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Aloe barbadensis Mill - Kanyasaara

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Kanyasaara consists of dried juice of leaves of Aloe barbadensis Mill. Syn. Aloe vera Tourn.ex Linn, Aloe indica Royle. (Fam. Liliaceae), shrub planted in many Indian gardens and found growing throughout India.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Karibola, Lolesara satva, Lovalsara, Lolesara
Hindi Musabhar, Elva
Malayalam Chenninayakam
Tamil Kattazhi, Satthukkathazhai
Telugu Musambaram
Marathi Korphad
Gujarathi Eliyo, Eariyo
Punjabi Kalasohaga, Mussabar, Alua
Kashmiri Musabbar, Siber
Sanskrit Kumaarirasasanbava, Sahasaara
English Indian Aloe


Chemical Composition

Anthraquinone, glycoside

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Katu (Pungent)

Guna

Ushna (heat)

Veerya

Ushna (heat)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Bhedhi, pittaniraharana, Rajahpravartaka, Jvaranut

Prabhava

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 81.

External Links

THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA