Shanapushpi

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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
DOI Awaited

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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