KARAVELLAKA

  1. Botanical name : Momordica charantia
  2. Family : Cucurbitaceae
  3. Tamil : Pavakkai
  4. Hindi : Karela
  5. Malayalam : Pavakka
  6. English : Bitter gourd
  7. Habit : Annual Climbing or Trailing Herb,
  8. Distribution: Native to India and Southeast Asia. Widely cultivated in Africa, the Caribbean, China, and tropical America.
  9. Useful part : Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Roots
  10. Rasa Panchaka
    • Rasa : Tikta
    • Guna : Laghu, Ruksha
    • Veerya : Ushna
    • Vipaka : Katu
    • Karma : Kapha pitta-hara, Deepana , Medohara, Prameha-hara
  11. Indications : Prameha, Agnimandya, Arsha, Kushtha, Krimiroga
  12. Dose :Powder (3-6gm),

           Juice (10-20ml)

           Decoction (50-100ml)

  1. Formulations : Ayaskriti, Karavellakadi Kashayam, Nishamalaki Churnam, Karavellaka Arishta
  1. Botanical name : Momordica charantia
  2. Family : Cucurbitaceae
  3. Tamil : Pavakkai
  4. Hindi : Karela
  5. Malayalam : Pavakka
  6. English : Bitter gourd
  7. Habit : Annual Climbing or Trailing Herb,
  8. Distribution: Native to India and Southeast Asia. Widely cultivated in Africa, the Caribbean, China, and tropical America.
  9. Useful part : Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Roots
  10. Rasa Panchaka
    • Rasa : Tikta
    • Guna : Laghu, Ruksha
    • Veerya : Ushna
    • Vipaka : Katu
    • Karma : Kapha pitta-hara, Deepana , Medohara, Prameha-hara
  11. Indications : Prameha, Agnimandya, Arsha, Kushtha, Krimiroga
  12. Dose :Powder (3-6gm),

           Juice (10-20ml)

           Decoction (50-100ml)

  1. Formulations : Ayaskriti, Karavellakadi Kashayam, Nishamalaki Churnam, Karavellaka Arishta