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Momordica charantia Linn. | |||
{{Infobox | {{Infobox | ||
|title = Karavellaka | |title = Karavellaka | ||
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|data1 = Herb database/ Karavellaka | |data1 = Herb database/ Karavellaka | ||
|label2 = Botanical name(s) | |label2 = Botanical name(s) | ||
|data2 = | |data2 = Momordica charantia Linn. | ||
|label3 = Contributors | |label3 = Contributors | ||
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==English name == | ==English name == | ||
Bitter gourd | |||
== Synonyms in Charak Samhita== | == Synonyms in Charak Samhita== | ||
Karavellaka | Karavellaka, Kulaka, Sushavi | ||
== Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions == | == Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions == | ||
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! Sr.no. !! Reference in Charak Samhita !! Activity | ! Sr.no. !! Reference in Charak Samhita !! Activity | ||
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| 1 || | | 1 || Vimana Sthana 8/143 | ||
| Tiktaskandha | |||
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| 2 | | |2 | ||
|Ch Ka 1/22 | |||
|Vamanarth | |||
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| 3 || | |3 | ||
|Cha.sa.Chi.3/189 | |||
|Used as Shaka dravya. | |||
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! Sr.no. !! Pharmacological criteria !! Properties | ! Sr.no. !! Pharmacological criteria !! Properties | ||
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| 1 || Taste ([[rasa]]) || | | 1 || Taste ([[rasa]]) || Bitter (tikta), Pungent (katu) | ||
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| 2 || Potency ([[veerya]]) || | | 2 || Potency ([[veerya]]) ||Cold (sheeta) | ||
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| 3 || Post digestion effect ([[vipaka]]) || | | 3 || Post digestion effect ([[vipaka]]) || Pungent (katu) | ||
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| 4 || Qualities ([[guna]])|| | | 4 || Qualities ([[guna]])|| Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha) | ||
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| 5 || Actions ([[karma]]) || | | 5 || Actions ([[karma]]) || Pacify Kaha and Pitta | ||
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