Built from passages of the source by the curated extraction. Pending human review.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- पञ्चवल्ली
- Hindi
- पंच वल्ली
- English
- Five vines (panchavalli)
Ayurvedic properties
Only the qualities the text states are listed. The claims below give each statement with its source.
- Effect on the doshas
- Pitta: pacifiesKapha: pacifiesVata: aggravates
- Actions
- KrimighnaKushthaghnaVishaghnaJvaraghnaKasaharaShvasahara
What the text says
Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.
Classification1
The vines of bitter kundru, bitter bottle gourd, mārjārapādī, (bitter) paṭola and bitter gourd are called the five vines (pañcavallī).
Properties2
They are said to remove pitta and kapha, destroy worms, be wholesome in kuṣṭha, relieve cough, breathlessness, poisoning and fever, and be wholesome for the blood, purifying it.
The verse also calls the five vines vata-increasing, which the commentary leaves out.
Find everywhere it is used
Open in the usage explorerConditions mentioned with it
6Conditions named in the preparations that use it, or linked to it directly.
Topics of the text that discuss it
1Where else is this mentioned?
Named 2 times on 1 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
- After the list the commentary has the unexplained phrase कडु आलुका वेल.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Ingredient
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 1
- Chapters
- Chapter 4
- Extraction tasks
- T03
- Record id
- ingredient_panchavalli_gana