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Cannabis sativa Linn - Vijayaa

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Vijayaa consists of dried leaves of cultivated or wild plants of Cannabis sativa Linn.(Fam. Cannabinaceae) , an annual, erect, dioecious herb, one to two m high, found almostthroughout the year, practically naturalised in the Sub-Himalayan tracts in India and abundantly found in waste lands from Punjab eastwards to Bengal and extending Southwards.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Bhangigida, Ganjagida
Hindi Bhaang, Bhanga
Malayalam Kanchavu
Tamil Ganja
Telugu Ganjayi
Marathi Bhang, Ganja
Gujarathi Bhang
Punjabi Bhang
Kashmiri Pang, Bangi
Sanskrit Bhanga, maahnee
English Indian Hemp


Chemical Composition

Resin (Cannabinols, particularly tetrahydrocannabinol).

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta

Guna

Laghu, Tikshna

Veerya

Ushna (heat)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Deepana, Grahi, Kaphahara, Nidrajanana, Paacana, Vajikara, Vakvrdhana, Vyavai

Prabhava

References

  1. ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 166.

See also

External Links

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