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Cassia tora - Prapunnāḍa

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Scientific Profile
Scientific Name Cassia tora Linn.
Family Name Fabaceae
Subfamily Name Caesalpinioideae
Substance Origin Plant | Audbhida/udbhija
Vernacular Names
Assamese

Kulb, Kulb

Bengali

Panevar

English

Fetid cassia, Ring worm plant

Gujarati

Kovaraya

Hindi

Pavand

Kannada

Tagache

Marathi

Tankala

Punjabi

Panwal, Chakunda, Chakwad

Sanskrit

Edagaja

Tamil

Vshittgarai

Telugu

Tagiris

Urdu

Panwar

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Etymology

Sanskrit Synonym Sanskrit (Diacritical) Reference Etymology (Sanskrit) English Meaning
चक्रमर्दःCakramardaḥचक्रं दद्रुं मृद्नातीति; चक्रं त्वग्रोगसमूहं मृद्नाति वा ।
एडगजःEḍagajaḥएडशब्देन गज्यते कथ्यते इति, ‘गज मदे शब्दे च’ ।
कुष्ठहाKuṣṭhahāकुष्ठं त्वग्विकारं हन्तीति ।
खर्जूघ्नःKharjūghnaḥखर्जूं कण्डूं हन्तीति ।
चक्रीCakrīचक्रे समूहे जायमानः, चक्राह्वयो वा ।
दद्रुघ्नःDadrughnaḥदद्रुं हन्तीति ।
पद्माटःPadmāṭaḥपद्ममिवाटति गच्छतीति, सूर्योदये विकासित्वात् ।
पामघातीPāmaghātīपामानं हन्तीति ।
प्रपुन्नाडः(टः)Prapunnāḍaḥ(ṭaḥ)प्रकर्षेण पुमांसं पुंस्त्वं नाड्यति ह्रासयतीति, ‘नड भ्रंशे’ ।
मेषलोचनःMeṣalocanaḥमेषस्य नेत्रमिव पत्रमस्य ।
मेषाक्षिकुसुमःMeṣākṣikusumaḥमेषनेत्राकाराणि पुष्पाण्यस्य ।
मेवाह्वयःMevāhvayaḥमेषशब्देन प्रचलितः ।
व्यावर्तकःVyāvartakaḥसूर्यास्तकाले पत्राणि व्यावर्तयति ।

Classifications

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

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

Properties

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

Name गुण(हिन्दी) Guna(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
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
Kaphavatahara/ Vatakaphaghna/ Kaphavatahara/ Kaphavatahrrita/ Kaphavatajita/ Kaphavatanuta/ Kaphavatकफवातहर/ वातकफघ्न/ कफवातहर/ कफवातहृत/ कफवातजित/ कफवातनुत/ कफवातशामकkaphavātahara/ vātakaphaghna/ kaphavātahara/ kapha
Krrimighna/ Krimihara/ Jamtughna/ Jantuhara/ Jamtunashaka/ Jantunashana/ Jivanu Nashakaकृमिघ्न/ क्रिमिहर/ जंतुघ्न/ जन्तुहर/ जंतुनाशक/ जन्तुनाशन/ जीवाणु नाशकkṛmighna/ krimihara/ jaṃtughna/ jantuhara/ jaṃtunā
Rechanaरेचनrecana
Lekhanaलेखनlekhana
Kushthaghna/ Kushthaharaकुष्ठघ्न/ कुष्ठहरkuṣṭhaghna/ kuṣṭhahara
Vishaghna/ Vishanashanaविषघ्न/ विषनाशनviṣaghna/ viṣanāśana
Varnya/ Varnaprasadaka/ Varnakritaवर्ण्य/ वर्णप्रसादक/ वर्णकृतvarṇya/ varṇaprasādaka/ varṇakṛta
Tvachyaत्वच्यtvacya
Medohara/ Medoshoshaka/ Medovishoshanaमेदोहर/ मेदोशोषक/ मेदोविशोषणmedohara/ medośoṣaka/ medoviśoṣaṇa
Raktaprasadakaरक्तप्रसादकraktaprasādaka
Hridya/ Hridayam (Saumanasyakara)हृद्य/ हृदयं (सौमनस्यकर)hṛdya/ hṛdayaṃ (saumanasyakara)
Yakrituttejakaयकृतुत्तेजकyakṛtuttejaka

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
Brihanmarichadya TailaTailaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part II, 8:9

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Arśa
kustha
arditaḥ
gulmaḥ
krimiroga
pakṣāghāta/pakṣavadhaḥ
Raktavikāra
vibandha
Kāsa
medorogaḥ
Svasa

Dose

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Powder/ Churna- 1-3gm
svarasa/juice-5-10ml

Pharmacopoeial Status

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India,Part- I,Vol.-III, Pg.No.-153(Seed)