | | |4 |
| |Qualities (guna) | | |Qualities (guna) |
− | | | + | |Light (laghu), Sharp (tikshna) |
| |- | | |- |
| |5 | | |5 |
| |Actions (karma) | | |Actions (karma) |
− | | | + | |Pacify Vata and Pitta |
| |} | | |} |
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