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Saraca indica Linn.
{{Infobox
{{Infobox
|title = Ambashtaki
|title = Ashoka
|label1 = Section/Chapter
|label1 = Section/Chapter
|data1 = Herb database/Ambashtaki
|data1 = Herb database/Ashoka
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|data2 = Cissampelos pareira Linn.
|data2 = Saraca indica Linn.
|label3 = Contributors
|label3 = Contributors
|data3 = --
|data3 = --
|data6 = Awaited
|data6 = Awaited
}}
}}
==English name==
==English name==
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==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Madhupushpa, Raktapallavaka, Hemapushpa, Pindipushpa, Nata, Pallavadru
==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
== Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
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Herbs and their activities
Herbs and their activities
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Reference in Charak Samhita'''
|'''Activity'''
|-
|1
|Sutra sthana 4/9(47)
|Vedanasthapana mahakashaya
|-
|2
|Vimana Sthana 8/144
|Kashaya-skandha
|}
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
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Properties
Properties
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Pharmacological criteria'''
|'''Properties'''
|-
|1
|Taste (rasa)
|Bitter (tikta), Astringent (kashaya)
|-
|2
|Potency (veerya)
|Cold (sheeta)
|-
|3
|Post digestion effect (vipaka)
|Pungent (katu)
|-
|4
|Qualities (guna)
|Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha)
|-
|5
|Actions (karma)
|Pacify Kapha and Pitta
|}
==Current availability ==
==Current availability ==
Available
Available