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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

Latest revision as of 14:29, 10 December 2024

Cassia fistula L.

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

Aragwadha
Karnikara

Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Krutamala(When flowering, the tree looks adorned with garlands.), Rajavriksha(Regarded as king of tree oving to its beauty), Shampaka(Correct the digestion process), Chaturangula(Fruit has depression at every 4 itch distance ), Pragraha(Like by people as it is beautiful), Karnikara, Avaghataka

Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu

Aragwadha, Rajavriksha, Shampaka, Chaturangula, Arevata, Vyadhighata, Kritamala, Suvarnaka, Karnikara, Dirghaphala, Svarnanga, Svarnabhushana

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)

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

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

Dose

5 – 10 gm of the drug in powder form.

Important Formulations

Aragvadhadi kvatha Churna

Current availability

Available

Current researches

 This article is under development ..

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 == Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
-Krutamala
+Krutamala(When flowering, the tree looks adorned with garlands.), Rajavriksha(Regarded as king of tree oving to its beauty), Shampaka(Correct the digestion process), Chaturangula(Fruit  has depression at every 4 itch distance ), Pragraha(Like by people as it is beautiful), Karnikara, Avaghataka
-Rajavriksha
+==Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu==
+Aragwadha, Rajavriksha, Shampaka, Chaturangula, Arevata, Vyadhighata, Kritamala, Suvarnaka, Karnikara, Dirghaphala, Svarnanga, Svarnabhushana
-Shampaka
-Chaturangula
+== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
-Pragraha
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+ Properties
-Karnikara
+|-
+! Sr.no. !! Pharmacological criteria !! Properties
-Avaghataka
+|-
+| 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)
+|-
+|}
 == Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
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 ! Sr.no. !! Reference in Charak Samhita !! Activity
 |-
-| 1 || Sutra sthana 1/82 || Phalini ([[Virechana]]) (Therapeutic purgation)
+| 1 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]].  1/82 || Phalini ([[Virechana]]) (Therapeutic purgation)
 |-
-| 2 || Sutra sthana 2/10 || [[Virechana]] (Therapeutic purgation)
+| 2 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]]. 2/10 || [[Virechana]] (Therapeutic purgation)
 |-
-| 3 || Sutra sthana 3/3 || Churnapradeha
+| 3 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]]. 3/3 || Churnapradeha
 |-
-| 4 || Sutra sthana 4/9(13) || Kushthaghnamahakashay
+| 4 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]]. 4/9(13) || Kushthaghnamahakashay
 |-
-| 5 || Sutra sthana 4/9(14) || Kandughnamahakashay
+| 5 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]]. 4/9(14) || Kandughnamahakashay
 |-
-| 6 || [[Kalpa Sthana]] 1/6 || Shodhanartha
+| 6 || Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]]. 1/6 || Shodhanartha
 |-
-|7 || [[Kalpa Sthana]] 1/22 || Shodhanartha
+|7 ||Cha.Sa. [[Kalpa Sthana]]. 1/22 || Shodhanartha
 |-
-| 8 || [[Kalpa Sthana]] 8/03 || Aragvadha Synonyms
+| 8 || Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]]. 8/03 || Aragvadha Synonyms
 |-
-| 9 || [[Kalpa Sthana]] 10/15 || Nasya Yoga
+| 9 || Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]]. 10/15 || Nasya Yoga
 |-
 |}
-== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
+==Dose==
+– 10 gm of the drug in powder form.
+==Important Formulations==
+Aragvadhadi kvatha Churna
-{| class="wikitable"
-|+ 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==