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Gossypium herbacum L.
Gossypium herbaceum L.
{{Infobox
{{Infobox
|title = Karpasa
|title = Karpasa
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|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
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|data3 = --
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==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'''
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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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|Root bark- Pungent (katu)
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|-
|2
|2
|Potency  (veerya)
|Potency  (veerya)
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|Hot (ushna)
|-
|-
|3
|3
|Post  digestion effect (vipaka)
|Post  digestion effect (vipaka)
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|Pungent (katu)
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|-
|4
|4
|Qualities  (guna)
|Qualities  (guna)
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|Light (laghu), Sharp (tikshna)
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|-
|5
|5
|Actions  (karma)
|Actions  (karma)
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|Pacify Vata and Pitta
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