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==Therapeutic Use==
 
==Therapeutic Use==
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Pain(Shoola), Abdominal lumps(Gulma), Constipation(Vibandha), Udavarta, Generalized enlargement of Abdomen(Udararoga), Heart disease(Hrdroga), Diabetes malitus(Prameha)
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Pain(Shoola), Abdominal lumps(Gulma), Constipation(Vibandha), Udavarta, Generalized enlargement of Abdomen(Udararoga), Heart disease(Hrdroga), Diabetes malitus(Prameha)<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:5</ref>
  
 
==Other varieties / Other botanical names==
 
==Other varieties / Other botanical names==
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==Types==
 
==Types==
 
==Dhanvantari Nighantu & Raja Nighantu==
 
==Dhanvantari Nighantu & Raja Nighantu==
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1. Aragwadha
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2. Karnikara
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# Karnikara
  
  
 
== Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
 
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Krutamala
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Krutamala(When flowering, the tree looks adorned with garlands.), Rajavriksha(Regarded as king of tree oving to its beauty), Shampaka(Correct the digestion process), Chaturangula(Fruit  has depression at every 4 itch distance ), Pragraha(Like by people as it is beautiful), Karnikara, Avaghataka
  
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Rajavriksha
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==Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu==
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Aragwadha, Rajavriksha, Shampaka, Chaturangula, Arevata, Vyadhighata, Kritamala, Suvarnaka, Karnikara, Dirghaphala, Svarnanga, Svarnabhushana<ref>Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Haritakyadi Varga, Verse no. 131, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015;</ref>
  
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Shampaka
 
  
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== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
  
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Pragraha
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| 2 || Potency ([[veerya]]) || Cold (sheeta)
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| 3 || Post digestion effect ([[vipaka]]) || Sweet (madhura)
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| 4 || Qualities ([[guna]])|| Heavy (guru), Soft (mridu), Unctuous (snigdha)
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| 5 || Actions ([[karma]]) || Pacify [[vata]] and [[pitta]], Elimination of [[kapha]] and [[pitta]] present in GIT (koshta)
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== Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==  
 
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| 1 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]]  1/82 || Phalini ([[Virechana]]) (Therapeutic purgation)
 
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| 2 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 2/10 || [[Virechana]] (Therapeutic purgation)
 
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| 4 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(13) || Kushthaghnamahakashaya
 
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| 5 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(14) || Kandughnamahakashaya
 
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| 8 || Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 8/03 || Aragvadha Synonyms
 
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== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==  
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==Dose==
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5 – 10 gm of the drug in powder form.<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:5</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:5</ref>
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* Aragvadhadi kvatha Churna
  
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== Current availability==  
 
== Current availability==  
  
 
Available  
 
Available  
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* In India – Kerala, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odissa, Uttar Pradesh
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* Out of India – Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Australia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Tanzania, Uganda, Iraq, Maldives, Phillipines
  
 
== Current researches ==
 
== Current researches ==

Latest revision as of 08:26, 11 August 2025

Cassia fistula L.

Aragvadha
Section/Chapter Herb database/Aragvadha
Botanical name(s) Cassia fistula L.
Family Fabaceae (caesalpiniodeae)
Availability Available
Contributors --
Year of publication 2024
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
DOI Awaited

English name

Purging cassia

Therapeutic Use

Pain(Shoola), Abdominal lumps(Gulma), Constipation(Vibandha), Udavarta, Generalized enlargement of Abdomen(Udararoga), Heart disease(Hrdroga), Diabetes malitus(Prameha)[1]

Other varieties / Other botanical names

  • Bactyrilobium fistula Willd.
  • Cassia bonplandiana DC.
  • Cassia excelsa Kunth
  • Cassia fistuloides Collad.
  • Cassia rhombifolia Roxb.
  • Cathartocarpus excelsus G.Don
  • Cathartocarpus fistula Pers.
  • Cathartocarpus fistuloides (Collad.) G.Don
  • Cathartocarpus rhombifolius G.Don

Identification Characters

  • Kritamala – When flowering, the tree looks adorned with garlands.
  • Chaturangula – Fruit has depression at every 4 inch distance.
  • Dirghaphala – Fruits are long.
  • Rajavriksha – Regarded as king of tree owing to its beauty,
  • Svarnanga – Flowers are golden yellow coloured.
  • Pragraha – Liked by people as it is beautiful.

Types

Dhanvantari Nighantu & Raja Nighantu

  1. Aragwadha
  2. Karnikara


Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Krutamala(When flowering, the tree looks adorned with garlands.), Rajavriksha(Regarded as king of tree oving to its beauty), Shampaka(Correct the digestion process), Chaturangula(Fruit has depression at every 4 itch distance ), Pragraha(Like by people as it is beautiful), Karnikara, Avaghataka

Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu

Aragwadha, Rajavriksha, Shampaka, Chaturangula, Arevata, Vyadhighata, Kritamala, Suvarnaka, Karnikara, Dirghaphala, Svarnanga, Svarnabhushana[2]


Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Sweet (madhura)
2 Potency (veerya) Cold (sheeta)
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Sweet (madhura)
4 Qualities (guna) Heavy (guru), Soft (mridu), Unctuous (snigdha)
5 Actions (karma) Pacify vata and pitta, Elimination of kapha and pitta present in GIT (koshta)

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 1/82 Phalini (Virechana) (Therapeutic purgation)
2 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 2/10 Virechana (Therapeutic purgation)
3 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 3/3 Churnapradeha
4 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(13) Kushthaghnamahakashaya
5 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(14) Kandughnamahakashaya
6 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 1/6 Shodhanartha
7 Cha.Sa. Kalpa Sthana 1/22 Shodhanartha
8 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 8/03 Aragvadha Synonyms
9 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 10/15 Nasya Yoga

Dose

5 – 10 gm of the drug in powder form.[3]

Important Formulations

As per A.P.I.[4]

  • Aragvadhadi kvatha Churna

Current availability

Available

  • In India – Kerala, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odissa, Uttar Pradesh
  • Out of India – Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Australia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Tanzania, Uganda, Iraq, Maldives, Phillipines

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:5
  2. ↑ Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Haritakyadi Varga, Verse no. 131, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015;
  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:5
  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:5
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