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Madhura, Tikta
 
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Rūkṣa
 
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Kaṭu
 
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Vātahara, Dahaṣāmaka, Balya, Mūtrala, Virecana, Raktavidrāvaṇī
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-97</ref>
 
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Kākanaja consists of dried mature fruit of Physalis alkekengi Linn. (Fam. Solanaceae), it occurs in S. Europe through China to Japan; it does not occur in India, but fruits are available in the Indian bazaar, in the name of kakanaja.

Uses

[[:Category:Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat |]], [[:Category:Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat |]].

Parts Used

[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], [[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], [[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], [[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]].

Chemical Composition

Auroxanthin, mutatoxanthin, phydalein, zeaxanthin, β-Cryptoxanthin from the calyx of the fruit; glycoalkaloids detected in the seeds but alkaloids were absent in the fruit.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Kakanaja
Hindi Kakanaja
Malayalam Kakanaja
Tamil Sisayakkaali, Tottakkaali
Telugu Kupante
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Rajaputrika
English Winter cherry, Bladder cherry


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Madhura, Tikta

Guna

Rūkṣa

Veerya

Śīta

Vipaka

Kaṭu

Karma

Vātahara, Dahaṣāmaka, Balya, Mūtrala, Virecana, Raktavidrāvaṇī

Prabhava

Habit

[[:Category:Habit - |]]

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Oblong Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

[2]

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

[[:Category:Index of Plants which can be propagated by |]]

How to plant/cultivate

[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

[[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]], [[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]].

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References

  1. The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-97
  2. [ "Morphology"]
  3. [ "Cultivation detail"]

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