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Cassia fistula L.
| 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
- Aragwadha
- 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
| 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
| 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 ..
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Haritakyadi Varga, Verse no. 131, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015;
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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