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Carambola (kamrakh)

कमरख · कर्मरङ्ग

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
कर्मरङ्गकर्मरंग
Hindi
कमरख
English
Carambola (kamrakh)Karmaranga
Marathi
कर्मर

Ayurvedic properties

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

Taste (rasa)
Sour (amla)
Qualities (guna)
GuruSnigdhaTikshna
Effect on the doshas
Vata: pacifiesPitta: aggravatesKapha: aggravates
Actions
LalakaraMala shodhana

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

  • Carambola (kamrakh; verse karmaraṅga) is listed among very sour fruits said to pacify vata, provoke blood, produce pitta and kapha, be heavy and unctuous, cause salivation, cleanse impurities inside and outside, and be sharp.

    Chapter 4 · p. 59 · v. 42-43Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Formulations containing it

1
Medicated smoke wick against kapha (unnamed)

Conditions mentioned with it

1

Conditions named in the preparations that use it, or linked to it directly.

Kapha disorders

Organs and systems mentioned

1
Blood and circulation

Other ingredients used together

7

Count of shared preparations.

Pippalimula (long pepper root)×1Hingu (asafoetida)×1Trikatu (three pungents)×1Dhanyaka (coriander)×1Bharangi (blue fountain bush)×1Haridra (turmeric)×1Eranda (castor plant)×1

Topics of the text that discuss it

2
Plant glossary, क entries 28–41 (कर्कोटी to काकादनी)Properties of mango and other sour fruits

Course sessions

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

Plant glossary entries

1
कर्मरंग

Related entries

1
Sour group

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 5 times on 4 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 32.

Quick facts

Content type
Herb
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
4
Extraction tasks
T03, T18
Record id
ingredient_karmaranga