Kutaja

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

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

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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