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==English name==
==English name==
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==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Ashwagandha
==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
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Herbs and their activities
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Reference in Charak Samhita'''
|'''Reference in Charak Samhita'''
|16
|16
|Cha.Sa.Chi.28/166
|Cha.Sa.Chi.28/166
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|As an ingredient of Ashwagandha Taila paka
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|17
|17
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
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Properties
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Pharmacological criteria'''
|'''Pharmacological criteria'''
|1
|1
|Taste (rasa)
|Taste (rasa)
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|Bitter (tikta), Pungent (katu) and Sweet (madhura)
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|-
|2
|2
|Potency (veerya)
|Potency (veerya)
|
|Hot (ushna)
|-
|-
|3
|3
|Post digestion effect (vipaka)
|Post digestion effect (vipaka)
|
|Sweet (madhura)
|-
|-
|4
|4
|Qualities (guna)
|Qualities (guna)
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|Light (laghu), Unctous (snigdha)
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|-
|5
|5
|Actions (karma)
|Actions (karma)
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|Pacify Kapha and Pitta
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