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==English name==
==English name==
Tamarind
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Tintidika, Chincha, Amli
==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Herbs and their activities'''
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Reference in Charak Samhita'''
|'''Activity'''
|-
|1
|Ch Vi 8/140
|Amla Skandha
|-
|2
|Cha.Sa.Chi.4/95
|As an ingredient of Satavaryadi ghrita
|-
|3
|Cha.Sa.Chi. 5/79
|Ingredient of Hingvadi churna
|-
|4
|Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 8/138
|As a Kaval dravya for Mukhashodhanarth
|-
|5
|Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 8/141
|Ingredient in Yavani shadav
|-
|6
|Cha. Sa. ChikitsaSthan14/64
|As an ingredient of traushnadi churna
|-
|7
|Cha. Sa. Chi.15/137
|As an ingredient of Kiratadhya churna (Pittaja Grahani chiktsa)
|-
|8
|Cha.sa.chi.24/128
|Used as anupana in vataja madatyaya as an ingredient of trijataka.
|-
|9
|Cha.sa.chi.24/177
|As an ingredient of Ashtanga lavana. (Kaphaja madatyaya)
|-
|10
|Cha.sa.chi.24/181
|Used as raga in kaphaja madatyaya.
|}
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
'''Properties'''
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Pharmacological criteria'''
|'''Properties'''
|-
|1
|Taste (rasa)
|Sour (amla), Sweet (madhura)
|-
|2
|Potency (veerya)
|Hot (ushna)
|-
|3
|Post digestion effect (vipaka)
|Sour (amla)
|-
|4
|Qualities (guna)
|Heavy (guru), Rough (ruksha)
|-
|5
|Actions (karma)
|Pacify Kapha and Vata
|}
==Current availability ==
==Current availability ==
Available
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