ARAGVADHA

Aragvadha consists of pulp obtained from fruits (devoid of seeds, septa and pieces of pericarp) of Cassia fistula Linn. (Pam.Leguminosae), a moderate sized deciduous tree, common throughout India as wild or cultivated plant, fruits collected when ripe.

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SYNONYMS

• Sanskrit : Kritamala, Vyadhighata,shampaka, Nripadruma
• Assamese : Sonaroo
• Bengali : Sondala
• English : Indian Laburnum, Purging cassia
• Gujrati : Garamala, Garamalo
• Hindi : Amaltas
• Kannada : Aragvadha, Kakke, Kakke-gida, Kakkernara, Kakkedai, Rajataru
• Kashmiri : Kriyangal Phali
• Malayalam : Konna, Kritamalam
• Marathi : Bahava, Garamala, Amaltas
• Oriya : Sunari
• Punjabi : Amaltas
• Tamil : Sarakonrai, Sarak konnai, Sarak kondi, Sharakkonrai
• Telugu : Rela
• Urdu : Khiyar Shambar

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PROPERTIES AND ACTION

• Rasa : Madhura, Tikta
• Guna : Guru
• Virya : Ushna¸
• Vipaka : Madhura
• Karma : Rechana

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IMPORTANT FORMULATIONS - Aragvadhadi Kvatha Churna.Aragvadhadyarishta,Aragvadhadi kashayam

THERAPEUTIC USES - Shula, Gulma, Vibandha, Udavarta, Udararoga, Hridroga, Prameha.Fruit pulp is safe laxative in pregnancy and infants.

DOSE - 5-10 g of the drug in powder form.

Note:- The market material contains seeds, septa etc., which form the foreign Matter and

should be separated before use.

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