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KUSMANDA
BOTANICAL NAME Benincasa Cerifera Savi
FAMILY Cucurbitaceae
SANSKRIT Kushmanda
ENGLISH Ashgourd
HINDI Petha
KANNADA Sorekai
MALAYALAM Kumpalam
TELUGU Budida.Gummadi
TAMIL Pusinikkai
MARATHI -

DISTRIBUTION

Cultivated in tropical and subtropical parts of India.

PARTS USED Fruits, Seed, Seed oil.
DOSE Fruit-10-20gm, Seed powder-3-6gm

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Amino Acids, vit-B, Vit-C, Glucose, Mannitol, Cucurbitacin, Linoleic acid

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

QUALITY (GUNA) Laghu, Snighda
TASTE (RASA) Madhura
METABOLISM (VIPAKA) Madhura
POTENCY (VIRYA) Sita
IMPACT (PRABHAVA) Hrdhya

PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION

  • Kushmanda is one of medhya drug.
  • It is considered as best for stimulation of digestion.
  • It helps in promotion of longevity,digestion.
  • It is considered as yogavahi rasayana

THERAPEUTIC USES

Asmari,Mutrakrichhra,Mutraghata,Prameha,Trsna.

SOME OF THE COMMON FORMULATIONS

  • Kusmanadavaleha.
  • Kusmandaghrita.
  • Kusmanada Rasayana.

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