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==English name==
==English name==
Saffron
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Kumkum, Ghusana, Kashmira, Vahlika
Kumkum, Ghusana, Kashmira, Vahlika
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|1
|Taste (rasa)
|Taste (rasa)
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|Pungent (katu), Bitter (tikta)
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|2
|2
|Potency (veerya)
|Potency (veerya)
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|Hot (ushna)
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|-
|3
|3
|Post digestion effect (vipaka)
|Post digestion effect (vipaka)
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|Pungent (katu)
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|-
|4
|4
|Qualities (guna)
|Qualities (guna)
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|Unctuous (snigdha)
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|5
|5
|Actions (karma)
|Actions (karma)
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|Pacify Kapha and Vata, imparts complexion to skin (varnya)
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