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Plumbago zeylanica - Citraka

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Scientific Profile
Scientific Name Plumbago zeylanica Linn.
Substance Origin Plant | Audbhida/udbhija
Vernacular Names
Assamese

Agnachit, Agiyachit

Bengali

Chita

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Etymology


Sanskrit Synonym Sanskrit (Diacritical) Reference Etymology (Sanskrit) English Meaning
चित्रकःCitrakaḥचित्रकः चित्रव्याघ्रः ‘चीता’, इति लोके प्रसिद्धः, तद्वद् भेदकः, यथोक्तं प्रियनिघण्टौ-‘चित्र-व्याघ्रनिभो भिनत्ति बहुशो गुल्मानतश्चित्रकः’ इति ।
अग्निकःAgnikaḥअग्नितुल्यः उष्णः स्पर्शे वीर्ये च । दाहकृत् स्फोटकृच्च ।
अनलनामाAnalanāmāअग्निसज्ञंकः, तत्तुल्यो दीपन्स्तीक्ष्णश्च ।
ऊषणःŪṣaṇaḥकटुः रसे पाक च ।
जरणःJaraṇaḥजरयति अन्नमिति ।
दारुणःDāruṇaḥविदारकः, ‘दॄ विदारणै’, तीक्ष्णश्च ।
दीपकःDīpakaḥअग्निदीपनः ।
द्वीपीDvīpīव्याघ्रः, तद्वद् भेदकः ।
पाठीनःPāṭhīnaḥसहस्रदंष्ट्रो मत्स्यः, तद्वद् विदारकः ।
व्यालःVyālaḥहिंस्रजन्तुः, तद्वद् भेदकः ।

Classifications


Properties


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
Yakritplihari LauhaLauhaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part II, 17:5
LohasavaAsavaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 1:32
DashamularishtaArishtaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 1:18
Chitrakadi TailaTailaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 8:16
Chitrakadi GutikaGutika/Vati/GulikaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 12:11
Chitrakadi ChurnaChurnaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 7:11
Chitraka HaritakiAvaleha/Leha/PakaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 3:10
AshvagandharishtaArishtaNATIONAL LIST OF ESSENTIAL AYUSH MEDICINES (NLEAM), Sl.No.7, Page.no.11