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==Dhanvantari Nighantu & Raja Nighantu==
 
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Revision as of 14:03, 10 December 2024

Cassia fistula L.

Aragvadha
Section/Chapter Herb database/Aragvadha
Botanical name(s) Cassia fistula L.
Contributors --
Year of publication 2021
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
DOI Awaited

English name

Purging cassia

Therapeutic Use

Pain(Shoola), Abdominal lumps(Gulma), Constipation(Vibandha), Udavarta, Generalized enlargement of Abdomen(Udararoga), Heart disease(Hrdroga), Diabetes malitus(Prameha)

Other varieties / Other botanical names

  • Bactyrilobium fistula Willd.
  • Cassia bonplandiana DC.
  • Cassia excelsa Kunth
  • Cassia fistuloides Collad.
  • Cassia rhombifolia Roxb.
  • Cathartocarpus excelsus G.Don
  • Cathartocarpus fistula Pers.
  • Cathartocarpus fistuloides (Collad.) G.Don
  • Cathartocarpus rhombifolius G.Don

Identification Characters

  • Kritamala – When flowering, the tree looks adorned with garlands.
  • Chaturangula – Fruit has depression at every 4 inch distance.
  • Dirghaphala – Fruits are long.
  • Rajavriksha – Regarded as king of tree owing to its beauty,
  • Svarnanga – Flowers are golden yellow coloured.
  • Pragraha – Liked by people as it is beautiful.

Types

Dhanvantari Nighantu & Raja Nighantu

  1. Aragwadha
  2. Karnikara


Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Krutamala

Rajavriksha

Shampaka

Chaturangula

Pragraha

Karnikara

Avaghataka

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Sutra sthana 1/82 Phalini (Virechana) (Therapeutic purgation)
2 Sutra sthana 2/10 Virechana (Therapeutic purgation)
3 Sutra sthana 3/3 Churnapradeha
4 Sutra sthana 4/9(13) Kushthaghnamahakashay
5 Sutra sthana 4/9(14) Kandughnamahakashay
6 Kalpa Sthana 1/6 Shodhanartha
7 Kalpa Sthana 1/22 Shodhanartha
8 Kalpa Sthana 8/03 Aragvadha Synonyms
9 Kalpa Sthana 10/15 Nasya Yoga

Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Sweet (madhura)
2 Potency (veerya) Cold (sheeta)
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Sweet (madhura)
4 Qualities (guna) Heavy (guru), Soft (mridu), Unctuous (snigdha)
5 Actions (karma) Pacify vata and pitta, Elimination of kapha and pitta present in GIT (koshta)

Current availability

Available

Current researches

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