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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.
 
'''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.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
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It contains Oxypeucedanin, 3-butylidene phthalide, 3-butylidene dihydrophthalide [(E-and (Z)-ligustilide] and dimers of butyl phthalides [angiolide, angelicolide].<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=Choraka Pullu|sa=Taskaraḥ, Ksemakaḥ|ta=|te=Gaddi Davanamu|hi=Choraa, Gandrayan, Rikha Choraa|en=}}
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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, Kaṭu, Madhura
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===Guna===
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Rūkṣa, Laghu, Tīkṣṇa
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===Veerya===
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Uṣṇa
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===Vipaka===
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Kaṭu
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===Karma===
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Vātahara, Kaphahara, Medohara, Svedahara, Hṛdya, Dīpana, Pācana, Varṇaprasādana, Vāmaka
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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*[[Guḍūcyādi Modaka]], [[Mahānārāyaṇa Taila]]
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|}}
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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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="Leaf">[ "Morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation detail"]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]

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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.

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

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

[[: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 |]].

Photo Gallery

References

  1. ↑ The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14
  2. ↑ [ "Morphology"]
  3. ↑ [ "Cultivation detail"]

External Links

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