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==English name==
 
==English name==
 
Three leaved caper
 
Three leaved caper
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==Therapeutic Uses==
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Renal stone (ashmari), Dysuria (mutrakrichhra), Abdominal lump (gulma), Abscess (vidradhi)<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 I:75.</ref>
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==Other Varieties/ Other botanical names==
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Crateva magna (Lour.) DC
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Capparis magna Lour.
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Crateva lophosperma Kurz
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Triclanthera corymbosa Raf.
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==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
 
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Varuna, Tikta saka  
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Varuna, Tikta saka (leaves of varuna are bitter in taste)
  
==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
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==Synonyms in bhavprakasa nighantu==
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Varana, kumaraka (leaves of varuna remain tender for many days)<ref>Prof. K.C.Chunekar, Bhavprakasha Nighantu, Reprint.2015, Chaukhambha vishvabharti, Vatadi Varga, verse no. 65, p.530.</ref>
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|'''Sr.no.'''
 
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|'''Activity'''
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra  Sthana]] 14/31
 
|Dravya for Nadi Sweda
 
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|2
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Sharira Sthana]] 8/33
 
|Prajata stree  paricharya
 
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|3
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 3/267
 
|As an ingredient of Agurvadi taila.
 
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|4
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/165
 
|Pathya Diet in Gulma
 
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|5
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 14/45
 
|Used in  swedana kriya
 
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|Pacify Kapha and Vata
 
|Pacify Kapha and Vata
 
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==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
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|'''Activity'''
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|1
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|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra  Sthana]] 14/31
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|Dravya for  Nadi Sweda(fomentation)
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|2
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|Cha.Sa.[[Sharira Sthana]] 8/33
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|Prajata stree  paricharya
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|3
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 3/267
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|As an ingredient of Agurvadi taila
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|4
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/165
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|Pathya Diet in Gulma(abdominal lump)
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|5
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 14/45
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|Used in  swedana kriya(fomentation therapy)
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==Dose==
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Kwatha – 20 – 30 gm<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 I:75.</ref>
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==Important formulations==
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As per A.P.I.<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 I:75.</ref>
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* Varunadi kwatha churna
  
 
==Current availability ==
 
==Current availability ==
 
Available
 
Available
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* In India –
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Commonly grows along riverbanks, marshy lands, and waterlodges areas in India.
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States :- Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan (moist regions), Gujarat, Tamil nadu, karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, West bengal, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
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* Out of India –
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Sri lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Bangladesh, Nepal, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Oceania
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==Current researches ==
 
==Current researches ==
 
[[Category: Database of herbs and minerals | Herbs]]
 
[[Category: Database of herbs and minerals | Herbs]]
 
   This article is under development ..
 
   This article is under development ..

Latest revision as of 08:40, 18 August 2025

Crataeva religiosa Forst. f.

Varuna
Section/Chapter Herb database/Varuna
Botanical name(s) Crataeva religiosa Forst. f.
Family Capparidaceae
Availability Available
Contributors --
Year of publication 2023
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
DOI Awaited

English name

Three leaved caper

Therapeutic Uses

Renal stone (ashmari), Dysuria (mutrakrichhra), Abdominal lump (gulma), Abscess (vidradhi)[1]

Other Varieties/ Other botanical names

Crateva magna (Lour.) DC Capparis magna Lour. Crateva lophosperma Kurz Triclanthera corymbosa Raf.


Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Varuna, Tikta saka (leaves of varuna are bitter in taste)

Synonyms in bhavprakasa nighantu

Varana, kumaraka (leaves of varuna remain tender for many days)[2]

Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Bitter (tikta), Astringent (kashaya)
2 Potency (veerya) Hot (ushna)
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Pungent (katu)
4 Qualities (guna) Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha)
5 Actions (karma) Pacify Kapha and Vata

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 14/31 Dravya for Nadi Sweda(fomentation)
2 Cha.Sa.Sharira Sthana 8/33 Prajata stree paricharya
3 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 3/267 As an ingredient of Agurvadi taila
4 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/165 Pathya Diet in Gulma(abdominal lump)
5 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/45 Used in swedana kriya(fomentation therapy)

Dose

Kwatha – 20 – 30 gm[3]

Important formulations

As per A.P.I.[4]

  • Varunadi kwatha churna

Current availability

Available

  • In India –

Commonly grows along riverbanks, marshy lands, and waterlodges areas in India. States :- Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan (moist regions), Gujarat, Tamil nadu, karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, West bengal, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir

  • Out of India –

Sri lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Bangladesh, Nepal, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Oceania

Current researches

 This article is under development ..
  1. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:75.
  2. Prof. K.C.Chunekar, Bhavprakasha Nighantu, Reprint.2015, Chaukhambha vishvabharti, Vatadi Varga, verse no. 65, p.530.
  3. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:75.
  4. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:75.