LATAKARANJA

1. Botanical name : Caesalpinia crista
2. Family : Fabaceae
3. Tamil : Kalarchikai
4. Hindi : Kanthekaranja
5. Malayalam : Avil
6. English : Fever nut
7. Habit : A large, prickly, prostrate or climbing, evergreen shrub upto 20 m tall
8. Distribution :Southern and Eastern India
9. Useful part :Beeja, Mula, Patra
10. Rasa Panchaka
    • Rasa : Tikta,Kasaya
    • Guna : Laghu,Ruksha
    • Veerya :Ushna
    • Vipaka : Katu
    • Karma : Vishama jwaraghna, Krimighna, Shothahara, Kusthaghna, Pramehaghna, Shulahara
11. Indications : Vishamajwara, Krimi, Shotha, Kushta, Prameha, Udarashula
12. Dose : Churna – 1 to 3gm Swarasa – 10 to 20ml

Formulations : Vishamajwaraghni vati, Ayaskriti, Kuberakshadi vati, Dhandhanayanadi kashaya

LEAF & FLOWER

FRUIT