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==English name==
==English name==
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==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Pippala, Shrivriksha, Sevya, Bodhidru, Pavitraka, Krishnavasa, Bodhivruksha
Aswattha, Pippala, Shrivriksha, Sevya, Bodhidru, Pavitraka, Krishnavasa, Bodhivruksha


==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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|5
|5
|Cha. Sa.  Chikitsa Sthana 11/31
|Cha. Sa.  Chikitsa Sthana 11/31
|'''As a diet  in treatment of  ''Kshatakshin'''''
|As a diet  in treatment of  Kshatakshin
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|6
|6
|Cha. Sa.  Chikitsa Sthana 11/56
|Cha. Sa.  Chikitsa Sthana 11/56
|'''Ingredient in ''Dvitiya  Sarpigud'''''
|Ingredient in Dvitiya  Sarpiguda
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|7
|7
|Cha. Sa.  Chikitsa Sthana 12/68
|Cha. Sa.  Chikitsa Sthana 12/68
|'''For ''Pradeh'' and ''Abhyangarth a''s an external use'''
|For Pradeh and Abhyangarth as an external use
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|8
|8
|Cha. Sa.  Chikitsa Sthana 12/69
|Cha. Sa.  Chikitsa Sthana 12/69
|'''''Snanarth dravya a''s an external use'''
|Snanarth dravya as an external use
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|9
|9
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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
|Taste (rasa)
|Taste (rasa)
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|Astringent (kashaya), Sweet (madhura)
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|2
|2
|Potency (veerya)
|Potency (veerya)
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|Cold (sheeta)
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|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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|Heavy (guru), Rough (ruksha)
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|5
|5
|Actions (karma)
|Actions (karma)
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|Pacify Kapha and Pitta, helps in healing of wounds (vranaropaka)
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