Aragvadha

Cassia fistula L.

Aragvadha
Section/Chapter Herb database/Aragvadha
Botanical name(s) Cassia fistula L.
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Year of publication 2021
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
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English name

Purging cassia

Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Krutamala

Rajavriksha

Shampaka

Chaturangula

Pragraha

Karnikara

Avaghataka

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Sutra sthana 1/82 Phalini (Virechana) (Therapeutic purgation)
2 Sutra sthana 2/10 Virechana (Therapeutic purgation)
3 Sutra sthana 3/3 Churnapradeha
4 Sutra sthana 4/9(13) Kushthaghnamahakashay
5 Sutra sthana 4/9(14) Kandughnamahakashay
6 Kalpa Sthana 1/6 Shodhanartha
7 Kalpa Sthana 1/22 Shodhanartha
8 Kalpa Sthana 8/03 Aragvadha Synonyms
9 Kalpa Sthana 10/15 Nasya Yoga

Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Sweet (madhura)
2 Potency (veerya) Cold (sheeta)
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Sweet (madhura)
4 Qualities (guna) Heavy (guru), Soft (mridu), Unctuous (snigdha)
5 Actions (karma) Pacify vata and pitta, Elimination of kapha and pitta present in GIT (koshta)

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