Saturday, March 21, 2009

ASHWAKARNA Diptocarpus turbinatus/ D.alatus

ASHWAKARNA


Diptocarpus turbinatus/ D.alatus -[CV]


Terminalia paniculata—South India [CV]


Medicinal Plants



Family Dipterocarpiaceae: Di = 2, ptero =wind. having two wings to the fruit (carpus = fruit).
Latin name: Dipterocaepus as given above. alatus = having wings.
Sanskrit names : Jarandrum, Ashwakarna, Deerghaparna, Kaushik, Tarkshya. Deerghavriksha.


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Properties



Guna : laghu, snigdha


Rasa: Katu, tikta


Virya: usna


Vipaka : Katu


Karma: pittaghna, kaphaghna.



Reference


Indian Medicinal Plants ; Ayurveda

Ayurvedic treatments and Ayurveda Principles

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