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Scirpus kysoor - Kasheru
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Kasheru consists of rhizome of Scirpus kysoor Roxb. (Fam. Cyperaceae), a weed commonly found on the margins of ponds and swampy places throughout India.[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Kasure gadd,Kaseruva,Kothigadde |
| Hindi | Kaseru |
| Malayalam | Kazhi Muthanga |
| Tamil | Gundatigagaddi |
| Telugu | Guntatungagaddi |
| Marathi | Kasara, Kachera, Kachora |
| Gujarathi | Kasela, Kasola |
| Punjabi | Kaseru |
| Kashmiri | Kath |
| Sanskrit | Kasheruka |
| English | Water chestnut |
Chemical Composition
Starch, saponins, sugars and progesterone.
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Madhura, Kashaya
Guna
Guru
Veerya
Sheeta
Vipaka
Madhura
Karma
Caksusya, Graahi, Pittaghna, Daahaghna, shukrakara, Stanyakara, Rucikara
Prabhava
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 92.
See also
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