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Karira (karil)

करील · करीर

Extracted from the textPlant identity uncertainNew name from the text2 references

Built from passages of the source by the curated extraction. Pending human review.

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
करीर
Hindi
करील
English
Karira (karil)Karira
Marathi
कारवीचे झाड

Ayurvedic properties

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

Qualities (guna)
UshnaTikshna
Effect on the doshas
Kapha: pacifiesVata: pacifies
Actions
Deepana

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

  • Karīra (karīl), mentioned among the vegetables, is said to be of the same kind: hot and sharp, especially removing kapha and vata, kindling digestion and always provoking blood disorders.

    Chapter 4 · p. 59 · v. 40Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Safety

  • Identity uncertain. The name could refer to more than one plant, so no botanical identity is asserted.

Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, kidney or liver disease and other medicines all call for professional advice before any traditional remedy is used.

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Organs and systems mentioned

1
Blood and circulation

Topics of the text that discuss it

2
Plant glossary, क entries 13–27 (कन्या to कर्कारु)Properties of pīlu, ginger, garlic and other pungent vegetables

Course sessions

2
Glossary of medicinal plant namesGrains and other foods, their merits and faults

Plant glossary entries

1
करीर

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 3 times on 2 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

All references

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

Extraction notes

  • From glossary entry क 23; the Marathi कारवीचे झाड may name a different plant from the Hindi करील.

Quick facts

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