Ashmantaka

Bauhinia racemosa Lam.

Ashmantaka
Section/Chapter Herb database/Ashmantaka
Botanical name(s) Bauhinia racemosa. Lam
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Year of publication 2023
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
DOI Awaited

English name

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Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Yugmapatra, Yaalapatraka, Kanchini, Kanchanar

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Sutra sthana 1/114 Shodhana (Ksheera vriksha)

(Virechana- Therapeutic purgation)

2 Sutra sthana 4/9(33) Mootrasangrahaniya mahakashaya
3 Sutra Sthana 14/31 Dravya for Nadi Sweda
4 Vimana Sthana 8/144 Kashaya-skandha
5 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa

Sthan14/45

Used in swedana kriya
6 Cha.sa. Chi.26/184 Used in Kaphaja Siroroga for Pradhamana nasya.

Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Astringent (kashaya)
2 Potency (veerya) Cold (sheeta)
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Pungent (katu)
4 Qualities (guna) Rough (ruksha), Light (laghu0
5 Actions (karma) Pacify Kapha and Pitta
6 Special effect (prabhava) Cure goiter and disorders of thyroid gland (gandamalanashaka)

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