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Corakaḥ consists of dried mature root and root stock of Angelica glauca Edgw. (Fam. Apiaceae), a glabrous herb, upto 1.5 m tall, stem erect, grooved and fistular with pinnately divided leaves having compound umbels of white or purple flowers, found in temperate northwest Himalayas.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Fever, Rhinitis, Cough, Dyspnea, Redness of skin, Mental disorder.
Parts Used
Root.
Chemical Composition
It contains Oxypeucedanin, 3-butylidene phthalide, 3-butylidene dihydrophthalide [(E-and (Z)-ligustilide] and dimers of butyl phthalides [angiolide, angelicolide].[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | Choraa, Gandrayan, Rikha Choraa |
| Malayalam | Choraka Pullu |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | Gaddi Davanamu |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Taskaraḥ, Ksemakaḥ |
| English |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta, Kaṭu, Madhura
Guna
Rūkṣa, Laghu, Tīkṣṇa
Veerya
Uṣṇa
Vipaka
Kaṭu
Karma
Vātahara, Kaphahara, Medohara, Svedahara, Hṛdya, Dīpana, Pācana, Varṇaprasādana, Vāmaka
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Paripinnate | Oblong | Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | 2-4cm long | pink | Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| oblong pod | Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled | seeds upto 5 | Fruiting throughout the year |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
We have very little information on this species and do not know how hardy it will be in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in most parts of this country.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Woodland Garden Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Humus-rich soils, Ditches in Tibet.
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14
- ↑ [ "Morphology"]
- ↑ "Cultivation detail"
External Links
- Pages that are stubs
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Rhinitis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cough
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dyspnea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Redness of skin
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Mental disorder
- Herbs with Root used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Habit - Herb
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seed
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Shady Edge
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Humus-rich soils
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Ditches in Tibet
- Herbs
