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Nerium indicum - Karavīra

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Scientific Profile
Scientific Name Nerium indicum Mill.
Family Name Apocynaceae
Substance Origin Plant | Audbhida/udbhija
Vernacular Names
Assamese

Karvir, Karavi, Karbira, Karbira, Karavi, Karvir

Bengali

Kalkephul

English

Indian oleander

Gujarati

Kanera, Karena, Karen

Hindi

Kaner

Kannada

Kanagalu, Kanagile

Malyalam

Kanhera

Marathi

Kanher

Oriya

Kaniar

Punjabi

Kaner

Sanskrit

Ashavamarak, Karvira

Tamil

Arali, Alari, Aatrulari

Telugu

Ganneru

Urdu

Kaner

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Etymology

Sanskrit Synonym Sanskrit (Diacritical) Reference Etymology (Sanskrit) English Meaning
करवीरःKaravīraḥकरे कर्मणि वीरः वीर्यवान्, तीक्ष्णवीर्यसंपन्नः ।
अब्जबीजभृत्Abjabījabhṛtअब्जस्य कमलस्येव बीजानि बिभर्ति ।
अश्वमारकःAśvamārakaḥअश्वं शक्तिमन्तमपि मारयति, उग्रविषत्वात् ।
अश्वमोहकःAśvamohakaḥअश्वं मोहयति चित्तविकारं जनयति ।
कणवीरःKaṇavīraḥकणे सूक्ष्मलेशेऽपि वीरः कार्मुकः, अल्पमात्रयाऽपि कर्मसमर्थः ।
चण्डातःCaṇḍātaḥउग्रवीर्यत्वात् ।
प्रतिहासःPratihāsaḥहासस्य प्रतिकूलं भवति, मारकत्वेत् रोदकत्वात् ।
शतप्रासःŚataprāsaḥशतं प्रासवत् कुन्तवत् पत्राण्यस्य ।

Classifications

Name उपयोगी हिस्सा(हिन्दी) Part Used(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
RootमूलMūla
Stem bark /root barkत्वक्Tvak

Name गण(हिन्दी) Gana(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
लाक्षादिगणLākṣādigaṇaLakshadigana

Name महाकषाय (हिन्दी) Mahakashaya(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Kushthaghna Mahakashayaकुष्ठघ्न महाकषायKuṣṭhaghna mahākaṣāya

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

Name स्कंध(हिन्दी) skandha(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Tiktaskandhaतिक्तस्कन्धTiktaskandha

Properties

Name रस (हिन्दी) Rasa (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Author (Ref. Book) Publisher (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Katu/Ushana कटु/उषण Kaṭu/Uṣaṇa
Tikta तिक्त Tikta

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

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
Jvaraharaज्वरहरjvarahara
Chakshushyaचक्षुष्यcakṣuṣya
Kushthaghna/ Kushthaharaकुष्ठघ्न/ कुष्ठहरkuṣṭhaghna/ kuṣṭhahara
Kandughnaकण्डूघ्नkaṇḍūghna
Vranaropanaव्रणरोपणvraṇaropaṇa
Shvasaharaश्वासहरśvāsahara
Hridya/ Hridayam (Saumanasyakara)हृद्य/ हृदयं (सौमनस्यकर)hṛdya/ hṛdayaṃ (saumanasyakara)
Shothahara/ Shophaghna/ Shothaghna/ Shvayathuharaशोथहर/ शोफघ्न/शोथघ्न/ श्वयथुहरśothahara/ śophaghna/śothaghna/ śvayathuhara
Vranashodhana/ Dushtavranashodhakaव्रणशोधन/ दुष्टव्रणशोधकvraṇaśodhana/ duṣṭavraṇaśodhaka
Bhedanaभेदनbhedana
Dipanaदीपनdīpana
Vidahiविदाहि/ विदाहvidāhi

Name दोषकर्म (हिन्दी) Doshakarma (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Vatakaphahara/Vatakaphashamana/ Vatakaphasamshamanaवातकफहर/वातकफशमन/ वातकफसंशमनVātakaphahara/Vātakaphaśamana/ Vātakaphasaṃśamana

Usage

Name Dosage(Form) Dosage(Reference) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Brihanmarichadya TailaTailaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part II, 8:9

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
kustha
netrarogaḥ/akṣirogaḥ
phiraṅgaḥ
Śotha
upadaṃśaḥ
vraṇaḥ
Agnimāndya
Ashmari
daurbalyam
hriddaurblya
Mutrakrichha
Raktavikāra
udara/udararogaḥ
vibandha

Dose

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Powder/churna-30-125mg

Pharmacopoeial Status

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of india,Part-I,Vol.-I,Pg. No.-64(Leaves)
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of india,Part-I,Vol.-III,Pg. No.-84(Root)