Puteeka

Caesalpinia crista L.

Puteeka
Section/Chapter Herb database/Puteeka
Botanical name(s) Caesalpinia crista L.
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Year of publication 2021
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
DOI Awaited

English name

Fever nut

Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Kantakikaranja

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Sutra sthana 1/116 Shodhana (Twak) vriksha (Virechana)


Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Bitter (tikta), Astringent (kashaya)
2 Potency (veerya) Hot (ushna)
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Pungent (katu)
4 Qualities (guna) Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha)
5 Actions (karma) Pacify vata, pitta and kapha

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