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Gossypium herbacum L.
Gossypium herbaceum L.
{{Infobox
{{Infobox
|title = Karpasa
|title = Karpasa
|data1 = Herb database/Karpasa
|data1 = Herb database/Karpasa
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|data2 = Gossypium herbacum L.
|data2 = Gossypium herbaceum L.
|label3 = Contributors
|label3 = Contributors
|data3 = --
|data3 = --
==English name==
==English name==
Cotton plant
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Karpasa
==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
Herbs and their activities
{| class="wikitable"
|+
'''Herbs and their activities'''
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Reference in Charak Samhita'''
|'''Activity'''
|-
|1
|Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/96
|Bahyaprayogarth Lepa in Kushtha
|-
|2
|Cha.sa.chi.18/75
|As an ingredient of dhumapan yoga.
|-
|3
|Cha.sa.Chi.26/69
|As an ingredient of Karpasmooladi yoga.
|}
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
Properties
{| class="wikitable"
|+
'''Properties'''
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Pharmacological criteria'''
|'''Properties'''
|-
|1
|Taste (rasa)
|Root bark- Pungent (katu)
|-
|2
|Potency (veerya)
|Hot (ushna)
|-
|3
|Post digestion effect (vipaka)
|Pungent (katu)
|-
|4
|Qualities (guna)
|Light (laghu), Sharp (tikshna)
|-
|5
|Actions (karma)
|Pacify Vata and Pitta
|}
==Current availability ==
==Current availability ==
Available
Available