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Linum usitatissimum - Atashi

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Atashi consists of dried, ripe seeds of Linum usitatissimum Linn. (Fam. Linaceae), an erect annual herb, 0.6-1.2 m high, extensively cultivated throughout the plains of India upto an altitude of 800 m, capsule ripen by end of June, dried seeds separated from capsule by thrashing.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Agasebeeja, Semeagare, Agasi
Hindi Alsi
Malayalam Agastha, Agasi, Cheru charm
Tamil Ali, Virai
Telugu Avisa
Marathi Atshi
Gujarathi Lodhaz
Punjabi Ali
Kashmiri Alsi
Sanskrit Umaa, ksumaa
English Linseed


Chemical Composition

Fixed oil, mucilage and protein.

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Madhura, Tikta

Guna

Guru, Snigdha

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Vataghna, Acaksusya

Prabhava

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 23 .

See also

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