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− | Gossypium herbacum L. | + | Gossypium herbaceum L. |
| {{Infobox | | {{Infobox |
| |title = Karpasa | | |title = Karpasa |
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| |data1 = Herb database/Karpasa | | |data1 = Herb database/Karpasa |
| |label2 = Botanical name(s) | | |label2 = Botanical name(s) |
− | |data2 = Gossypium herbacum L. | + | |data2 = Gossypium herbaceum L. |
| |label3 = Contributors | | |label3 = Contributors |
| |data3 = -- | | |data3 = -- |
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| ==English name== | | ==English name== |
| + | Cotton plant |
| + | |
| ==Synonyms in Charak Samhita== | | ==Synonyms in Charak Samhita== |
| + | Karpasa |
| + | |
| ==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions == | | ==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions == |
− | Herbs and their activities | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| + | |+ |
| + | '''Herbs and their activities''' |
| + | |'''Sr.no.''' |
| + | |'''Reference in Charak Samhita''' |
| + | |'''Activity''' |
| + | |- |
| + | |1 |
| + | |Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/96 |
| + | |Bahyaprayogarth Lepa in Kushtha |
| + | |- |
| + | |2 |
| + | |Cha.sa.chi.18/75 |
| + | |As an ingredient of dhumapan yoga. |
| + | |- |
| + | |3 |
| + | |Cha.sa.Chi.26/69 |
| + | |As an ingredient of Karpasmooladi yoga. |
| + | |} |
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| == Ayurvedic pharmacological properties == | | == Ayurvedic pharmacological properties == |
− | Properties | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| + | |+ |
| + | '''Properties''' |
| + | |'''Sr.no.''' |
| + | |'''Pharmacological criteria''' |
| + | |'''Properties''' |
| + | |- |
| + | |1 |
| + | |Taste (rasa) |
| + | |Root bark- Pungent (katu) |
| + | |- |
| + | |2 |
| + | |Potency (veerya) |
| + | |Hot (ushna) |
| + | |- |
| + | |3 |
| + | |Post digestion effect (vipaka) |
| + | |Pungent (katu) |
| + | |- |
| + | |4 |
| + | |Qualities (guna) |
| + | |Light (laghu), Sharp (tikshna) |
| + | |- |
| + | |5 |
| + | |Actions (karma) |
| + | |Pacify Vata and Pitta |
| + | |} |
| + | |
| ==Current availability == | | ==Current availability == |
| Available | | Available |