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Bauhinia racemosa Lam.
{{Infobox
{{Infobox
|title = Ashmantaka
|title = Ashmantaka
==English name==
==English name==
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==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Yugmapatra, Yaalapatraka, Kanchini
Yugmapatra, Yaalapatraka, Kanchini, Kanchanar
== Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
== Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
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Herbs and their activities
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Reference in Charak Samhita'''
|'''Reference in Charak Samhita'''
|Shodhana (Ksheera vriksha)
|Shodhana (Ksheera vriksha)
(Virechana), (Therapeutic purgation)
(Virechana- Therapeutic purgation)
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|2
|2
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
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Properties
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Pharmacological criteria'''
|'''Pharmacological criteria'''
|1
|1
|Taste (rasa)
|Taste (rasa)
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|Astringent (kashaya)
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|-
|2
|2
|Potency (veerya)
|Potency (veerya)
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|Cold (sheeta)
|-
|-
|3
|3
|Post digestion effect (vipaka)
|Post digestion effect (vipaka)
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|Pungent (katu)
|-
|-
|4
|4
|Qualities (guna)
|Qualities (guna)
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|Rough (ruksha), Light (laghu0
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|-
|5
|5
|Actions (karma)
|Actions (karma)
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|Pacify Kapha and Pitta
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|6
|Special effect (prabhava)
|Cure goiter and disorders of thyroid gland (gandamalanashaka)
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