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==English name==
==English name==
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==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Kalaya
==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.'''
|'''Reference in Charak Samhita'''
|'''Activity'''
|-
|1
|Ch  Su 27/29
|Shamidhanya  Varga
|-
|2
|Ch  Su 27/97
|Shaka Varga
|-
|3
|Cha. Sa.  Chikitsa
 
Sthana14/10
|Vibhinna aakriti of arsha
|-
|4
|Cha. Sa. Chi.20/37
|As an ingredient  of Kaphaja chhardihara yoga.
|-
|5
|Cha.sa.Chi.25/62
|Used for vrana prapeedana without sneha.
|-
|6
|Cha.Sa.Chi.30/258
|As a pathya ahara in stanya dosha.
|}
 
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
Properties
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'''Properties'''
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Pharmacological criteria'''
|'''Properties'''
|-
|1
|Taste  (rasa)
|Sweet (madhura), Bitter (tikta),  Astringent (kashaya)
|-
|2
|Potency  (veerya)
|Cold (sheeta)
|-
|3
|Post  digestion effect (vipaka)
|
|-
|4
|Qualities  (guna)
|Very rough (atyanta ruksha)
|-
|5
|Actions  (karma)
|Pacify Kapha and Pitta, Aggravates Vata
|}
 
==Current availability ==
==Current availability ==
Available
Available