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==English name ==
==English name ==
Turpeth, St.Thomas lidpod
Indian Jalap, Turpeth, St.Thomas lidpod
== Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
== Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
! Sr.no. !! Reference in Charak Samhita !! Activity
! Sr.no. !! Reference in Charak Samhita !! Activity
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| 1 || Sutra sthana 1/77, || 1. Mulini (Virechana) (Therapeutic purgation)
| 1 || Sutra sthana 1/77, || Mulini (Virechana) (Therapeutic purgation)
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|2
|2
|Sutra sthana 2/9
|Sutra sthana 2/9
|2. Churna pradeha
|Churna pradeha
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|3
|'''3'''
|Sutra sthana 3/5
|Sutra sthana 3/5
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|Used for Lepa as a external application along with other herbs mixed with mustard oil in diseases of skin
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|4
|4
! Sr.no. !! Pharmacological criteria !! Properties
! Sr.no. !! Pharmacological criteria !! Properties
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| 1 || Taste ([[rasa]]) || --
| 1 || Taste ([[rasa]]) || Bitter (tikta), Pungent (katu)
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| 2 || Potency ([[veerya]]) || --
| 2 || Potency ([[veerya]]) || Hot (ushna)
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| 3 || Post digestion effect ([[vipaka]]) || --
| 3 || Post digestion effect ([[vipaka]]) || Pungent (katu)
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| 4 || Qualities ([[Guna]])|| --
| 4 || Qualities ([[Guna]])|| Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha), Sharp (Tikshana)
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| 5 || Actions ([[karma]]) || --
| 5 || Actions ([[karma]]) || Pacify Kapha and Pitta
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| 6 || Extra ordinary effect ([[prabhava]]) || --
| 6 || Extra ordinary effect ([[prabhava]]) || Helps in purgation (virechana)
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