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Chakramarda

BOTANICAL NAME: Cassia tora

FAMILY: Caesalpiniaceae

CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:

Bhavaprakasha nighantu– Haritakyadi varga

ENGLISH NAME: Indian Birthwort

COMMON NAME:

Hindi name: chakvad, pavad, panvar

Bengali name: chakunda, panevar

Kannad name: tagache

REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:

https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read

चक्रमर्दः प्रपुन्नाटो दद्रुघ्नो मेषलोचनः |
पद्माटः स्यादेडगजश्चक्री पुन्नाट इत्यपि ||१८३||
चक्रमर्दो लघुः स्वादू रूक्षः पित्तानिलापहः |
हृद्यो हिमः कफश्वासकुष्ठदद्रुकृमीन्हरेत् ||१८४||
हन्त्युष्णं तत्फलं कुष्ठकण्डूदद्रुविषानिलान् |
गुल्मकासक्रिमिश्वासनाशनं कटुकं स्मृतम् ||१८५||

HABITAT: Found all over India.

BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: It is an herbaceous annual herb with an erect and woody stem. Leaves are alternative with leaflets obovate in shape and a rounded tip. The flowers occur in pairs in axils of leaves and are pale yellow in color. The pods are somewhat flattened or four angled, and sickle shaped. There are 30–50 seeds within a pod.

AYURVEDIC CHARACTERISTICS:

RASA GUNA VEERYA VIPAKA PRABHAVA DOSHGHNTA
Katu Laghu, Rūkşa, Ushna Katu Kaphavataśāmaka.

AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:

TASTE PROPERTY POTENCY POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT EFFECT ACTION DOSHA ACTION
Pungent Light, Dry Hot Pungent Pacifying kapha and vata doshas

MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Chrysophanic acid-9-anthrone, anthroquinones, chrysophanol, Emodin, obtusifolin, obtusin, chryso-obtusin, auranto-obtusin,and their glycosides.

THERAPEUTIC USES:

  • Skin diseases – Paste of its seed is applied externally in skin infections.
  • Burning sensation – Juice of its leaves is topically applied in case of burning sensation.
  • Migraine – Soak the seeds of chakramarda in snuhi ksheera then make is paste with gomutra. Apply this paste over forehead to relieve pain.
  • Teething – Decoction of its leaves is given internally in children to cure diseases occurring at the time of teething.
  • Wound – Roast its leaves in castor oil and then is used as poultice to treat wounds.

INDICATIONS

Jwara Fever, Vrana Wound, Kandu Itching, Twaka roga Skin disorders, Ardhavabhedaka Migraine, Vatarakta Gout, Gridhrasi Sciatica

USEFUL PART: Seeds, leaves

DOSAGE: Leaf juice: 10-15ml, Powder: 1-3gm, Decoction: 50 to 100ml

AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:

  1. Dadrughan vati
  2. Cutisora oil
  3. Edagajadi lepa

 

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