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  {{Infobox
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|title = Arjaka  
|title = Arjaka (Tulasi bheda)
|label1 = Section/Chapter
|label1 = Section/Chapter
|data1 = Herb database/Arjaka  
|data1 = Herb database/Arjaka  
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==English name==
==English name==
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==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Rama tulasi, Barbari, Sheta-Tulasi, Phanijjhak
==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
Herbs and their activities
Herbs and their activities
!Sr.no.
|'''Reference in Charak Samhita'''
|'''Activity'''
|-
|1
|Sutra  Sthana 14/32
|Dravya for  Nadi Sweda
|-
|2
|Ch Su 27/170
|Harita Varga
|-
|3
|Ch Su 26/84
|Viruddha ahar
|-
|4
|Vimana Sthana  8/142
|Katuskandha
|-
|5
|Ch.Sha.8/32
|Garbha shalya  chikitsa
|-
|6
|Cha. Sa.  Chikitsa Sthana 7/112
|Ingredient in Kanakakshiri  Tail
|-
|7
|Cha. Sa.  Chikitsa Sthana 12/67
|As a Snan dravya for Bahyaprayogarth
|}
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
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|+
Properties
Properties
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Pharmacological criteria'''
|'''Properties'''
|-
|1
|Taste (rasa)
|Pungent (katu), Bitter (tikta)
|-
|2
|Potency (veerya)
|Hot (ushna)
|-
|3
|Post digestion effect (vipaka)
|Pungent (katu)
|-
|4
|Qualities (guna)
|Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha)
|-
|5
|Actions (karma)
|Pacify Kapha and Vata
|-
|6
|Special effect (prabhava)
|Destroys or kills microbes/germs (krimighna)
|}
==Current availability ==
==Current availability ==
Available
Available