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Swertia chirata Ham.
Swertia chirata Ham.
{{Infobox
|title = Kirattikta
|label1 = Section/Chapter
|data1 = Herb database/Kirattikta
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|data2 = Swertia chirata Ham.
|label3 = Contributors
|data3 = --
|label4 = Year of publication
|data4 = 2023
|label5 = Publisher
|data5 = [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre]]
|label6 = DOI
|data6 = Awaited
}}
==English name==
Chiretta
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Chirayata, Bhunimba
==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Herbs and their activities
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Reference in Charak Samhita'''
|'''Activity'''
|-
|1
|Sutra sthana 4/9(18)
|Stanyashodhana mahakashay
|-
|2
|Sutra sthana 4/9(29)
|Trishna nigrahana mahakashay
|-
|3
|Ch Vi 6/21
|Abhyantar Krimi Chikitsa
|-
|4
|Vimana Sthana 8/143
|Tiktaskandha
|-
|5
|Ch.Sha.8/56
|Kshira vishodhan dravya
|-
|6
|Cha.Sa.
Chi.3/198
|Used as kwath or sheeta kashaya for trushna, deepana, doshapachana, jwar,aruchi and mukhavairasya.
|-
|7
|Cha.Sa.Chi.3/202
|Used in trutiyaka jwara.
|-
|8
|Cha.Sa.Chi.3/211
|As an ingredient of shatyadi varga used in kasa, svasa, tandra,parshvashoola, hrdgraha and sannipata jwara.
|-
|9
|Cha.Sa.Chi.3/343
|Used in punaravrtaka jwara(Kirat tiktadi kwath)
|-
|10
|Cha.Sa.Chi.4/38
|As pathya ahara.
|-
|11
|Cha.Sa.Chi.4/45
|In Yavagu prayoga.
|-
|12
|Cha.Sa.Chi.4/74
|As an ingredient of kiratatiktadi churna.
|-
|13
|Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 6/41
|Ingredient in Madhvasav
|-
|14
|Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/141
|Ingredient in Tiktashatpala Ghrit
|-
|15
|Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/146
|Ingredient in Mahatikta Ghrit
|-
|16
|Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 8/108
|Ingredient in Duralabhadi Ghrit
|-
|17
|Cha Sa. Chikitsa Sthan14/186
|Used for raktastambhana
|-
|18
|Cha Sa.Chikitsa Sthan14/196
|Used in raktararsha
|-
|19
|Cha.sa.chi15/127
|As an ingredient of candanadhya ghrit(kalka dravya)
|-
|20
|Cha.sa.chi15/137
|As an ingredient of Kiratadhya churna (Pittaja Grahani chiktsa)
|-
|21
|Cha.sa.chi.19/50,
|As a pana dravya
|-
|22
|Cha.sa.chi.19/52
|As a yoga dravya in treatment of pittaj dravya.
|-
|23
|Cha.Sa.Chi.21/55
|For kashaya pana.
|-
|24
|Cha.Sa.Chi.30/262
|As a paniya yoga, in the treatment of Stanya dosha.
|-
|25
|Cha.Sa.Chi.30/267
|Used in the treatment of Phena sanghat, As an ingredient of Kiratatiktadi kwatha.
|}
== 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)
|Pacify Kapha and Pitta
|}
==Current availability ==
Available
==Current researches ==
[[Category: Database of herbs and minerals | Herbs]]
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