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==English name==
==English name==
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==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Kalaya
==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
'''Herbs and their activities'''
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'''Herbs and their activities'''
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Reference in Charak Samhita'''
|'''Reference in Charak Samhita'''
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== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
'''Properties'''
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'''Properties'''
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|'''Pharmacological criteria'''
|'''Pharmacological criteria'''
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|1
|1
|Taste  (rasa)
|Taste  (rasa)
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|Sweet (madhura), Bitter (tikta),  Astringent (kashaya)
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|2
|2
|Potency  (veerya)
|Potency  (veerya)
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|Cold (sheeta)
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|3
|3
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|4
|4
|Qualities  (guna)
|Qualities  (guna)
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|Very rough (atyanta ruksha)
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|5
|5
|Actions  (karma)
|Actions  (karma)
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|Pacify Kapha and Pitta, Aggravates Vata
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