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==English name==
==English name==
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==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Akhuparni, Mushikakarni, Vriddhadaru, Akhukarni, Shubhashreni, Krushika, Dravanti
==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(15)
|Krimighna mahakashaya
|}
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
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Properties
Properties
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Pharmacological criteria'''
|'''Properties'''
|-
|1
|Taste (rasa)
|Bitter (tikta), Pungent (katu)
|-
|2
|Potency (veerya)
|Hot (ushna)
|-
|3
|Post digestion effect (vipaka)
|Pungent (katu)
|-
|4
|Qualities (guna)
|Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha), Sharp (tikshna)
|-
|5
|Actions (karma)
|Pacify Kapha and Vata
|-
|6
|Special effect (prabhava)
|Destroys microbes (krimighna)
|}
==Current availability ==
==Current availability ==
Available
Available