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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

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 90.

See also

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