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Kantakari (yellow-berried nightshade)

छोटी कटेरी (कंटकारी) · कण्टकारी

Solanum virginianum · Solanaceae

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
कण्टकारीकंटकारीकण्टकारिकानिदिग्धिकाव्याघ्रीक्षुद्रादुःस्पर्शाकासघ्नीराष्ट्रिका
Hindi
छोटी कटेरीकंटकारीछोटी कटेलीकटेरीकटेलीभटकटैयारेंगनीकटाईकटेहरी
English
Kantakariyellow-berried nightshadekantakari
Romanized
kantakarikateribhatkataiya
Marathi
रिंगणी

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

Classification2

  • The kaṭāī plant (verse rāṣṭrikā) is named among the five lavaṇī plants growing by the sea, said to remove vata, produce kapha, pitta and blood, cause wasting, digest with difficulty and suit urinary stone and urinary disorders.

    Chapter 4 · p. 57 · v. 36Hindi commentaryTraditional description
  • Kaṭeharī (verse vyāghrī) heads the five bṛhatīs, said to suit kapha disorders, remove kuṣṭha, destroy intestinal worms, counter poison and always suit fever.

    Chapter 4 · p. 58 · v. 37Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Properties2

  • Kaṭerī (verse kāsaghnī) leaves are listed among leaf vegetables said to remove kapha, to be hot and to be wholesome in vata disorders.

    Chapter 4 · p. 56 · v. 33Hindi commentaryTraditional description
  • Kaṭelī (verse kṣudrā) fruit is listed among fruits said to bind the stool strongly, to be cold and to be wholesome in pitta and kapha disorders.

    Chapter 4 · p. 60 · v. 44Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Nidigdhikadi gheePlant glossary, letter section त (entries 1–41: तगर to त्वक्)Plant glossary, letter section ध (entries 1–7: धत्तूर to ध्यामक)Plant glossary, letter section न (entries 1–35: नक्त to न्यग्रोध)Plant glossary, letter section ब (entries 1–19: बकुल to ब्राह्मी)Plant glossary, क entries 42–56 (काकोलिका to किणिही)Plant glossary, क entries 83–95 (केसर to कांजीरक)Plant glossary, क्ष section, entries 1–12 (क्षणदा to क्षुरक)Plant glossary, र section, entries 1–18 (रक्तचन्दन to रंभा)Plant glossary, व section, entries 1–53 (वकुला to व्योष)Plant glossary, श section, entries 1–55 (शक्रमर्द to श्वेताम्ली)Properties of bael and other binding fruits

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 37 times on 29 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

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Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.

Quick facts

Content type
Herb
Categories
Medicinal plantWhole plant
Source pages with records
4
Pages naming it
29
Chapters
Chapter 4
Extraction tasks
T03
Record id
ingredient_kantakari