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==Common names==
 
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{{Common names|sa=Agni, Vahni, Dahana, Hutabhuk|en=Lead war|gu=Chitrakmula|hi=Chira, Chitra|kn=Chitramula, Vahni, Bilichitramoola|ks=Chitra, Shatranja|ml=Vellakeduveli, Thumpokkoduveli|mr=Chitraka|pa=Chitra|ta=Chitramoolam, Kodiveli|te=Chitramulam}}
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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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Katu (Pungent)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Teekshna
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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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Kaphahara, Vatahara, Tridoshahara
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===Prabhava===
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

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Citraka consists of dried mature root of Plumbago zeylanica Linn. (Fam.Plumbaginaceae), a large perennial sub-scandent shrub, found throughout India in wile state and occasionally cultivated in gardens.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Chitramula, Vahni, Bilichitramoola
Hindi Chira, Chitra
Malayalam Vellakeduveli, Thumpokkoduveli
Tamil Chitramoolam, Kodiveli
Telugu Chitramulam
Marathi Chitraka
Gujarathi Chitrakmula
Punjabi Chitra
Kashmiri Chitra, Shatranja
Sanskrit Agni, Vahni, Dahana, Hutabhuk
English Lead war


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Katu (Pungent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Teekshna

Veerya

Ushna (Heat)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kaphahara, Vatahara, Tridoshahara

Prabhava

References

  1. ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 39.

See also

External Links

THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA

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