Karavira
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Karavira
Karavira
BOTANICAL NAME
Nerium Indicum
FAMILY
Apocyanaceae
SANSKRIT NAME
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HINDI
Kanera
ENGLISH
Indian obander
KANNADA
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TAMIL
Alari
MALAYALAM
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MARATHI
Kanher
TELUGU
Erra ganneru
DISTRIBUTION
Cultivated as ornamental shrub in gardens throughtout India
PARTS USED
Bark, Root
DOSE
Choorna 30-125g
CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS
Choorna 30-125g
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
QUALITY (GUNA)
Ruksa, Laghu
TASTE (RASA)
Katu, Tikta
METABOLISM (VIPAKA)
Katu
POTENCY (VIRYA)
Usna
IMPACT (PRABHAVA)
Kapha vatahara
PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION
- Kustaghna-It is helpful in skin diseases
- Vranahara-Its ant-bacterial property helps in curing wounds
- Caksusya- Useful in eye diseases
THERAPEUTIC USES
- Indralupta- Useful in hair fall
- Apasmara- Drug is found to be effective on CNS and used in epilepsy
SOME OF THE COMMON FORMULATIONS
- Karaviradi taila
- Hayamaradi taila
- Karavira yoga
- Sveta karaviryadi taila