NARIKELA

1. Botanical name : Cocos nucifera
2. Family : Arecaceae
3. Tamil : Thengai
4. Hindi : Nariyal
5. Malayalam : Thenga
6. English : Coconut
7. Habit : A large palm, growing up to 30 metres tall, with pinnate leaves 4–6 m long, and pinnae 60–90 centimetres long, old leaves break away cleanly, leaving the trunk smooth.
8. Distribution : grown in many countries, especially in the tropics
9. Useful part : Fruit
10. Rasa Panchaka
    • Rasa : Madhura
    • Guna : Snigdha, Guru, Picchila
    • Veerya : Sheeta
    • Vipaka : Madhura
    • Karma : Tridoshahara, Balya, Basti vishodana.
11. Indications : Agni Mandya, Grahani, Atisara, Twak Vikara, Keshya, Dadru, Kasa, Swasa
12. Formulations : Narikela Lavana, Sindhooradhi lepa, Thenginpookuladi lehyam.

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