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Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- लवणीगणपञ्चलवणी
- Hindi
- पाँच लवणी वृक्ष
- English
- Five lavani plants
Ayurvedic properties
Only the qualities the text states are listed. The claims below give each statement with its source.
- Effect on the doshas
- Vata: pacifiesKapha: aggravatesPitta: aggravates
- Actions
- Ashmari bhedana
What the text says
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Classification1
The silk-cotton tree, lentil, the kachnār tree, the pomegranate tree and the kaṭāī plant are called the five lavaṇī plants, which always grow on the seashore.
Properties1
They are said to remove vata, produce kapha, pitta and blood, cause wasting (śoṣa) in the body, digest with difficulty, remove urinary stone and similar urinary diseases, and be especially wholesome for subduing urinary disorders.
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All references
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Extraction notes
- The heading reads पंचलवण गण (five salts) but verse and commentary describe five plants called lavaṇī; this is not the salt group ingredient_panchalavana. The verse word पटुतरा is not explained in the commentary.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Ingredient
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 4
- Extraction tasks
- T03
- Record id
- ingredient_panchalavani_gana