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Cassia tora L.

Edagaja/Chakramarda
Section/Chapter Herb database/Edagaja
Botanical name(s) Cassia tora L.
Family Fabaceae
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Year of publication 2025
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
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English name

Ring-worm plant

Therapeutic uses[1]

Kaphavata janya vikara, kustha(skin disease), vrana(wound),dadru(tinia),pakshaghata(paralysis), vibandha(constipation), gulma(abdominal lump), krumi(worm), pama(scabies), kandu(itching), swasa(breathlessness), kasa(cough)

Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Edagaja, Chakramarda

Synonyms in bhavaprakasa nighantu[2]

Prapunnata, dadrudhna, meshalochana, punnata


Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Pungent (katu)
2 Potency (veerya) Hot (ushna)
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Pungent (katu)
4 Qualities (guna) Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha)
5 Actions (karma) Reduces kapha and vata

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 3/3 Siddhatama churna pradeha(external application)

Dose[3]

  • 1-3 gm of powder

Important formulation[4]

  • Nimbadi churna
  • Kasisadi ghruta
  • Maha vishagarbha taila
  • Bruhata marichyadi taila


Current availability

Available India - through out india

Current researches

 This article is under development ..
  1. ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health nd Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 3 :69
  2. ↑ Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Bhavaprakash Nighantu. Reprint Edition 2020, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, haritakyadi varga, verse no.-210
  3. ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health nd Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 3 :69
  4. ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health nd Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 3 :69
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