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=== Properties and formulations ===
=== Properties and formulations ===
''Aragwadha'' is ''mridu'' (soft) in ''guna'' (heavy), bitter and sweet in taste and ''madhura'' (sweet) in ''vipaka'' due to which it is very safe to be used in ''bala'' (children), ''vriddha'' (aged), ''sukumara'' (delicate constitution) and ''urakshata'' (injuries to chest) as well as in ''kshina'' (debilitated) too. <ref>Vd Bapalal, Nighantu Adarsha, Vol 1, Chaukhabha Bharati Academy, Varanasi,II Edition,1999, p.no 474</ref>[4-5]
''Aragwadha'' is ''mridu'' (soft) in ''guna'' (heavy), bitter and sweet in taste and ''madhura'' (sweet) in ''vipaka'' due to which it is very safe to be used in ''bala'' (children), ''vriddha'' (aged), ''sukumara'' (delicate constitution) and ''urakshata'' (injuries to chest) as well as in ''kshina'' (debilitated) too. <ref>Vd Bapalal, Nighantu Adarsha, Vol 1, Chaukhabha Bharati Academy, Varanasi,II Edition,1999, p.no 474</ref>
Charaka has mentioned its uses in following conditions:
Charaka has mentioned its uses in following conditions:
*''Jwara'' - ''Aragwadha'' given with grape juice(Ch Ch 3-232)[Cha. Sa. [[Chiktsa Sthana]] 3/232]
*''Jwara'' - ''Aragwadha'' given with grape juice[Cha. Sa. [[Chiktsa Sthana]] 3/232]
*''Kushta'' (skin Ailments) – Decoction for bath and internal intake [Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/97]
*''Kushta'' (skin Ailments) – Decoction for bath and internal intake [Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/97]
*''Visarpa''(Herpes) – Leaf decoction or anointment with paste of leaves[Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana 21/88]
*''Visarpa''(Herpes) – Leaf decoction or anointment with paste of leaves[Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana]] 21/88]
*''Kamala''(Jaundice) – ''Phalamajja'' (fruit pulp) is taken with sugarcane juice <ref>Vagbhata. Ashtanga Hridayam. Edited by HK R Shrikantha Murthy, 1st ed. Varanasi:haukhambha Krishnadas Academy;2009, p.no 453.</ref>
*''Kamala''(Jaundice) – ''Phalamajja'' (fruit pulp) is taken with sugarcane juice <ref>Vagbhata. Ashtanga Hridayam. Edited by HK R Shrikantha Murthy, 1st ed. Varanasi:haukhambha Krishnadas Academy;2009, p.no 453.</ref>
*''Urusthambha''- Leaves are boiled and eaten without adding salt is useful in ''urusthambha''[ Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana]] 27/25]
*''Urusthambha''- Leaves are boiled and eaten without adding salt is useful in ''urusthambha''[ Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana]] 27/25]