Maruvaka

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: फणीमरुवक
Hindi: मरुआ
English: Maruvaka

Ayurvedic properties

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

Qualities (guna): Ushna
Effect on the doshas: Kapha: pacifies

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

Phaṇī is listed among leaf vegetables said to remove kapha, to be hot and to be wholesome in vata disorders; a footnote glosses it as the maruvaka (maruā) plant or a small tulasī.
Chapter 4 · p. 56 · v. 33FootnoteTraditional 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.