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Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standley
{{Infobox
|title = Ikshvaku
|label1 = Section/Chapter
|data1 = Herb database/Ikshvaku
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|data2 = Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standley
|label3 = Contributors
|data3 = --
|label4 = Year of publication
|data4 = 2021
|label5 = Publisher
|data5 = [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre]]
|label6 = DOI
|data6 = Awaited
}}
==English name ==
Bitter gourd
== Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Ikshvaku
== Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Herbs and their activities
|-
! Sr.no. !! Reference in Charak Samhita !! Activity
|-
| 1 || Sutra sthana 2/7 || [[Vamana]] (Therapeutic emesis)
|-
|}
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Properties
|-
! Sr.no. !! Pharmacological criteria !! Properties
|-
| 1 || Taste ([[rasa]]) || Bitter (tikta)
|-
| 2 || Potency ([[veerya]]) || Cold (sheeta)
|-
| 3 || Post digestion effect ([[vipaka]]) || Pungent (katu)
|-
| 4 || Qualities ([[guna]])|| Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha)
|-
| 5 || Actions ([[karma]]) || Expulsion of [[kapha]] and [[pitta]]
|-
|}
== Current availability==
Available
== Current researches ==
[[Category: Database of herbs and minerals | Herbs]]
This article is under development ..