Shanapushpi

Crotalaria verrucossa Linn.

Shanapushpi
Section/Chapter Herb database/Shanapushpi
Botanical name(s) Crotalaria verrucossa Linn.
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Year of publication 2021
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
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English name

Flax hemp

Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Shanapushpi, Asuryah

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Sutra sthana 1/78 Mulini (Vamana) (Therapeutic emesis)
2 Ch Su 27/101 Shaka Varga
3 Ch.Vi.8/135 Vaman dravyani
4 Ch Ka 1/14 Vamanarth

Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Bitter (tikta), Pungent (katu), Astringent (kashaya)
2 Potency (veerya) Hot (ushna)
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Pungent (katu)
4 Qualities (guna) Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha), Sharp (tikshna)
5 Actions (karma) Expels kapha and pitta
6 Extra ordinary effect (prabhava) Emesis (vamana)

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