KAPITHA

1. Botanical Name : Feronia elephantum
2. Family : Rutaceae
3. Tamil : Vilam pazham
4. Hindi : Kaitha, Katbhel
5. Malayalam : Vilankai
6. English : Wood Apple
7. Habit : Medium-sized tree upto 9 metres with rough spiny bark, rachis winged, leaves with citrus scent when crushed, hard woody fruit.
8. Distribution : Primarily found in India and Ceylon Region.
9. Useful part : Root, Flower, Fruit
10. Rasa Panchaka
    • Rasa : Amla, Madhura, Kashaya
    • Guna : Guru, Snigdha
    • Veerya : Sheeta
    • Vipaka : Madhura
    • Karma : Vatapitta hara, Sangrahi, Lekhana, Vishaghna
11. Indications : Hikka, Atisara, Chardi, Pandu
12. Dose : Powder – 3-5 gm
    Decoction – 40-80 ml
13. Formulations : Vajrakapat Rasa, Nyagrodhadi Churna

1. Botanical Name : Feronia elephantum
2. Family : Rutaceae
3. Tamil : Vilam pazham
4. Hindi : Kaitha, Katbhel
5. Malayalam : Vilankai
6. English : Wood Apple
7. Habit : Medium-sized tree upto 9 metres with rough spiny bark, rachis winged, leaves with citrus scent when crushed, hard woody fruit.
8. Distribution : Primarily found in India and Ceylon Region.
9. Useful part : Root, Flower, Fruit
10. Rasa Panchaka
    • Rasa : Amla, Madhura, Kashaya
    • Guna : Guru, Snigdha
    • Veerya : Sheeta
    • Vipaka : Madhura
    • Karma : Vatapitta hara, Sangrahi, Lekhana, Vishaghna
11. Indications : Hikka, Atisara, Chardi, Pandu
12. Dose : Powder – 3-5 gm
    Decoction – 40-80 ml
13. Formulations : Vajrakapat Rasa, Nyagrodhadi Churna

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FRUIT