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Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb.
{{Infobox
|title = Bijaka
|label1 = Section/Chapter
|data1 = Herb database/Bijaka
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|data2 = Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb.
|label3 = Contributors
|data3 = --
|label4 = Year of publication
|data4 = 2023
|label5 = Publisher
|data5 = [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre]]
|label6 = DOI
|data6 = Awaited
}}

==English name==

Malabar kino, Indian kino

==Therapeutic Use==

Worms infestation (Krimiroga), Psoriasis(Kustha), Diabetes mellitus( Prameha ), Anaemia (Pandu), Obesity (Medodosa)

==Other varieties / Other Botanical names==

* Pterocarpus marsupium f. acuminata (Prain)
* Pterocarpus marsupium f. acuta Prain
* Pterocarpus marsupium f. biloba (Roxb. ex G. Don)

==Identification Characters==

'''Pivara''' – Trunk of Bijaka is very large.
'''Mahasarja''' – Bijaka is big tree like that of Sarja (Vateria indica)
'''Tishya''' – Bijaka blossoms in Pushya masa (Late winter)
'''Sugandhi''' – Flowers are aromatic
'''Pitasara''' – Heart wood of Bijaka is yellow in colour
'''Pitashalaka''' – Heart wood is yellow in colour and resemble heart wood of Sala (Shorea robusta)



==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Pitasara(Heart wood of Bijaka is yellow in colour), Pitashaalaka(heart wood is yellow in colour and resemble heart wood of saala(shorea robusta)), Bandhukpushpa, Priyaka, Sarjaka, Asana

==Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu==
Bijaka, Pitasara, Pitashalaka, Bandhukapushpa, Priyaka, Sarjaka, Asana

== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Properties'''
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Pharmacological criteria'''
!'''Properties'''
|-
|1
|Taste (rasa)
|Astringent (Kasaya)
|-
|2
|Potency (veerya)
|Dry (Ruksa), laghu (Light)
|-
|3
|Post digestion effect (vipaka)
|Pungent (Katu)
|-
|4
|Qualities (guna)
|Hot (Ushna)
|-
|5
|Actions (karma)
|Pacifies Kapha and Vata dosa
|}


==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Herbs and their activities'''
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Reference in Charak Samhita'''
|'''Activity'''
|-
|1
|Cha. Sa. Chi. 16/106
|As an ingredient of Bijakarishta
|-
|2
|Ca.Sa.Chi.27/56
|As an ingredient of Shyonakadi Parisheka and Pralepa
|-
|3
|Cha.Sa.Chi.27/56
|As an ingredient of Shyonakadi Parisheka and Pralepa
|}


==Current availability ==
Available
==Current researches ==
[[Category: Database of herbs and minerals | Herbs]]
This article is under development ..
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