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==Common names==
 
==Common names==
 
{{Common names|sa=Shrangi, Visaani, Karkata|en=Crab's claw|gu=Kakada shing, Kakada singi|hi=Kakadasingi, Kakarasingi, Gheekadava|kn=Kakadasingi, Karkatakasringi|ks=Kakkar, Kamaladina|ml=Karkatasringi|mr=Kakadshingi|pa=Kakar, Kakarsingi|ta=Karkata singi|te=Kakarsingi, Karkatakashrungi}}
 
{{Common names|sa=Shrangi, Visaani, Karkata|en=Crab's claw|gu=Kakada shing, Kakada singi|hi=Kakadasingi, Kakarasingi, Gheekadava|kn=Kakadasingi, Karkatakasringi|ks=Kakkar, Kamaladina|ml=Karkatasringi|mr=Kakadshingi|pa=Kakar, Kakarsingi|ta=Karkata singi|te=Kakarsingi, Karkatakashrungi}}
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==Chemical Composition==
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Essential oil, tannins and resinous matters.
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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Tikta, Kashaya
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===Guna===
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Guru
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (heat)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
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Kaasahara, kaphavatahara, Urdhvavatajit, Hikkanigrahana
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===Prabhava===
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

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Karkatasharangi consists of gall-like excrescences formed by insects on the leaves, petioles and branches of the plant Pistacia chinensia Burgo, Pistacia integerrima Stew. ex Brandis, Rhus succedanea Linn. (Fam. Anacardiaceae) during autumn season, growing on the steps of Western Himalayas from Indus to Kumaon at an altitude of 350-2400 m, often cultivated in Punjab plains.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Kakadasingi, Karkatakasringi
Hindi Kakadasingi, Kakarasingi, Gheekadava
Malayalam Karkatasringi
Tamil Karkata singi
Telugu Kakarsingi, Karkatakashrungi
Marathi Kakadshingi
Gujarathi Kakada shing, Kakada singi
Punjabi Kakar, Kakarsingi
Kashmiri Kakkar, Kamaladina
Sanskrit Shrangi, Visaani, Karkata
English Crab's claw


Chemical Composition

Essential oil, tannins and resinous matters.

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta, Kashaya

Guna

Guru

Veerya

Ushna (heat)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kaasahara, kaphavatahara, Urdhvavatajit, Hikkanigrahana

Prabhava

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 88.

See also

External Links

THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA