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Linaria vulgaris

Pooga consists of dried ripe seed of Areca catechu Linn. (Fam. Palmae), a graceful, slender, stemmed, perennial palm, trunk reaching a height of about 25 m cultivated in the coastal regions of Southern India, Bengal and Assam upto an altitude of 1000 m.[1]

Uses

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

Chemical Composition

It contains Alkaloid (arecoline) tannins and fats etc.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Adike
Hindi Supari, Chr alia
Malayalam Adakku, Pakku
Tamil Paka chekka, Vakka
Telugu Paka chekka, Vakka
Marathi Supari, Pophal
Gujarathi Supari, Chr alia
Punjabi Supari, Spari
Kashmiri Supari, Spari
Sanskrit Kramuka, Ghonaa
English Areca nut


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Kashaya

Guna

Guru, Ruksha

Veerya

Sheeta

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Prabhava, Mohakrit, Deepana, Kaphapittajit, Kledanaashana, Malabhedi, Mukhshodhana

Prabhava

Habit

[[:Category:Habit - |]]

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

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

[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 125.
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. [Morphology]
  4. [Cultivation]

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