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ASHWAKARNA -Diptocarpus turbinatus/  D.alatus ,  Terminalia paniculata— South India

  

ASHWAKARNA

Diptocarpus turbinatus/  D.alatus -[CV]

 Terminalia paniculata—South India [CV]

Terminalia paniculata

 

 

Terminalia paniculata - Medicinal Plant

Family Dipterocarpiaceae:  Di = 2, ptero =wind. having two wings to the fruit (carpus = fruit).
Latin name: Dipterocaepus as given above. alatus = having wings.
Sanskrit names : Jarandrum, Ashwakarna, Deerghaparna, Kaushik, Tarkshya. Deerghavriksha.

 

 

Properties


Guna : laghu, snigdha

Rasa: Katu, tikta

Virya: usna

Vipaka : Katu

Karma: pittaghna, kaphaghna.

 

Diptocarpus turbinatus

 

Diptocarpus turbinatus

 

External uses: It reduces inflammation. Its external application helps in wound heating and early reunion of Fractures.


Internal uses: It acts as a haemostatic. For obtaining its haemostatic action, its bark powder + rat is given in juice of vasa with honey. It is used in fever. It is used in diseases of pitta and kapha and also in disorders of rakta dhatu.

 

Terminalia paniculata - Flower

 

Terminalia paniculata - flower

 

Srotogamitva
Dosha : Kapha and pittanashak.
Dhatu: Meda (meha); rakta (dermatoses).
Mala: Mutra (reduces urinary discharges),

 

Terminalia paniculata

 

Terminalia paniculata - Medicinal Plant

 

Terminalia paniculata - Medicinal Plant

 

 

Terminalia paniculata - Medicinal Plant