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Asana consists of heart-wood of Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. (Fam.Leguminosae), a moderate to large sized, deciduous tree, upto 30 m high and 2.5 m in girth, with straight clear bole, found mostly throughout Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh Bihar and Orissa.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Bijasara, Asana
Hindi Vijayasara, Bija
Malayalam Venga
Tamil Vengai
Telugu Yegi, Veg
Marathi Bibala
Gujarathi Biyo
Punjabi Chandan Lal, Channanlal
Kashmiri Lal Chandeur
Sanskrit Beejaka, Peetasaara
English Indian Kino Tree


Chemical Composition

Alkaloids and resin.

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent), Katu (Pungent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kushaghna, Rasayana, Kaphapittashamaka, Galadisagna, Kesya, Tvaccya, Stambana, Raktasodana

Prabhava

References

  1. ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 15.

See also

External Links

THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA

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