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Varuna (three-leaved caper)

वरना (वरुण) · वरुण

Crateva religiosa · Capparaceae

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
वरुणसेतुतिक्तशाककुमारकवरणवरणक
Hindi
वरनावरुणबरनावरुण की छाल
English
Varunathree-leaved capervarunacrataeva
Romanized
varunavarnabarna
Marathi
वायवर्णा

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  • Varuṇa (varnā) flowers are listed among flowers said to increase vata and kapha, calm pitta and blood, and expel worms from the belly.

    Chapter 4 · p. 57 · v. 35Hindi commentaryTraditional description
  • Varuṇa fruits are listed among fruit vegetables described as dry, sweet and cold, removing pitta and kapha, heavy to digest, quickly increasing vata and countering poison.

    Chapter 4 · p. 58 · v. 39Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Named 9 times on 8 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

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Content type
Herb
Categories
Medicinal plantBark
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
8
Chapters
Chapter 4
Extraction tasks
T03
Record id
ingredient_varuna