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Caesalpinia crista - Kuberaksha
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Caesalpinia crista grows throughout India up to 800 meters elevation. It is a large straggling, very thorny shrub. The branches are armed with hooks and straight, hard, yellow prickles.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Wounds, bladder stones, kidney stones, malaria, colic, rash, ulcers, Diarrhea, hydrocele
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Bonbucin, Sitosterol, Phytosterol, Heptocosanc[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | kiri-gejjuga |
| Hindi | Latakaranja |
| Malayalam | kazhanchi |
| Tamil | mut-konrai |
| Telugu | mullutige |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | kantaki karanja |
| English | Crested Fever Nut |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta ,Kashaya
Guna
Laghu, Ruksha
Veerya
Usna
Vipaka
Katu
Karma
Tridoshahara, varnaropana ,Sothahara
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Compound | Compound | Mature Foliage Colour is Green and Mature Foliage Texture is Glossy / Shiny, Leathery |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | 2-4cm long | Orange, Yellow / Golden | 5 | Flower Grouping is Cluster / Inflorescence and Flower Location is Axillary |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple | Fruit Type is Dehiscent Dry Fruit | Mature Fruit Colour is Brown | seed is black | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Succeeds in any moderately fertile, well-drained soi[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
River banks, sandy beaches, chalk and limestone, Asia - coastal area.
Photo Gallery
References
External Links
http://www.planetayurveda.com/library/latakaranja-caesalpinia-crista Caesalpinia crista on planet ayurveda
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- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Wounds
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat bladder stones
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat kidney stones
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat malaria
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat colic
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat rash
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat ulcers
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat hydrocele
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Fruits used in medicine
- Herbs with Roots used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Shrub
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of River banks
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of sandy beaches
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of chalk and limestone
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Asia - coastal area
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