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Scientific Profile
Scientific Name Abrus precatorius Linn.
Family Name Fabaceae
Subfamily Name Papilionatae
Substance Origin Plant | Audbhida/udbhija
Vernacular Names
Assamese

Rati, Rati

Bengali

Shonkainch

English

Rose Flower Fragrant, Jequirity, Indian liquorice root

Gujarati

Rati, Chanothee

Hindi

Ratti, Ghungchi

Kannada

Galuganji, Gulagunjee

Malyalam

Kunni, Cuvanna Kunni

Marathi

Gunja

Oriya

Kainch

Punjabi

Ratti

Sanskrit

Raktikā, Gunjja

Tamil

Kuntri, Kunrimani, Kundamani

Telugu

Guriginja, Gurivinda

Urdu

Ghongcha, Ratti

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Etymology

Sanskrit Synonym Sanskrit (Diacritical) Reference Etymology (Sanskrit) English Meaning
गुञ्जाGuñjāगुञ्जति शब्दं करोति फलमस्य, ‘गुजि अव्यक्ते शब्दे’ ।
अङ्गारवल्लरीAṅgāravallarīपुष्पिता सती वह्निलतेव प्रतिभाति ।
काकचिञ्चाKākaciñcāकाकानां चिञ्चेव शिम्बी अस्याः ।
काकणन्तीKākaṇantīकाकानां कृते नदति व्यक्तं शब्दं करोति, 'णद अव्यक्ते शब्दे' ।
कृष्णलाKṛṣṇalāकृष्णाक्षियुतं फलमस्याः ।
चक्रशल्याCakraśalyāचक्रारोहिणी सती वर्धते, 'शल गतौ' ।
दुर्मोहाDurmohāअतिमात्रया मोहजनिका ।
बहुफलाBahuphalāबहूनि फलान्यस्याः ।
बहुवीर्याBahuvīryāप्रकृष्टं वीर्यमस्याः ।
रक्तिकाRaktikāरक्तवर्णं बीजमस्याः ।
वनवासिनीVanavāsinīवने जाता।
शिखण्डीŚikhaṇḍīशेखरवत् पुष्पमञ्जरीर्दधाति ।
शीतपाकीŚītapākīशीतकाले फलं पक्वं भवति ।

Classifications

Name उपयोगी हिस्सा(हिन्दी) Part Used(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Leafपत्रPatra
RootमूलMūla
SeedबीजBīja

Name वर्ग(हिन्दी) Varga(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Abhayadivargaअभयादिवर्गAbhayādivarga
Guduchyadivargaगुडूच्यादिवर्गGūdūchyādīvarga
Guduchyadivargaगुडूच्यादिवर्गGuḍūcyādivarga
Karviradivargaकरवीरादिवर्गKarviradivarga
Oshadhivargaओषधिवर्गOṣadhivarga

Properties

Name रस (हिन्दी) Rasa (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Author (Ref. Book) Publisher (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Kashaya/Tuvara कषाय/तुवर Kaṣāya/Tuvara
Tikta तिक्त Tikta

Name गुण(हिन्दी) Guna(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Laghu/ AguruलघुLaghu
Rukshaरुक्षRukṣa
Tikshnaतीक्ष्णTīkṣṇa

Name विर्य (हिन्दी) Virya (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Ushna Virya उष्ण वीर्य Uṣṇa vīrya

Name विपाक (हिन्दी) Vipaka(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Katu vipaka Kaṭu vipākaकटु विपाक

Name कर्म (हिन्दी) Karma (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Kushthaghna/ Kushthaharaकुष्ठघ्न/ कुष्ठहरkuṣṭhaghna/ kuṣṭhahara
Shothahara/ Shophaghna/ Shothaghna/ Shvayathuharaशोथहर/ शोफघ्न/शोथघ्न/ श्वयथुहरśothahara/ śophaghna/śothaghna/ śvayathuhara
Vedanasthapanaवेदनास्थापनvedanāsthāpana
Vranaropanaव्रणरोपणvraṇaropaṇa
Balyaबल्यbalya
Kaphanissarakaकफनिस्सारकkaphanissāraka
Vajikaraवाजीकरvājīkara

Name दोषकर्म (हिन्दी) Doshakarma (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
KaphaVatahara/KaphaVatashamana/ KaphaVstasaṃshamanaकफवातहर/ कफवातशमन/ कफवातसंशमनKaphaVātahara/KaphaVātaśamana/ KaphaVātasaṃśamana

Usage

Name Dosage(Form) Dosage(Reference) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Nilibhringadi TailaTailaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 8:26

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
charmaroga
jirnajvara
khālityam/khalati
kustha
Vranashotha
Kāsa
pakṣāghāta/pakṣavadhaḥ
svarabhedaḥ
Urustambha
Garbhanirodha
Mutrakrichha
jvaraḥ
daurbalyam

Dose

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Seed Powder/Beeja churna-60-180mg
Root or leaf Powder/Moola or patra churna-1-3gm

Pharmacopoeial Status

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of india,Part-I,Vol.-I,Pg.No.-44(Seed)
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of india,Part-I,Vol.-II,Pg. No.-46(Root)