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Kakanasa

काननासा · काकनासा

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
काकनासाकाकनास
Hindi
काननासाकडुआटोंटीगर्जाफल
English
Kakanasa
Marathi
थोर श्वेत कावळी

Ayurvedic properties

Only the qualities the text states are listed. The claims below give each statement with its source.

Qualities (guna)
ShitaGuru
Effect on the doshas
Kapha: aggravatesPitta: pacifiesVata: aggravates
Actions
VrishyaMala pravartaka

What the text says

Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.

Properties1

  • Shoots of kākanāsā (glossed kaḍuā ṭoṇṭī) are listed among sprout vegetables described as cold, kapha-producing, strongly aphrodisiac, heavy, pitta-calming, removing heat of the blood, clearing the bowels and slightly provoking vata.

    Chapter 4 · p. 55 · v. 30Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Topics of the text that discuss it

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Plant glossary, क entries 28–41 (कर्कोटी to काकादनी)Properties of bamboo shoots and other sprouts

Course sessions

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Glossary of medicinal plant namesGrains and other foods, their merits and faults

Plant glossary entries

1
काकनास (काकनासा)

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 4 times on 2 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

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Extraction notes

  • From glossary entry क 37.

Quick facts

Content type
Herb
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
2
Extraction tasks
T03, T18
Record id
ingredient_kakanasa