View source for Kovidara

Bauhinia purpurea Linn
{{Infobox
|title = Kovidara
|label1 = Section/Chapter
|data1 = Herb database/Kovidara
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|data2 = Bauhinia purpurea Linn
|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 == 

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== Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Kovidara, Kanchanara, Gandari, Shonapushpaka, Ashmantak, Tamrapushpa

== 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(23)
| Vamanopag  mahakashay
|-
| 2 ||Ch Su 27/100 
| Shaka Varga
|-
| 3 || Ch Su 27/104 
| Shaka Varga
|-
|4
|Ch Ka 1/14
|Vamanarth
|-
|5
|Ch Ka 1/16
|Vamanarth
|-
|6
|Cha.sa.Chi.3/258
|As an ingredient of Chandanadi taila.
|-
|7
|Cha.Sa.Chi.4/39 
|As pathya ahara.
|-
|8
|Cha.Sa.Chi.4/70
|Given along with Madhu in Raktapitta
|-
|9
|Cha Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/203
|Used in  raktarsha (dadhisara yoga)
|-
|10
|Cha.Sa.Chi.23/244
|As an ingredient of Amruta ghrita
|}

== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties == 

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Properties 
|-
! Sr.no. !! Pharmacological criteria !! Properties
|-
| 1 || Taste ([[rasa]])  || Astringent (kashaya)
|-
| 2 || Potency ([[veerya]]) || Cold (sheeta)
|-
| 3 || Post digestion effect ([[vipaka]]) || Pungent (katu)
|-
| 4 || Qualities ([[Guna]])|| Rough (ruksha), Light (laghu)
|-
| 5 || Actions ([[karma]]) || Pacify Kapha and Pitta
|}
  
== Current availability== 

Available 

== Current researches ==

[[Category: Database of herbs and minerals | Herbs]]

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