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Luffa acutangula (L.) ROXB.

{{Infobox
|title = Kritavedhana
|label1 = Section/Chapter
|data1 = Herb database/Kritavedhana
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|data2 = Luffa acutangula (L.) ROXB.
|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 == 

Ribbed luffa, Ridged gourd

== Synonyms in Charak Samhita==

Koshataki, Mridangaphala, jalini, rajimatphala

== Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions == 

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Herbs and their activities
|-
! Sr.no. !! Reference in Charak Samhita !! Activity 
|-
| 1 || Sutra sthana 1/81 || Phalini ([[Vamana]]) (Therapeutic emesis), Asthapana (Unctuous enema)
|-
| 2 || 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]]) || Hot (ushna)
|-
| 3 || Post digestion effect ([[vipaka]]) || Pungent (katu)
|-
| 4 || Qualities ([[guna]])|| Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha), Sharp (tikshna) 
|-
| 5 || Actions ([[karma]]) || Expels [[kapha]] and [[pitta]]
|-
| 6 || Extra ordinary effect ([[prabhava]]) || causing emesis and purgation (ubhayatobhagahara)
|}
  
== Current availability== 

Available 

== Current researches ==

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