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Gossypium herbaceum - Kaarpaasa
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Kaarpaasa consists of seeds (devoid of lint) of Gossypium herbaceum Linn. (Fam.Malvaceae) , an annual or perennial shrub, 0.6-2.4m high, extensively cultivated in India.[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Hati, Arale |
| Hindi | Kapasa, Binaula |
| Malayalam | Karpasi, Panji Karpasam |
| Tamil | Parutti kkoottam |
| Telugu | Patti ginga |
| Marathi | Sarki |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | Lodhar |
| Kashmiri | Kath |
| Sanskrit | Tundakeshi |
| English | Cotton plant seed |
Chemical Composition
Fixed oil, resin and sterols.
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Madhura
Guna
Guru, Snigdha
Veerya
Sheeta
Vipaka
Madhura
Karma
Hridya, Vrasya, Stanyajanana, Kaphakara
Prabhava
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 90.
See also
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