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| == English name == | | == English name == |
| + | -- |
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| ==Synonyms in Charak Samhita== | | ==Synonyms in Charak Samhita== |
− | Ankoda,Deerghakeela, Nikochaka, Tamraphala, Gupta Sneha
| + | Ankoda, Deerghakeela, Nikochaka, Tamraphala, Gupta Sneha |
− | == Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions == | + | |
| + | ==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions== |
| {| class="wikitable" | | {| class="wikitable" |
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| + | '''Herbs and their activities''' |
| !Sr. no. | | !Sr. no. |
| !Reference in Charak Samhita | | !Reference in Charak Samhita |
− | !Activity | + | !Activity |
| |- | | |- |
| |1 | | |1 |
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| |1 | | |1 |
| |Taste (rasa) | | |Taste (rasa) |
− | | | + | |Bitter (tikta), Pungent (katu), Astringent (kashaya) |
| |- | | |- |
| |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), Unctuousness (snigdha, Sharp (tikshna), Mobility (sara) |
| |- | | |- |
| |5 | | |5 |
| |Actions (karma) | | |Actions (karma) |
− | | | + | |Pacify Kapha and Vata, does purification (shodhana) of Pitta |
| + | |- |
| + | |6 |
| + | |Special effect (prabhava) |
| + | |Vishaghna |
| |} | | |} |
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| ==Current availability == | | ==Current availability == |
| Available | | Available |