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Gossypium | Gossypium herbaceum L. | ||
{{Infobox | {{Infobox | ||
|title = Karpasa | |title = Karpasa | ||
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|data1 = Herb database/Karpasa | |data1 = Herb database/Karpasa | ||
|label2 = Botanical name(s) | |label2 = Botanical name(s) | ||
|data2 = Gossypium | |data2 = Gossypium herbaceum L. | ||
|label3 = Contributors | |label3 = Contributors | ||
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==English name== | ==English name== | ||
Cotton plant | |||
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita== | ==Synonyms in Charak Samhita== | ||
Karpasa | |||
==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions == | ==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions == | ||
Herbs and their activities | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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'''Herbs and their activities''' | |||
|'''Sr.no.''' | |||
|'''Reference in Charak Samhita''' | |||
|'''Activity''' | |||
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|1 | |||
|Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/96 | |||
|Bahyaprayogarth Lepa in Kushtha | |||
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|2 | |||
|Cha.sa.chi.18/75 | |||
|As an ingredient of dhumapan yoga. | |||
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|3 | |||
|Cha.sa.Chi.26/69 | |||
|As an ingredient of Karpasmooladi yoga. | |||
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== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties == | == Ayurvedic pharmacological properties == | ||
Properties | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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'''Properties''' | |||
|'''Sr.no.''' | |||
|'''Pharmacological criteria''' | |||
|'''Properties''' | |||
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|1 | |||
|Taste (rasa) | |||
|Root bark- Pungent (katu) | |||
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|2 | |||
|Potency (veerya) | |||
|Hot (ushna) | |||
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|3 | |||
|Post digestion effect (vipaka) | |||
|Pungent (katu) | |||
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|4 | |||
|Qualities (guna) | |||
|Light (laghu), Sharp (tikshna) | |||
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|5 | |||
|Actions (karma) | |||
|Pacify Vata and Pitta | |||
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==Current availability == | ==Current availability == | ||
Available | Available | ||