Kutaja

Kutaja
Section/Chapter	Herb database/Kutaja
Botanical name(s)	Holorrhena pubescens (BUCH.-HAM.)WALLICH EX DO
Contributors	--
Year of publication	2021
Publisher	Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
DOI	Awaited

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Holorrhena pubescens (BUCH.-HAM.)WALLICH EX DO

English name

Kurchi

Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Kutaja

Vrukshaka

indrayava

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 3/4	Churnapradeha
3	Sutra Sthana 2/7	Vamana (Therapeutic emesis)
4	Sutra Sthana 4/9(12)	Arshoghnamahakashay
5	Sutra Sthana 4/9(14)	Kandughnamahakashay
6	Ch Su 23/10	Santarpanajanya vikar chikitsa
7	Ch Su 23/12	Santarpanajanya vikar chikitsa
8	Ch Su 25/40	Agrya Sangraha
9	Ch Vi 6/17	Abhyantar Krimi Chikitsa
10	Ch Vi 6/21	Abhyantar Krimi Chikitsa
11	Ch.Vi.8/135	Vaman dravyani
12	Vimana Sthana 8/143	Tiktaskandha
13	Ch.Sha.8/32	Garbha shalya chikitsa
14	Ch.Sha.8/41	Prajata stree paricharya
15	Kutaj	Ch Ka 1/6
16	Vrukshak	Ch Ka 1/22
17	KalpaSthana 7/40	KalyanakaGuda
18	KalpaSthana 7/56	VarshakalinTrivrrita Yoga
19	KalpaSthana 7/61	SarvarituTrivritta Yoga
20	Cha.Sa.Chi.4/60	As Virechana dravya.
21	Cha.Sa.Chi.4/89	As a ghrita prayoga.
22	Cha. Sa. ChikitsaSthana 7/43	As Vaman dravya
23	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/46	As Asthapan Basti dravya
24	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/47	As Anuvasan Basti dravya
25	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/56	For Scrapping
26	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/68	Ingredient in Triphaladi Churna
27	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/77	Ingredient in Kanakabindurisht
28	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/91	Ingredient in Sidhdharthak snan and Lepa Abhyantar and Bahya-shodhanarth
29	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/94	Bahyaprayogarth Lepa in Kushth
30	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/95	Bahyaprayogarth Lepa in Kushth
31	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/97	Ingredient in Kushthaghna Yog
32	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/102	Bahyaprayogarth tail in Kushth
33	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/106	Ingredient in Sweta-karavirapallavadhya Tail
34	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/109	Ingredient in Tiktekshvadi Tail For Abhyang in Vata-Kaphaj Kushth
35	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/113	Ingredient in Kanakakshiri Tail
36	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/129	Abhyantar and Bahyaprayogarth Pana, Snan
37	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/132	Bahyaprayogarth lepa in Pittaj Kushth
38	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/142	Ingredient in Tiktashatpala Ghrit
39	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/146	Ingredient in Mahatikta Ghrit
40	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/153	Ingredient in Mahakhadir Ghrit
41	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/158	Abhyantar and Bahyaprayogarth Pana, Snan, Lepa
42	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 8/108	Ingredient in Duralabhadi Ghrit
43	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 8/111	Ingredient in Jivantyadi Ghrit
44	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 8/125	Ingredient in Atisar nashak Yog
45	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 10/18	Ingredient in Mahapanchagavya Ghrit
46	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 12/44	Ingredient in Kshar Gudika
47	Cha Sa. Chikitsa Sthana14/186	Used for snigdha raktasamgrahana
48	Cha Sa.Chikitsa Sthan 14/188	Used for kutajadi rasakriya
49	Cha Sa.Chikitsa Sthan 14/195	Used in rakta arsha shoola
50	Cha Sa.Chikitsa Sthan 14/197	Used in rakta arsha
51	Cha Sa.Chikitsa Sthan 14/227	As an ingredient of pichcha basti
52	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana14/236	As an ingredient of sunishanak changeri ghrit
53	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 15/101	Churna of this drug with combination of hingu,ativisa, vaca etc is used in Sama and vatakapha adhika grahani with kostha shoola
54	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 15/103	Used in condition of shoola in kaphapittaja grahani
55	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana15/106	Agnivruddhiartha and for alleviating kostha gaya kayu in grahaniroga
56	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana15/127	As an ingredient of candanadhya ghrit(kalka dravya)
57	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana15/129	As an ingredient of Nagaradhya churna
58	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana15/132	This drug is used in treatment of pittajagrahani as an ingredient of Bhunimbadhya churna
59	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana15/13415/138	As an ingredient of Kiratadhya churna (Pittaja Grahani chiktsa)
60	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana15/171	As an ingredient of Pipallimuladhya Kshara
61	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana15/186	Used in preparation of Chaturtha Kshara
62	Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana15/190	Used in preparation of Pancham Kshara
63	Cha.Sa. Chi.16/87	As an ingredient of Shilajatu Vataka
64	Cha.Sa. Chi. 16/47	As an ingredient of Katukadi Ghrit
65	Cha.Sa. Chi. 16/103	As an ingredient of Mandura Vataka
66	Cha.Sa. Chi. 16/60	As an ingredient of Vishaladi Phanta
67	Cha.Sa. Chi. 16/94	As an ingredient of Punarnava Mandur
68	Cha.Sa.Chi.21/51	For Vamana karma.
69	Cha.Sa.Chi.23/188	Used in the treatment of Mamsagata visha.
70	Cha.Sa.Chi.23/206	Used in the treatment of Gara visha, as a pradhmana nasya.
71	Cha.Sa.Chi.23/243	As an ingredient of Amruta ghrita.
72	Cha.sa.Chi.25/87	Used as vranaropaka kashaya.
73	Cha.sa.Chi.25/90	As an ingredient of Kampillakadi taila.
74	Cha.sa.Chi.26/57	Used in Kaphaja mutrakruchhra.
75	Cha.sa.Chi.26/201	As an ingredient of Katukadi kashaya.
76	Ca.Sa.Chi.27/33	As an ingredient of Shargenshtadi Choorna
77	Ca.Sa.Chi. 27/52	As an ingredient of Tarkaryadi Parisechana
78	Ca.Sa.Chi. 27/54	As an ingredient of Vatsakadi Pralepa
79	Cha.Sa.Chi.30/91	As an ingredient of Pushyanuga churna.
80	Cha.Sa.Chi.30/92	As an ingredient of Pushyanuga churna.
81	Cha.Sa.Chi.30/252	Used in the treatment of Stanya dosha, for vamana.
82	Cha.Sa.Chi.30/100	Used in the treatment of Raktaja yoni, Arajaska, Putraghni.

Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no.	Pharmacological criteria	Properties
1	Taste (rasa)	Bitter (tikta), Astringent (kashaya)
2	Potency (veerya)	Cold (sheeta)
3	Post digestion effect (vipaka)	Pungent (katu)
4	Qualities (guna)	Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha)
5	Actions (karma)	Pacify kapha and pitta

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