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Crocus sativus L.
{{Infobox
|title = Kumkuma
|label1 = Section/Chapter
|data1 = Herb database/Kumkuma
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|data2 = Crocus sativus L.
|label3 = Family
|data3 = Iridaceae
|label4 = Availability
|data4 = Available
|label5 = Contributors
|data5 = --
|label6 = Year of publication
|data6 = 2025
|label7 = Publisher
|data7 = [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre]]
|label8 = DOI
|data8 = Awaited
}}
==English name==
Saffron
==Therapeutic uses<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 4 :25</ref>==
Chardi (vomiting), kasa (cough), vrana(wound), vyanga, siroroga, Drushti roga(eye disease), kantha roga(throat disease), sidhma(skin disease), udavarta(upword movemnet of air), mutragraha,suryavarta,ardhava bhedak(migrain)
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Kumkum, Ghusana, Kashmira(Grows in kashmir region), Vahlika(found in bahlika desa)
==Synonyms in bhavprakasa nighantu<ref>Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Bhavaprakash Nighantu. Reprint Edition 2020, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, karpuradi varga, verse no.-74</ref>==
Rakta(red in colour), Pitakam(imparts yellow colour if mixed with water) , varam,sankoch,pishuna(has got strong odour),shonitabhidhyam
==Types==
==Bhavaprakash nighantu==
# Kasmira
# Bahlika
# Parasika
==Raja nighantu<ref>Dr. Indradev Tripathi , Raja Nighantu of pandit Narhari, ed.2006, Chaukhambha Krishnadas Academy, Varanasi, Chandanadi varga verse no- 41,43</ref>==
# Kumkuma
# Truna kumjuma
==Properties==
# Kasmira-
* Suksmakesarayukta (Small stigma)
* Raktavarna(Red in colour)
* Padmagandhi(Aroma like that of lotus)
# Bahlika-
* Sukla(White)
* Pita varna(Yellow)
* Ketaki gandha(aroma like pandans)
* Suksma kesara (Small stigma)
# Parasika-
* Madhugandha(Honey like odour)
* Isatpandura varna (Whitish in colour)
* Sthulakesara(Bigger stigma)
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Properties'''
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Pharmacological criteria'''
|'''Properties'''
|-
|1
|Taste (rasa)
|Pungent (katu), Bitter (tikta)
|-
|2
|Potency (veerya)
|Hot (ushna)
|-
|3
|Post digestion effect (vipaka)
|Pungent (katu)
|-
|4
|Qualities (guna)
|Unctuous (snigdha)
|-
|5
|Actions (karma)
|Pacify Kapha and Vata, imparts complexion to skin (varnya)
|}
==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Herbs and their activities'''
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Reference in Charak Samhita'''
|'''Activity'''
|-
|1
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 23/54
|As an ingredient of Mrita sanjivani agada.
|-
|2
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 23/78
|As an ingredient of Mahagandha hasti agada.
|-
|3
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 23/190
|As an ingredient of Mamsyadi yoga.
|-
|4
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 28/152
|As an ingredient of Bala taila
|-
|5
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 28/162
|As an ingredient of Amrutadi taila.
|}
==Dose<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 4 :25</ref>==
* 25-50 mg
==Important formulations<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 4 :25</ref>==
* Karpuradyarka
* Balarka rasa
* Kumkumadya taila
* Mahanarayan taila
* Pushyanug churna
*
==Current availability ==
Available
==Current researches ==
[[Category: Database of herbs and minerals | Herbs]]
This article is under development ..
{{Infobox
|title = Kumkuma
|label1 = Section/Chapter
|data1 = Herb database/Kumkuma
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|data2 = Crocus sativus L.
|label3 = Family
|data3 = Iridaceae
|label4 = Availability
|data4 = Available
|label5 = Contributors
|data5 = --
|label6 = Year of publication
|data6 = 2025
|label7 = Publisher
|data7 = [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre]]
|label8 = DOI
|data8 = Awaited
}}
==English name==
Saffron
==Therapeutic uses<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 4 :25</ref>==
Chardi (vomiting), kasa (cough), vrana(wound), vyanga, siroroga, Drushti roga(eye disease), kantha roga(throat disease), sidhma(skin disease), udavarta(upword movemnet of air), mutragraha,suryavarta,ardhava bhedak(migrain)
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Kumkum, Ghusana, Kashmira(Grows in kashmir region), Vahlika(found in bahlika desa)
==Synonyms in bhavprakasa nighantu<ref>Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Bhavaprakash Nighantu. Reprint Edition 2020, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, karpuradi varga, verse no.-74</ref>==
Rakta(red in colour), Pitakam(imparts yellow colour if mixed with water) , varam,sankoch,pishuna(has got strong odour),shonitabhidhyam
==Types==
==Bhavaprakash nighantu==
# Kasmira
# Bahlika
# Parasika
==Raja nighantu<ref>Dr. Indradev Tripathi , Raja Nighantu of pandit Narhari, ed.2006, Chaukhambha Krishnadas Academy, Varanasi, Chandanadi varga verse no- 41,43</ref>==
# Kumkuma
# Truna kumjuma
==Properties==
# Kasmira-
* Suksmakesarayukta (Small stigma)
* Raktavarna(Red in colour)
* Padmagandhi(Aroma like that of lotus)
# Bahlika-
* Sukla(White)
* Pita varna(Yellow)
* Ketaki gandha(aroma like pandans)
* Suksma kesara (Small stigma)
# Parasika-
* Madhugandha(Honey like odour)
* Isatpandura varna (Whitish in colour)
* Sthulakesara(Bigger stigma)
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Properties'''
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Pharmacological criteria'''
|'''Properties'''
|-
|1
|Taste (rasa)
|Pungent (katu), Bitter (tikta)
|-
|2
|Potency (veerya)
|Hot (ushna)
|-
|3
|Post digestion effect (vipaka)
|Pungent (katu)
|-
|4
|Qualities (guna)
|Unctuous (snigdha)
|-
|5
|Actions (karma)
|Pacify Kapha and Vata, imparts complexion to skin (varnya)
|}
==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Herbs and their activities'''
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Reference in Charak Samhita'''
|'''Activity'''
|-
|1
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 23/54
|As an ingredient of Mrita sanjivani agada.
|-
|2
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 23/78
|As an ingredient of Mahagandha hasti agada.
|-
|3
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 23/190
|As an ingredient of Mamsyadi yoga.
|-
|4
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 28/152
|As an ingredient of Bala taila
|-
|5
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 28/162
|As an ingredient of Amrutadi taila.
|}
==Dose<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 4 :25</ref>==
* 25-50 mg
==Important formulations<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 4 :25</ref>==
* Karpuradyarka
* Balarka rasa
* Kumkumadya taila
* Mahanarayan taila
* Pushyanug churna
*
==Current availability ==
Available
==Current researches ==
[[Category: Database of herbs and minerals | Herbs]]
This article is under development ..